Yes, I changed the lyrics here. This is a chord book, not a piece of art.
Originally in Ab, I play in E
Intro, with whistling
| B | B | A | E/G# |
| B | B | A | E/G# |
| G | G | G | A |
| → | → |
| E | G | D | C | C | D |
| → | → |
| E | G | D | C | C | D |
| → | → |
Vox on the 1 on “guess”
| E | G | D | C | C | D |
| Guess I | needed | some time to get aw | ay | → | → |
| E | G |
| I needed some p | iece of mind |
| D | C | C | D |
| Some piece of mind that’ll | stay | → | → |
Vox up to the 5 now
| E | G | D | C | C | D |
| So I t | humbed it | down to Sixth and L.A | . | → | → |
| E | G | D | C | C | D |
| Maybe a | Greyhound | could be my | way | → | → |
| E | G |
| Police and | pushers, that’s right |
| D | C | C | D |
| Get out of my | way | → | → |
| E | G |
| Don’t need to b | uy none of your |
| D | C | C | D |
| Gold chains | today | → | → |
| E | G |
| I don’t need no b | racelets |
| D | C | C | D |
| Clamped in front of my | back | → | → |
| E | G |
| Just need my t | icket, ‘til then |
| D | C | C | D |
| Won’t you cut me some | slack? | → | → |
| G | D |
| You’re one in a | million |
| A | E |
| Yeah, that’s what you | are |
| G | D |
| You’re one in a | million, babe |
| A | E |
| You’re a shooting | star |
| G | D |
| Maybe someday we’ll | see you |
| A | E |
| Before you make us | cry |
| G | D |
| You know we tried to | reach you |
| A | B | A | E |
| But you were much too | high | → | → |
| B | A | E | |
| Much too high | → | → |
| B | A | E | |
| Much too high | → | → |
| B | A | E | |
| Much too high | → | → |
| E | G |
| Immigrants and | liars |
| D | C | C | D |
| They make no sense to | me | → | → |
| E | G |
| They come to our c | ountry |
| D | C | C | D |
| And think they’ll do as they | please | → | → |
| E | G |
| Like start some | mini Iran |
| D | C | C | D |
| Or spread some freakin’ | disease | → | → |
| E | G |
| They talk so many g | oddamn ways |
| D | C | C | D |
| It’s all Greek to | me | → | → |
| E | G |
| Well some say I’m | lazy, oooh |
| D | C | C | D |
| And others say that’s just | me | → | → |
| E | G |
| Some say I’m | crazy |
| D | C | C | D |
| I guess I’ll always | be | → | → |
| E | G |
| But it’s been such a l | ong time |
| D | C |
| Since I knew right from | wrong |
| E | G |
| It’s all the means to an e | nd, I |
| D | C | C | D |
| I keep it movin’ | along, hey hey hey yeah | → | → |
| G | D |
| You’re one in a | million |
| A | E |
| Ooh, you’re a shooting | star |
| G | D |
| You’re one in a | million, babe |
| A | E |
| You know that you | are |
| G | D |
| Maybe someday we’ll | see you, ooh |
| A | E |
| Before you make us | cry |
| G | D |
| You know we tried to | reach you |
| A | B | A | E |
| But you were much too high | → | → |
| B | A | E | |
| Much too high | → | → |
| B | A | E | |
| Much too high | → | → |
| B | A | E | |
| Much too high | → | → |
Solo on verse chords
| E | G | D | C | C | D |
| → | → x4 |
| E | G |
| Radicals and | Racists |
| D | C | C | D |
| Don’t point your finger at | me | → | → |
| E | G |
| I’m a small town | white boy |
| D | C | C | D |
| Just tryin’ to make ends | meet | → | → |
| E | G |
| Don’t need your r | eligion |
| D | C | C | D |
| Don’t watch that much | T.V. | → | → |
| E | G |
| Just makin’ my | livin’, baby |
| D | C | C | D |
| Well that’s enough for | me | → | → |
| G | D |
| You’re one in a | million |
| A | E |
| Yeah that’s what you | are |
| G | D |
| You’re one in a | million, babe |
| A | E |
| You’re a shooting | star |
| G | D |
| Maybe someday we’ll | see you |
| A | E |
| Before you make us | cry |
| G | D |
| You know we tried to | reach you |
| A | B | A | E |
| But you were much too high |
| A | B | A | E |
| But you were much too high | → | → |
| B | A | E | |
| Much too high | → | → |
| B | A | E | |
| Much too high | → | → |
| B | A | E | |
| Much too high | → | → |
| B |