Verse 1: G
I'm a fine young man
D
That's what my teachers say
Yeah but who gave them the right
G
To tell me what's not wrong anyway
G
I take to heart and listen to their pleas
D
I follow all the paths that they've laid
Bridge: C G
They fooled me once
D G
They fooled me twice
C G
Shame on them for doing me that way
D G
Shame on me just the same
Verse 2: G
Sweet Ann Marie
D
She was the beauty of our school
I emptied both my pockets
G
And my money was seduced by her eyes of blue
G
She gave me her love and her malady
D
But it seems that she had more to spread around
Bridge: C G
She fooled me once
D G
She fooled me twice
C G
Shame on her for doing me that way
D
Shame on me just the same
Chorus: D G
Shame on you for doing me that way
C D G
Shame on me for thinking you could change
D G
Shame on you for telling me those lies
C D G
Shame on me I believed you every time
Verse 3: G
Surgeon general he warns me
D
Don't drink or smoke to excess
'Cause that alcohol will own you
G
And the smoking tempts the devil to your chest
G
Don't preach to me boy 'cause I won't learn a thing
D
Now fetch me one more smoke before I drown
Bridge: C G
You fooled me once
D G
You fooled me twice
C G
Shame on you for doing me that way
D G
It's always shame on me just the same
Chorus
Ending G
I'm a fine young man
That's what my teachers say