Intro
G C D G Eb Bb C D
G C D G Eb Bb C D
Verso 1:
E
Slim Jim was a stool pidgeon
E G
On the payroll of the FBI
E
Reverend Fred sold instant religion
E G
With a license from the man in the sky
E
Billy the Kid was a gunslinger
G
Edgar Wallace was a dead ringer
A B E D
Me, I'm just a rock'n'roll singer
Verso 2:
E
Keyhole Pete was a keen watcher
E G
Had a telephoto lens in each eye
E
Jack the Ripper was a cool stalker
E G
But his birds no longer fly
E
James Joyce was a mudslinger
G
And Jesus Christ was a forgiver
A B E A
Me, I'm just a rock'n'roll singer
E
I'm not fakin' it
A E
Foolin' myself that I'm makin' it
G D A
I 'm not fakin' it
G D A
I 'm not fakin' it
Verso 3:
E
Tricky Dicky was a fast talker
E G
But his promises were always a lie
E
Nostradamus was a doomwatcher
E G
Predicted when we're gonna die
E
Cleopatra was a love giver
G
Jesse James was a born killer
A B
Me, I'm just a rock'n'roll singer
E
I'm not fakin' it
A E
Foolin' myself that I'm makin' it
G D A
I 'm not fakin' it
G D A
I 'm not fakin' it
Interlude
G C D G Eb Bb C D
G C D G Eb Bb C D
Verso 4:
E
Slim Jim was a stool pidgeon
E G
On the payroll of the FBI
E
Reverend Fred sold instant religion
E G
With a license from the man in the sky
E
Billy the Kid was a gunslinger
G
Edgar Wallace was a dead ringer
A B E D
Me, I'm just a rock'n'roll singer
E
I'm not fakin' it
A E
Foolin' myself that I'm makin' it
G D A
I 'm not fakin' it
G D A
I 'm not fakin' it
G D A
Fakin' it, not fakin' it (x5)