Wish I Could Fly Like Superman

Kinks

Intro Riff: (tremolo pick several times) e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|--8h9-9-9--8h9-9-9--8h9-9-9-| Riff 2: e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------9~--------9-9-----------------------| D|--9-11-11---9-11-11---9-11-11------11/0---9-9--9-9--11-11-9--11-----| A|------------------------------------------7-7--9-9--11-11-9--11-----| E------------------------------------------------7-7--9--9--7--9------| Riff 3 (played on bass): e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-------11----10----9-------| E|--9-9-----9-----9-----12---| Verse riff: e|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------9~--------9-9-9-9--9-9/11-11-11---| A|--9-11-11---9-11-11---9-11-11------11/0---9-9-9-9--9-9/11-11-11---| E|------------------------------------------7-7-7-7--7-7/9--9--9----| verse 1: (don't forget, play the riff) Woke up this morning, started to sneeze I had a cigarette and a cup of tea I looked in the mirror what did I see a nine stone weakling with knobbly knees I did my knees bend press ups touch my toes I had another sneeze and I blew my nose I looked in the mirror at my pigeon chest I had to put on my clothes cuz it made me depressed Pre-Chorus 1: Surely there must be a way for me to change the shape I'm in Dissatisfied is what I am I want to be a better man Chorus 1: Superman superman wish I could fly like superman Superman superman I want to be like superman I want to be like superman Superman superman wish I could fly like superman play bass riff verse 2: Woke up this morning what did I see a big black cloud hanging over me I switched on the radio and nearly dropped dead the news was so bad that I fell out of bed There was a gas strike oil strike lorry strike bread strike got to be a superman to survive Gas bills rent bills tax bills phone bills I'm such a wreck but I'm staying alive Hey girl we've got to get out of this place There's got to be something better than this I need you, but I hate to see you this way If I were superman then we'd fly away Pre-Chorus 2: I'd really like to change the world and save it from the mess it's in I'm too weak I'm so thin I'd like to fly but I can't even swim Chorus 2/Outro: Superman superman wish I could fly like superman Superman superman I want to be like superman I want to be like superman Superman superman wish I could fly like superman Superman superman wish I could fly like superman Superman superman I want to be like superman I want to be like superman Superman superman wish I could fly like superman (till fade out)

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