Intro: G B* A* (play 2 times)
G B* A*
There's a tall, mulatto, boy I know
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And he comes to every party - he stands alone.
G B* A*
In viewing them the rest, the 'corner of his glance, it gets so clear
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He's not, judging anyone.
G B* A*
The way his arms float around his cage, he's caged
G B* A*
Canary sings, silently brings, his voice to rage.
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The way they stop and stare, the way they turn their
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heads, it's enough to make him want to run away,
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But he stays, he stands his ground.
(Chorus)
G D C*
And I'm, I'm so damn lame.
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The way I condescend without ever knowing his name.
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He keeps it in a box, hangs it from his ear
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Looks at everyone without the slightest fear.
G Em* C*
It's makin' me so ashamed.
G B* A* (play 2 times)
G B* A*
Slender body, slip through his glance.
G B* A*
I don't give it a single chance.
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The way he's rocking back and forth,
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makes a buzzin' in my ear,
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Constantly reminding me that I never stop to hear
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him say hello, hello.
(Chorus 2)
G D A*
And I'm, I'm so damn lame.
G Em* A*
Like a moth bumpin' off his godless flame.
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I cannot condescend or even apprehend, what comes over me
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When I see his shameless face.
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So rage, please rage, against me
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Beat me down, beat me down, forgive me,
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For what I've done, I'm so lame, I'm so lame, I'm so lame
Em* B A* C* Em*
So lame, so lame, so lame.