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The chords for almost the whole song are:
      D  Dsus2/C  G/B  Gm/Bb
        Dxx0232
  Dsus2/Cx30230
      G/Bx20030 (G6/B)
    Gm/Bbx10030 (Gm6/B)
(Dennis Leary talks in the beginning of the song:
Folks, I'd like to sing a song about the American dream
About you.  About me.
About the way our  American hearts beat way down in the bottoms of our
chests.
About that special feeling we get in the cockles of our hearts.
Maybe below the cockles.
Maybe in the sub-cockle area.
Maybe in the liver, maybe in the kidneys, maybe even in the colon.
We don't know.)
[Verse]
DI'm just a Dsus2/Cregular G/BJoe with a Gm/Bbregular joDb.
I'm your Dsus2/Caverage wG/Bhite, suGm/Bbburbanite sDlob.
I like Dsus2/Cfootball and G/Bporno and Gm/Bbbooks about wDar.
I got an Dsus2/Caverage hoG/Buse with a Gm/Bbnice hardwood flDoor.
My Dsus2/Cwife and my G/Bjob, my Gm/Bbkids and my Dcar.
My Dsus2/Cfeet on my tablG/Be and a Gm/BbCuban cigDarDsus2/C  G/B  Gm/Bb  
But Dsometimes that Dsus2/Cjust ain't enG/Bough to keep a Gm/Bbman like me Dinterested
Dsus2/COh no, no G/Bway, no Gm/Bbno
I Dgot to go Dsus2/Cout and haG/Bve fun aGm/Bbt someone elDse's expense
YeaDsus2/Ch-yeah, yeah-G/Byeah, yeaGm/Bbh yeah-yeah
I Ddrive reallDsus2/Cy slow in thG/Be ultra-fasGm/Bbt lane
While Dpeople Dsus2/Cbehind me G/Bare goinGm/Bbg insane
[Chorus]
I'm an DassholDsus2/CeG/B  Gm/Bb  
I'm an DassholDsus2/CeG/B  Gm/Bb  
[Verse]
I Duse publDsus2/Cic toilets G/Band I pGm/Bbiss on the seat
I Dwalk around in thDsus2/Ce summertiG/Bme sayin' hoGm/Bbw about this heaDt
[Chorus]
I'm an DassholeDsus2/C  G/B  Gm/Bb  
I'm an DassholDsus2/CeG/B  Gm/Bb  
[Verse]
DSometimes Dsus2/CI park in G/Bhandicap Gm/Bbspaces
Dwhile handicapped Dsus2/Cpeople make haG/Bndicapped facesGm/Bb  
[Chorus]
I'm an DassholeDsus2/C  G/B  Gm/Bb  
I'm an DassholDsus2/CeG/B  Gm/Bb  
[Bridge]
EmMaybe I shouldn't be siAnging this song.
EmRanting and raving and caArrying on.
EmMaybe they're right when they tAell me I'm wrong.A/G  A/F#  
NA/Eaaaaa!
[Chorus]
I'm an DassholeDsus2/C  G/B  Gm/Bb  
I'm an DassholDsus2/CeG/B  Gm/Bb  
(D    Dsus2/C    G/B   Gm/Bb continues under this spoken word)
(… You know what I'm gonna do?
I'm gonna get myself a 1967 Cadillac Eldorado convertible
Hot pink with whale skin hubcaps
And all leather cow interior
And big brown baby seal eyes for head lights (Yeah)
And I'm gonna drive in that baby at 115 miles per hour
Gettin' one mile per gallon
Sucking down Quarter Pounder cheeseburgers from McDonald's
In the old fashioned non-biodegradable styrofoam containers
And when I'm done sucking down those greaseball burgers
I'm gonna wipe my mouth with the American flag
And then I'm gonna toss the styrofoam containers right out the side
And there ain't a goddamn thing anybody can do about it
You know why? Because we've got the bomb, that's why
Two words: nuclear fucking weapons, okay?
Russia, Germany, Romania, they can have all the democracy they want
They can have a big democracy cakewalk
Right through the middle of Tiananmen Square
And it won't make a lick of difference
Because we've got the bombs, okay?
John Wayne's not dead, he's frozen
And as soon as we find a cure for cancer
We're gonna thaw out the Duke, and he's gonna be pretty pissed off
You know why?
Have you ever taken a cold shower?
Well, multiply that by fifteen million times
That's how pissed off the Duke's gonna be
I'm gonna get the Duke, and John Cassavetes
And Lee Marvin, and Sam Peckinpah, and a case of whiskey
And drive down to Texas and
(Hey! You know, you really are an asshole!)
Why don't you just shut up and sing the song, pal?)
[Chorus]
I'm an DassholeDsus2/C  G/B  Gm/Bb  
I'm an DassholDsus2/CeG/B  Gm/Bb  
DA-S-Dsus2/CS-H-O-L-E!      G/BEvGm/Bberybody!
DA-S-Dsus2/CS-H-O-L-EG/B  Gm/Bb  
D… I'm an asshole, and I'm proud of it

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Asshole

by Denis Leary

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus2/C

G/B

Gm/Bb

G6/B

Gm6/B

A/G

A/F#

A/E

The chords for almost the whole song are:

D Dsus2/C G/B Gm/Bb

xx0232

Dsus2/C

x30230

G/B G6/B

x20030 ()

Gm/Bb Gm6/B

x10030 ()

(Dennis Leary talks in the beginning of the song:

Folks, I'd like to sing a song about the American dream

About you. About me.

