Nazareth – Not Faking It (Guitar)

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As recorded by Nazareth (From the 1973 Album LOUD 'N' PROUD) [Intro] G C D G Eb Bb C D G C D G Eb Bb C D [1st Verse]
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
[2nd Verse]
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
[Chorus]
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
[3rd Verse]
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
[Chorus]
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 [4th Verse]
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
[Out-Chorus]
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
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