Joe Jackson – Im The Man (Guitar)

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[Intro] | E A | D A | E A | D A | | E A | D A | D A | D A | | E |(E) |(E) |(E) [Verse 1]
       E
Pretty soon now

                         A   E
Y'know I'm gonna make a comeback

              D             A           E
And like the birds and the bees in the trees

                  B    A
It's a sure-fire smash

       E
I'll speak

                           A  E
To the masses through the media

            D      A              E
And if you got anything to say to me

                     B
You can say it with cash

      C#m         A       C#m           A
'Cause I got the trash and you got the cash

   E                        B
so baby we should get along fine

   C#m               A             C#m                 A
So give me all your money 'cause I know you think I'm funny

B
Can't you hear me laughing

D
Can't you see me smile
[Chorus]
        E            A            D            A
I'm the man (I'm the man, I'm the man, I'm the man)

        E        A            D         A
I'm the man that gave you the hula-hoop

        E            A            D            A
I'm the man (I'm the man, I'm the man, I'm the man)

        E        A            D
I'm the man that gave you the yo-yo
| E |(E) |(E) |(E) [Verse 2]
      E
Kung fu

                   A    E
That was one of my good ones

                D         A
Well, what's a few broken bones

         E                        B   A
When we all know it's good clean fun

E
Skateboards

                       A      E
I've almost made them respectable

          D             A             E
You see I can't always get through to you

                 B
So I go for your son

        C#m           A           C#m           A
I had a giant rubber shark and it really made a mark

        E                                  B
Did you look at, look at, look at all that blood

   C#m               A             C#m                 A
So give me all your money 'cause I know you think I'm funny

B
Can't you hear me laughing

D
Can't you see me smile
[Chorus]
        E            A            D            A
I'm the man (I'm the man, I'm the man, I'm the man)

        E        A            D         A
I'm the man that gave you the hula-hoop

        E            A            D            A
I'm the man (I'm the man, I'm the man, I'm the man)

        E        A            D
I'm the man that gave you the yo-yo
[Instrumental] | E | E | | E | E | D/E | D/E | | E | E | D/E | D/E | | E | E | D/E | D/E | | E | E | A/E | A/E | | E7sus4 | E7sus4 | E7sus4 | E7sus4 | | E7sus4 | E7sus4 | E7sus4 | E7sus4 [Verse 3]
      E
Right now

                         A   E
I think I'm gonna plan a new trend

            D            A               E
Because the line on the graph's getting low

                  B     A
And we can't have that

         E
And you think you're immune

                   A    E
But I can sell you anything

    D            A          E
Anything from a thin safety pin

              B
To a pork pie hat

      C#m         A       C#m           A
'Cause I got the trash and you got the cash

   E                        B
so baby we should get along fine

              C#m               A             C#m                 A
Why don't you give me all your money 'cause I know you think I'm funny

B
Can't you hear me laughing

D
Can't you see me smile
[Chorus]
        E            A            D            A
I'm the man (I'm the man, I'm the man, I'm the man)

        E        A            D         A
I'm the man that gave you the hula-hoop

        E            A            D            A
I'm the man (I'm the man, I'm the man, I'm the man)

        E        A            D
I'm the man that gave you the yo-yo
 
        E            A            D            A
I'm the man (I'm the man, I'm the man, I'm the man)

        E        A            D         A
I'm the man that gave you the hula-hoop

        E            A            D            A
I'm the man (I'm the man, I'm the man, I'm the man)

        E        A            D
I'm the man that gave you the yo-yo
[Outro]
        E            A            D            A
I'm the man (I'm the man, I'm the man, I'm the man)

        E            A            D            A
I'm the man (I'm the man, I'm the man, I'm the man)

        E            A            D            A
I'm the man (I'm the man, I'm the man, I'm the man)

        E            A            D            D
I'm the man (I'm the man, I'm the man, I'm the man)

        E            A            D            A
I'm the man (I'm the man, I'm the man, I'm the man)

        E            A            D            A
I'm the man (I'm the man, I'm the man, I'm the man)

        E            A            D            A
I'm the man (I'm the man, I'm the man, I'm the man)

        E            A            D            D
I'm the man (I'm the man, I'm the man, I'm the man)
[Coda]
E                  E N.C.
 That's me!