{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2889896,"song":"Supermans Ghost","artist":"Don McLean","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2889896-supermans-ghost-chords-by-don-mclean/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2889896?type=chord","rating":4.4333,"votes":4,"content":"[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nI don't want to be like old George Reeves[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nStuck in a Superman role[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI've got a long way to go in my career[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd someday my fame will make it clear[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThat I had to be a Superman[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe came from another place deep in his mind[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAs far as the planets in space[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAs galaxy's mysteries start to unwind[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSome changes are bound to take place[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThough gravity constantly weighs on my travels[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nMy mission is close to adrift[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]                      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThough I can be strong when my power unravels[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI still come to you for a lift[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nI don't want to be like old George Reeves[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nStuck in a Superman role[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI've got a long way to go in my career[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd someday my fame will make it clear[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThat I had to be a Superman[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI know I can fly when my plane hits the sky[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI believe I've got nothing to lose[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut when I'm alone with the bed and the phone[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI get the terminal metropolis blues[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]                      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI flew to the coast where Superman's Ghost[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nLay shot on the bedroom floor[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHe said \"Watch out for TV it crucified me[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut it can't crucify me no more.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nI don't want to be like old George Reeves[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nStuck in a Superman role[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI've got a long way to go in my career[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd someday my fame will make it clear[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThat I had to be a Superman[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\"I'm red white and blue, I've got justice to do[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm the man of your fantasy dreams[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut I'm an alien man from an alien land[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWho's alive on your orthicon screens[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]                            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI once ruled the world and when flags were unfurled[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]                         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI performed for you live not on tape[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBut the public is cruel when played for a fool[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAs you see by the blood on my cape.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nI don't want to be like old George Reeves[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nStuck in a Superman role[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI've got a long way to go in my career[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd someday my fame will make it clear[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThat I had to be a Superman[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\"Well I never was real or stronger than steel[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm a figment of Freudian need[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd the video screen is a psychotic scene[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd it's all done with mirrors and green[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]                     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nMy agent just called, the talks have been stalled[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]                           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI soon will be pulled from the air[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBut the image persists in the video mists[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThat a Superman still will be there!\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nI don't want to be like old George Reeves[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nStuck in a Superman role[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI've got a long way to go in my career[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd someday my fame will make it clear[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThat I had to be a Superman[/tab]","plain_text":"[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["C","F","G","Am","Em","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}