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Never Relaxed
Daniel Johnston
ALBUM: Songs of Pain (1981)
INTRO (Spoken)
Now without any further ado I'm gonna do a little soft shoe and a little boogaloo. For you. 
If you want me to. I will. WILL.
(  C)                   C                G  C  
There was this kid named Syd and he was born 
CMaybe the doctor Ghit him a little too Chard 
CHe just Fseemed to have gotten off to a Cbad start 
CNever relaxed, never relGaxed, never reClaxed 
CBig brothers and big Gsisters 'came lots of atCtention 
CBut Syd was a Ghyperactive Ckid 
CHe just Fnever seemed able to sit Cstill 
CNever relaxed, never relGaxed, never relCaxed 
CNever relFa-a-a-a-Ca-a-a-a-axed 
CNever relaxed, never relGaxed, never relCaxed
CUnlike the other Gkids on his Cblock 
CSyd never leGarned how to Cwalk 
CHe just Fran around acting Cnervous 
CNever relaxed, never reGlaxed, never relCaxed 
CHe sat in sGchool in Cdetention 
CDrawing funny pGictures on the wCall 
CNot a Fmoment of peace did Syd ever Cfind 
CNever relaxed, never relGaxed, never relCaxed 
CNever relaF-a-a-a-a-a-Ca-a-axed 
CNever relaxed, never relGaxed, never relCaxed 
CNow when Syd discGovered masturCbation 
CHe just couldn't kGeep a good thing Cdown 
CBut it Fdidn't help much his condCition 
CNever relaxed, never reGlaxed, never relCaxed 
CSyd signed Gup for the Carmy 
C'Cause he got tired of Gworking in the Cpottery 
CAnd they Fsent him over to a foreign Fcountry 
CNever relaxed, never reGlaxed, never relCaxed 
CSyd met this Ggirl in East CGermany
CAnd she invited him up to her rGoom for some Ctea 
CThen she Fpulled out a gun and took his Cmoney
CNever relaxed, never reGlaxed, never relCaxed 
CShe shot GSyd through the Chead 
CAnd Syd Gdied and went to Chell 
And he Fburned and he burned and he Cyelled 
"CI never been relaxed, never reGlaxed, never relCaxed" 
CNow the Devil sGaid "This ain't Cfair 
C'Cause people who come Ghere have had their share of Ccomfort" 
CSo he sFat Syd in a reclining Cchair
CBut it Gwas an electric Cchair
CNever relFa-a-a-a-Ca-a-a-a-axed
CNever relaxed, never Grelaxed, never reClaxedG  C  

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Never Relaxed

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Never Relaxed

Daniel Johnston

ALBUM: Songs of Pain (1981)

INTRO (Spoken)

Now without any further ado I'm gonna do a little soft shoe and a little boogaloo. For you.

If you want me to. I will. WILL.

C C G C

( )

There was this kid named Syd and he was born

C G C

Maybe the doctor hit him a little too hard

C F C

He just seemed to have gotten off to a bad start

C G C

Never relaxed, never relaxed, never relaxed

C G C

Big brothers and big sisters 'came lots of attention

C G C

But Syd was a hyperactive kid

C F C

He just never seemed able to sit still

C G C

Never relaxed, never relaxed, never relaxed

C F C

Never rela-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-axed

C G C

Never relaxed, never relaxed, never relaxed

C G C

Unlike the other kids on his block

C G C

Syd never learned how to walk

C F C

He just ran around acting nervous

C G C

Never relaxed, never relaxed, never relaxed

C G C

He sat in school in detention

C G C

Drawing funny pictures on the wall

C F C

Not a moment of peace did Syd ever find

C G C

Never relaxed, never relaxed, never relaxed

C F C

Never rela-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-axed

C G C

Never relaxed, never relaxed, never relaxed

C G C

Now when Syd discovered masturbation

C G C

He just couldn't keep a good thing down

C F C

But it didn't help much his condition

C G C

Never relaxed, never relaxed, never relaxed

C G C

Syd signed up for the army

C G C

'Cause he got tired of working in the pottery

C F F

And they sent him over to a foreign country

C G C

Never relaxed, never relaxed, never relaxed

C G C

Syd met this girl in East Germany

C G C

And she invited him up to her room for some tea

C F C

Then she pulled out a gun and took his money

C G C

Never relaxed, never relaxed, never relaxed

C G C

She shot Syd through the head

C G C

And Syd died and went to hell

F C

And he burned and he burned and he yelled

C G C

"I never been relaxed, never relaxed, never relaxed"

C G C

Now the Devil said "This ain't fair

C G C

'Cause people who come here have had their share of comfort"

C F C

So he sat Syd in a reclining chair

C G C

But it was an electric chair

C F C

Never rela-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-axed

C G C G C

Never relaxed, never relaxed, never relaxed

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