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[Intro]
F C Am G
F C Am G
[Verse 1]
I’m cFoming forth to attCention
You’ve fAmallen, mGan
FLook at this disCaster
This was Amnot the plGan
FI can be an aCngel
And AmI can be your blGame
FI can keep on Ctalking, but you’re not liAmsteniGn’
[Chorus]
FSo I can’t be your wiseCman
And GI can’t be your saAmint
FNo, I can’t be your proCphet
Or your meGdicine maAmn
FNo, oh, eCh
And your mGedicine mAman
FNo, oh, eCh
And your mGedicine mAman
[Verse 2]
FThe truth has one defiCnition
You make truAmth from a liGe
Your wFords have lost all the mCeaning
AmIt’s no surprGise
FI’m paralCysed
AmWhat is there to saGy?
FI realiCse
AmYou’re not my prop, prGop-properFty
CYou’re Amnot my prop, pGrop-propertFyC  Am  G  
[Chorus]
FSo I can’t be your wiseCman
And GI can’t be your saAmint
FNo, I can’t be your proCphet
Or your meGdicine maAmn
FAnd I can’t be your ansCwer
And GI can’t be your frAmiend
FAnd I can’t be your lovCer
Or your Gmedicine mAman
FNo, oh, eCh
And your mGedicine mAman
FNo, oh, eCh
And your mGedicine mAman
[Bridge]
FI don’t look for the whAmite dove
GThere won’t be a raCinbow
FI tried, I tAmried, I tried
I tGried to break your faCll
FI don’t look for the wAmhite dove
GThere won’t be Ca rainbow
FI tried, I Amtried, I tried
I trGied to break your fall
[Chorus]
FSo I can’t be your wiseCman
And GI can’t be your saAmint
FNo, I can’t be your proCphet
Or your meGdicine maAmn
FAnd I can’t be your ansCwer
And GI can’t be your frAmiend
FAnd I can’t be your lovCer
Or your Gmedicine mAman
FNo, oh, eCh
And your mGedicine mAman
FNo, oh, eCh
And your mGedicine mAman
[Outro]
No, oh, eh, I’m not your medicine man

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Medicine Man

by Gwen Stefani

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

F C Am G

[Verse 1]

F C

I’m coming forth to attention

Am G

You’ve fallen, man

F C

Look at this disaster

Am G

This was not the plan

F C

I can be an angel

Am G

And I can be your blame

F C Am G

I can keep on talking, but you’re not listenin’

[Chorus]

F C

So I can’t be your wiseman

G Am

And I can’t be your saint

F C

No, I can’t be your prophet

G Am

Or your medicine man

F C

No, oh, eh

G Am

And your medicine man

F C

No, oh, eh

G Am

And your medicine man

[Verse 2]

F C

The truth has one definition

Am G

You make truth from a lie

F C

Your words have lost all the meaning

Am G

It’s no surprise

F C

I’m paralysed

Am G

What is there to say?

F C

I realise

Am G F

You’re not my prop, prop-property

C Am G F C Am G

You’re not my prop, prop-property

[Chorus]

F C

So I can’t be your wiseman

G Am

And I can’t be your saint

F C

No, I can’t be your prophet

G Am

Or your medicine man

F C

And I can’t be your answer

G Am

And I can’t be your friend

F C

And I can’t be your lover

G Am

Or your medicine man

F C

No, oh, eh

G Am

And your medicine man

F C

No, oh, eh

G Am

And your medicine man

[Bridge]

F Am

I don’t look for the white dove

G C

There won’t be a rainbow

F Am

I tried, I tried, I tried

G C

I tried to break your fall

F Am

I don’t look for the white dove

G C

There won’t be a rainbow

F Am

I tried, I tried, I tried

I tried to break your fall

[Chorus]

F C

So I can’t be your wiseman

G Am

And I can’t be your saint

F C

No, I can’t be your prophet

G Am

Or your medicine man

F C

And I can’t be your answer

G Am

And I can’t be your friend

F C

And I can’t be your lover

G Am

Or your medicine man

F C

No, oh, eh

G Am

And your medicine man

F C

No, oh, eh

G Am

And your medicine man

[Outro]

No, oh, eh, I’m not your medicine man

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