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Superman

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Riff 1(R1)	Riff 1a) (R1a)
e------		e----------|
B------		b----------|
G----2-		G----------|
D----2-		D----------|
A----0-		A----0-3-2-|
E--3---		E--3-------|
Riff 2 (R2)
e------|
B------|
G----2-|
D----2-|
A--3-0-|
E------|
Riff 3  (R3)
e------|
B----3-|
G----2-|
D----0-|
A--3---|
E------|
Chorus
(chords)
A5- E5  A7  D7  Gx  Bx  Ex
C5- 8 10 10  x  x  x
F5- x  8 10 10  x  x
D5- x  5  7  7  x  x
[R1] [R2] [R1a] [R1]
           A5               C5[R2]  F5  
You don't know what it's been like
                        D5[R1]
Meeting someone like you
           A5               C5[R2]  F5  
You don't know what it's been like
                        D5[R1](x8)
Meeting someone like you
[R1] (x4)
You look like Jesus on an aeroplane
[R1] (x4)
Ya head's against the window pane
[R2] (x4)
You got opinions but you ain't got news
[R3] (x4)
You got good laughs but when it suits you
[R1] (x4)
You turn it on like a leaking tap
[R1] (x4)
Dripping dropping people drop of a hat
[R2] (x4)
You gotta mouth but you ain't got guts
[R3] (x4)
That drunken mouth you should keep it shut
           A5               C5[R2]  F5  
You don't know what it's been like
                        D5[R1]
Meeting someone like you
           A5               C5[R2]  F5  
You don't know what it's been like
                        D5[R1](x4)
Meeting someone like you
[R1] (x4)
Superman on an aeroplane
[R1] (x4)
Sitting next to Lois Lane
[R2] (x4)
You got that woman but you want her gone
[R3] (x4)
So you can sleep with a teenage blonde
[R1] (x4)
You wear a mask, wear an armoured suit
[R1] (x4)
Can't get to you with the gun I shoot
[R2] (x4)
Ya play your cards close to your chest
[R3] (x4)
Because ya poker face is a dreary mess
           A5               C5[R2]  F5  
You don't know what it's been like
                       D5[R1]
Meeting someone like you
           A5            C5   F5[R2]
You don't know what it's been like
                         D5[R1](x7)[R1a]
Meeting someone like you
[R1](x3) [R1a]      Play this 4 times
           A5               C5[R2]  F5  
You don't know what it's been like
                       D5[R1]
Meeting someone like you
           A5            C5   F5[R2]
You don't know what it's been like
D5Meeting someone like you
A5Meeting someone like you
C5Meeting someone like you
F5Meeting someone like you
D5Meeting someone like you
A5Meeting someone like you
         C5     F5        D5[R1](x7) [R1a]
Meeting someone liiiiiiike  my my my my
[R1](x3) [R1a]      Play this twice
[R1](x3) [R1a]
Superman on an aeroplane
[R1](x3) [R1a]
Sitting next to Lois Lane
[R1](x3) [R1a]
You got that woman but you want her gone
[R1](x3) [R1a]
So you can fuck a teenage blonde
[R1](x3) [R1a]
You turn it on like a leaking tap
[R1](x3) [R1a]
Dripping dropping people drop of a hat
[R1](x3) [R1a]
You gotta mouth but you ain't got guts
[R1](x3) [R1a]
That drunken mouth you should keep it shut
[R1](x3) [R1a]        Play this 6 times
[R1] (x8)
A---------3-2-|
E-3~~~~~~-----|

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Superman

by Stereophonics

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Riff 1(R1) Riff 1a) (R1a)

e------ e----------|

B------ b----------|

G----2- G----------|

D----2- D----------|

A----0- A----0-3-2-|

E--3--- E--3-------|

Riff 2 (R2)

e------|

B------|

G----2-|

D----2-|

A--3-0-|

E------|

Riff 3 (R3)

e------|

B----3-|

G----2-|

D----0-|

A--3---|

E------|

Chorus

(chords)

E A D G B E

A5- 5 7 7 x x x

C5- 8 10 10 x x x

F5- x 8 10 10 x x

D5- x 5 7 7 x x

[R1] [R2] [R1a] [R1]

A5 C5 F5

[R2]

You don't know what it's been like

[R1]

Meeting someone like you

A5 C5 F5

[R2]

You don't know what it's been like

[R1](x8)

Meeting someone like you

[R1] (x4)

You look like Jesus on an aeroplane

[R1] (x4)

Ya head's against the window pane

[R2] (x4)

You got opinions but you ain't got news

[R3] (x4)

You got good laughs but when it suits you

[R1] (x4)

You turn it on like a leaking tap

[R1] (x4)

Dripping dropping people drop of a hat

[R2] (x4)

You gotta mouth but you ain't got guts

[R3] (x4)

That drunken mouth you should keep it shut

A5 C5 F5

[R2]

You don't know what it's been like

[R1]

Meeting someone like you

A5 C5 F5

[R2]

You don't know what it's been like

[R1](x4)

Meeting someone like you

[R1] (x4)

Superman on an aeroplane

[R1] (x4)

Sitting next to Lois Lane

[R2] (x4)

You got that woman but you want her gone

[R3] (x4)

So you can sleep with a teenage blonde

[R1] (x4)

You wear a mask, wear an armoured suit

[R1] (x4)

Can't get to you with the gun I shoot

[R2] (x4)

Ya play your cards close to your chest

[R3] (x4)

Because ya poker face is a dreary mess

A5 C5 F5

[R2]

You don't know what it's been like

[R1]

Meeting someone like you

A5 C5 F5

[R2]

You don't know what it's been like

[R1](x7)[R1a]

Meeting someone like you

[R1](x3) [R1a] Play this 4 times

A5 C5 F5

[R2]

You don't know what it's been like

[R1]

Meeting someone like you

A5 C5 F5

[R2]

You don't know what it's been like

Meeting someone like you

C5 F5 D5

[R1](x7) [R1a]

Meeting someone liiiiiiike my my my my

[R1](x3) [R1a] Play this twice

[R1](x3) [R1a]

Superman on an aeroplane

[R1](x3) [R1a]

Sitting next to Lois Lane

[R1](x3) [R1a]

You got that woman but you want her gone

[R1](x3) [R1a]

So you can fuck a teenage blonde

[R1](x3) [R1a]

You turn it on like a leaking tap

[R1](x3) [R1a]

Dripping dropping people drop of a hat

[R1](x3) [R1a]

You gotta mouth but you ain't got guts

[R1](x3) [R1a]

That drunken mouth you should keep it shut

[R1](x3) [R1a] Play this 6 times

[R1] (x8)

A---------3-2-|

E-3~~~~~~-----|

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