• Song:

    Supermans Song

  • Artist:

    Crash Test Dummies

This is 4 semitones higher than the original recording. Either capo on 9 or transpose if 
like it lower :)

PS: All "D" chords are really D/F# if you want to be particularly picky.

Intro

Verse 1

G D/F# G

G (320003@1) D/F# (200232@1)name="chord_320003@1">G        D/F#Tar-zan, (200232@1)wasn't a ladies man,
G (320003@1)       D (xx0232@1)            G (320003@1)           D (xx0232@1)       Bm (x24432@1)    A (x02220@1)   BmHe'd (x24432@1)just come along and scoop them up under his arm like that, quick as a
A (x02220@1)        Em (022000@1)     Acat (x02220@1)in the jungle.

G (320003@1)       D (xx0232@1)       G (320003@1)         DBut (xx0232@1)Clark Kent, now there was a real gent,
G (320003@1)      D (xx0232@1)           G (320003@1)         D (xx0232@1)       
    AHe (x02220@1)would not be caught sittin' aro-und in no jungle scape
Bm (x24432@1)       A (x02220@1)       Em (022000@1)       ADumb (x02220@1)as an ape doing nothing.

Chorus

G (320003@1)            A (x02220@1)             D (xx0232@1)        D/E (000232@1) 
GSuperman (320003@1)never made any money, saving the world from Solomon Grundy,
    D (xx0232@1)         G (320003@1)         D (xx0232@1)              G (320003@1)     
   AAnd (x02220@1)sometimes I despair the world will never see another man, like him.

Verse 2

G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)  G (320003@1)        DHey (xx0232@1)Bob, Supe had a straight job
G (320003@1)  D (xx0232@1)                  G (320003@1)                 D (xx0232@1)    
    Bm (x24432@1)   AEven (x02220@1)though he could have smashed through any bank in the United States
Bm (x24432@1)       A (x02220@1)             Em (022000@1)           GHe (320003@1)had the strength but he would not
G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1)      G (320003@1)          DFolks (xx0232@1)said his family were all dead
G (320003@1)          D (xx0232@1)          G (320003@1)         D (xx0232@1)            
  Bm (x24432@1)  ATheir (x02220@1)planet crumbled but Superman he forced himself to carry on
   Bm (x24432@1)     A (x02220@1)          Em (022000@1)    AForget (x02220@1)Kryp-ton and keep going

Chorus

G (320003@1)            A (x02220@1)             D (xx0232@1)        D/E (000232@1) 
          GSuperman (320003@1)never made any money, saving the world from Solomon Grundy,
    D (xx0232@1)         G (320003@1)         D (xx0232@1)              G (320003@1)     
   AAnd (x02220@1)sometimes I despair the world will never see another man, like him.

Bridge

Bm (x24432@1)A (x02220@1)     Bm (x24432@1)        A (x02220@1)        G (320003@1)      
D (xx0232@1)            ATar-zan (x02220@1)was king of the jungle and lord over all the apes
Bm (x24432@1)A (x02220@1)      Bm (x24432@1)   A (x02220@1)             G (320003@1)     
    G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1)      ABut (x02220@1)he could hardly string together four wo-rds: "I Tar-zan, you Jane"

Verse 3

G (320003@1)  D (xx0232@1)        G (320003@1)      DSome-times (xx0232@1)when Supe was stopping crimes,
G (320003@1)  D (xx0232@1)             G (320003@1)             D (xx0232@1)             
 Bm (x24432@1)         AI'll (x02220@1)bet that he was tempted to just quit and turn his back on man
Bm (x24432@1)     A (x02220@1)        Em (022000@1)     AJoin (x02220@1)Tar-zan in the forest

G (320003@1) D (xx0232@1)G (320003@1)           D (xx0232@1)   G (320003@1)  D (xx0232@1)
                G (320003@1)       DBut (xx0232@1)he stayed in the city, kept changing clothes in dirty old phonebooths
        Bm (x24432@1)     A (x02220@1)      Bm (x24432@1)       A (x02220@1)       
         ATil (x02220@1)his work was rued and nothing to do but go on

Chorus

G (320003@1)            A (x02220@1)             D (xx0232@1)                   GSuperman (320003@1)never made any money, saving the world from Solomon Grundy,
    D (xx0232@1)         G (320003@1)         D (xx0232@1)              G (320003@1)     
   AAnd (x02220@1)sometimes I despair the world will never see another man, like him.

Outro

D (xx0232@1)         G (320003@1)         D (xx0232@1)              G (320003@1)     
   AAnd (x02220@1)sometimes I despair the world will never see another man, like him.
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