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Verse 1:
|                        F|          Fsus2             G|
I am not jesus, though I   have the same initials
|                        F|          Fsus2             G|
I am the man who stays      home and does the dishes
|Bb*                      |              G           G/D|
And how was         your    day?
|Bb*                      |              F             G|
Is that woman       still trying to do your head in?
Verse 2:
|                        F|          Fsus2             G|
A man told me to beware     of           33
|                        F|          Fsus2             G|
He said     it was not an   easy time for me
|Bb*                      |              G           G/D|
            But I'll get   through
|Bb*                      |              F             G|
Even though I've got  no    miracles to   show you
Chorus:
|          C|              F|     Am        G|         Em      F|
I'd like to  make this water wiiii-nnnne but it's impossible
|          C|              F|     Am        G|         Em      F|
I've got to  get these dishes dryyyy-yyyy
Verse 3:
|                        F|          Fsus2             G|
I'll read a story,        if it helps you sleep at night 
|                        F|          Fsus2             G|
I've got some matches       if you ever need a light 
|Bb*                      |              G           G/D|
        Oh I am just a      man 
|Bb*                      |              F             G|
     and I'm doing what I   can  to       help  you
Chorus:
|          C|              F|     Am        G|         Em      F|
I'd like to  make this water wiiii-nnnne but it's impossible
|          C|              F|     Am        G|         Em      F|
I've got to  get these dishes dryyyy-yyyy
Bridge:
|          F|              C|                F|               C|
  and I     I'm not worried  that I will never touch the stars
|          F|              C|                F|               C|
cause stars belong up in heaven, and the earth is where we are
Solo on Chorus Chords:
|          C|              F|     Am        G|         Em      F|
|          C|              F|     Am        G|         Em      F|
Revisit Chorus:
|          C|              F|     Am        G|         Em      F|
And aren't you happy just to be a-liiiive? and   yes it's possible
|          C|              F|     Am        G|         Em      F|
He's got no cross to bear     tonigh-t       igh-t    no not
|     Am        G|         Em      F|     Am        G|         Em      F|
  tonigh-t       igh-t   no not   tonigh-t       igh-t    
|                        F| 
I am not jesus, though I   have the same initials

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Dishes

by Pulp

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Fsus2

G/D

Verse 1:

F Fsus2 G

| | |

I am not jesus, though I have the same initials

F Fsus2 G

| | |

I am the man who stays home and does the dishes

Bb G G/D

|* | |

And how was your day?

Bb F G

|* | |

Is that woman still trying to do your head in?

Verse 2:

F Fsus2 G

| | |

A man told me to beware of 33

F Fsus2 G

| | |

He said it was not an easy time for me

Bb G G/D

|* | |

But I'll get through

Bb F G

|* | |

Even though I've got no miracles to show you

Chorus:

C F Am G Em F

| | | | |

I'd like to make this water wiiii-nnnne but it's impossible

C F Am G Em F

| | | | |

I've got to get these dishes dryyyy-yyyy

Verse 3:

F Fsus2 G

| | |

I'll read a story, if it helps you sleep at night

F Fsus2 G

| | |

I've got some matches if you ever need a light

Bb G G/D

|* | |

Oh I am just a man

Bb F G

|* | |

and I'm doing what I can to help you

Chorus:

C F Am G Em F

| | | | |

I'd like to make this water wiiii-nnnne but it's impossible

C F Am G Em F

| | | | |

I've got to get these dishes dryyyy-yyyy

Bridge:

F C F C

| | | | |

and I I'm not worried that I will never touch the stars

F C F C

| | | | |

cause stars belong up in heaven, and the earth is where we are

Solo on Chorus Chords:

C F Am G Em F

| | | | |

C F Am G Em F

| | | | |

Revisit Chorus:

C F Am G Em F

| | | | |

And aren't you happy just to be a-liiiive? and yes it's possible

C F Am G Em F

| | | | |

He's got no cross to bear tonigh-t igh-t no not

Am G Em F Am G Em F

| | | | |

tonigh-t igh-t no not tonigh-t igh-t

| |

I am not jesus, though I have the same initials

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