About the way our American hearts beat way down in the bottoms of our

chests.

About that special feeling we get in the cockles of our hearts.

Maybe below the cockles.

Maybe in the sub-cockle area.

Maybe in the liver, maybe in the kidneys, maybe even in the colon.

We don't know.)

[Verse]

D Dsus2/C G/B Gm/Bb D

I'm just a regular Joe with a regular job.

Dsus2/C G/B Gm/Bb D

I'm your average white, suburbanite slob.

Dsus2/C G/B Gm/Bb D

I like football and porno and books about war.

Dsus2/C G/B Gm/Bb D

I got an average house with a nice hardwood floor.

Dsus2/C G/B Gm/Bb D

My wife and my job, my kids and my car.

Dsus2/C G/B Gm/Bb D Dsus2/C G/B Gm/Bb

My feet on my table and a Cuban cigar

D Dsus2/C G/B Gm/Bb D

But sometimes that just ain't enough to keep a man like me interested

Dsus2/C G/B Gm/Bb

Oh no, no way, no no

D Dsus2/C G/B Gm/Bb D

I got to go out and have fun at someone else's expense

Dsus2/C G/B Gm/Bb

Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah yeah-yeah

D Dsus2/C G/B Gm/Bb

I drive really slow in the ultra-fast lane

D Dsus2/C G/B Gm/Bb

While people behind me are going insane

[Chorus]

D Dsus2/C G/B Gm/Bb

I'm an asshole

D Dsus2/C G/B Gm/Bb

I'm an asshole

[Verse]

D Dsus2/C G/B Gm/Bb

I use public toilets and I piss on the seat

D Dsus2/C G/B Gm/Bb D

I walk around in the summertime sayin' how about this heat

[Chorus]

D Dsus2/C G/B Gm/Bb

I'm an asshole

D Dsus2/C G/B Gm/Bb

I'm an asshole

[Verse]

D Dsus2/C G/B Gm/Bb

Sometimes I park in handicap spaces

D Dsus2/C G/B Gm/Bb

while handicapped people make handicapped faces

[Chorus]

D Dsus2/C G/B Gm/Bb

I'm an asshole

D Dsus2/C G/B Gm/Bb

I'm an asshole

[Bridge]

Em A

Maybe I shouldn't be singing this song.

Em A

Ranting and raving and carrying on.

Em A A/G A/F#

Maybe they're right when they tell me I'm wrong.

A/E

Naaaaa!

[Chorus]

D Dsus2/C G/B Gm/Bb

I'm an asshole

D Dsus2/C G/B Gm/Bb

I'm an asshole

(D Dsus2/C G/B Gm/Bb continues under this spoken word)

(… You know what I'm gonna do?

I'm gonna get myself a 1967 Cadillac Eldorado convertible

Hot pink with whale skin hubcaps

And all leather cow interior

And big brown baby seal eyes for head lights (Yeah)

And I'm gonna drive in that baby at 115 miles per hour

Gettin' one mile per gallon

Sucking down Quarter Pounder cheeseburgers from McDonald's

In the old fashioned non-biodegradable styrofoam containers

And when I'm done sucking down those greaseball burgers

I'm gonna wipe my mouth with the American flag

And then I'm gonna toss the styrofoam containers right out the side

And there ain't a goddamn thing anybody can do about it

You know why? Because we've got the bomb, that's why

Two words: nuclear fucking weapons, okay?

Russia, Germany, Romania, they can have all the democracy they want

They can have a big democracy cakewalk

Right through the middle of Tiananmen Square

And it won't make a lick of difference

Because we've got the bombs, okay?

John Wayne's not dead, he's frozen

And as soon as we find a cure for cancer

We're gonna thaw out the Duke, and he's gonna be pretty pissed off

You know why?

Have you ever taken a cold shower?

Well, multiply that by fifteen million times

That's how pissed off the Duke's gonna be

I'm gonna get the Duke, and John Cassavetes

And Lee Marvin, and Sam Peckinpah, and a case of whiskey

And drive down to Texas and

(Hey! You know, you really are an asshole!)

Why don't you just shut up and sing the song, pal?)

[Chorus]

D Dsus2/C G/B Gm/Bb

I'm an asshole

D Dsus2/C G/B Gm/Bb

I'm an asshole

D Dsus2/C G/B Gm/Bb

A-S-S-H-O-L-E! Everybody!

D Dsus2/C G/B Gm/Bb

A-S-S-H-O-L-E

… I'm an asshole, and I'm proud of it

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