Weezer - The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations On A Shaker Hymn): Guitar Chords
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Learn The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations On A Shaker Hymn) Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Weezer
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G# You try to play cool like you just don't care But soon I'll be playin' in your underwear I'm like a mage with the magic spell You come like a dog when I ring your bell G# Cm I got the money and I got the fame C# G# You've got the hots to ride on my plane D# Cm You've given me all that I desire G# Cuz down with me I'm taking you higher Chorus: G# D#/G I'm baddest of the bad C# G# I'm the best that you've ever had D# A#m I'm the tops I'm the king D# C# All the girls get up when I sing G# D#/G I'm the meanest in the place C# G# Step up I'll mess with your face D# Cm I don't care where you are C# G# Look up and follow this star G# D#/G C# G# D# A#m I I'm gonna tear down the wall D# C# G# D#/G C# I may not be here when you call G# D# A#m D# C# So best be giving me your all oo hoo Chorus: G# Cm C# G# After the havoc that I'm gonna wreak D# A#m No more words will critics have to speak G# Cm I've got the answers C# G# To the tangled knot D# Cm C# G# Sleep tight in your cot G# D#/G C# G# Oh baby I've been told that I'm going crazy D# A#m D# C# Oh baby well I can't be held down G# D#/G C# G# Oh baby somehow I'm keeping it steady D# Cm C# G# Oh baby I'm tearing up this town Chorus: G# D#/G C# G# Hey this is what I like D# Cm C# G# Cut my heart with a martyr's spike G# D#/G C# G# Hey this is nothing new D# Cm C# G# I've got more than enough for you G# I can take on anybody C# G# I can do my thing D# G# I don't want to hurt nobody C Fm But a bee has got to sting A#m D# I'mma fix it if you mix it up hoo hoo A#m D# Talk smack and I'm a gonna shut you up hoo hoo Chorus: G# D#/G C# G# I am the greatest man that ever lived D# Cm C# G# I was born to give G# D#/G C# G# I am the greatest man that ever lived D# Cm C# G# Oh radioactive G# D#/G Somebody said all the world is C# a stage and each of us is a player G# That's what I've been trying to tell you G# D#/G In act one I was struggling to survive C# Nobody wanted my action dead or alive G# In act two I hit the big time G# D#/G and bodies be all up on my behind C# G# And I can't help myself cuz I was born to shine G# If you don't like it you can shove it D#/G But you don't like it you love it C# So I'll be up here in a rage until G# they put the curtain down on the stage Chorus: G# D#/G A#m D# C# D# Fm D#/G G# D#/G I am the greatest man that ever lived G# D# G# I am the greatest man that ever lived G# D# G# I am the greatest man that ever lived Chorus: G# Cm C# G# I am the greatest man that ever lived D# C# I was born to give and give and give G# Cm C# G# I am the greatest man that ever lived G# Cm D# Cm D# Cm D# Cm Radioac dioac dioac dioac G# Cm C# G# I am the greatest man that ever lived D# Cm C# C# C# C# G# G# I was born to give Hope You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA#m  C  Cm  C#  D#  Fm  G  G#  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
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