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   From Klaatu's 1978 album "Sir Army Suit", a song about bad guy Charles Manson--he dead.
Written by Dee Long.  I don't know who sings the song, but it sounds a lot like Kim Mitchell.
[Intro]
Em D Em  Em G F#m
Em D Em  Em G F#m
[Verse 1]
He Glooks at the D/F#girls with his Emevil eye
Makes them Gwish they was D/F#someplace Emelse
He'll Gtwist their D/F#thoughts with his Empretty words
Make them GexD/F#tensions of Emhimself
He's the CreincarDnation of EmHitler
The Cdaughter of the Bdevil all ArightA7  
EmTell me F#mwon't you GMister AManson
BbDo Ayou Gsleep F#mat nEmight?
[Break]
E|-------------------------------------|
B|---5---3-5-----5---3-5---------------|
G|-4---4-----4-4---4-----3-3-2---------|
D|-----------------------------5-4-3-2-|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
EmWell he'd Glike to melt your D/F#mind with Emhydrochloric
GAcid in a D/F#little Empill
He'll take a Gthing called D/F#love and Emmake you hate it
And Gclaim to D/F#cure your Emills
He took the Cmadness Dof a Emgeneration
And Cmade them Bmadder Astill
EmTell me F#mwon't you GMister ALearyA7  
BbKeep Ayour GlitF#mtle Empills
[Break]
E|-------------------------------------|
B|---5---3-5-----5---3-5---------------|
G|-4---4-----4-4---4-----3-3-2---------|
D|-----------------------------5-4-3-2-|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
[Break]
 Em   D    Em   Em   G   F#m(X7)
[Solo]
G D/F# Em G D/F# Em G D/F# Em G D/F# Em
C D Em C B A  Em F# G A Bb A G Em
[Break]
E|-------------------------------------|
B|---5---3-5-----5---3-5---------------|
G|-4---4-----4-4---4-----3-3-2---------|
D|-----------------------------5-4-3-2-|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
EmHe'll Gfill you D/F#with his Emempty statements
DirGected D/F#to a Emfool
Then he'll igGnore his D/F#own unEmending speeches
And Gbend the D/F#golden Emrule
In the Cname of DGod he'll Emtell you
That he's Cbetter than Ball the A7restA  
EmLet me F#mtell you GMister APreacher
BbJesus Ahas Gbeen F#mand Emleft
EmLet me F#mtell you GMister AManson
BbJesus Ahas Gbeen F#mand Emleft
[Outro]  
 Em   D    Em   Em   G   F#m(repeat to fade out)

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Mr Manson

by Klaatu

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F#m

D/F#

From Klaatu's 1978 album "Sir Army Suit", a song about bad guy Charles Manson--he dead.

Written by Dee Long. I don't know who sings the song, but it sounds a lot like Kim Mitchell.

[Intro]

Em D Em Em G F#m

[Verse 1]

G D/F# Em

He looks at the girls with his evil eye

G D/F# Em

Makes them wish they was someplace else

G D/F# Em

He'll twist their thoughts with his pretty words

G D/F# Em

Make them extensions of himself

C D Em

He's the reincarnation of Hitler

C B A A7

The daughter of the devil all right

Em F#m G A

Tell me won't you Mister Manson

Bb A G F#m Em

Do you sleep at night?

[Break]

E|-------------------------------------|

B|---5---3-5-----5---3-5---------------|

G|-4---4-----4-4---4-----3-3-2---------|

D|-----------------------------5-4-3-2-|

A|-------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------|

[Verse 2]

Em G D/F# Em

Well he'd like to melt your mind with hydrochloric

G D/F# Em

Acid in a little pill

G D/F# Em

He'll take a thing called love and make you hate it

G D/F# Em

And claim to cure your ills

C D Em

He took the madness of a generation

C B A

And made them madder still

Em F#m G A A7

Tell me won't you Mister Leary

Bb A G F#m Em

Keep your little pills

[Break]

E|-------------------------------------|

B|---5---3-5-----5---3-5---------------|

G|-4---4-----4-4---4-----3-3-2---------|

D|-----------------------------5-4-3-2-|

A|-------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------|

[Break]

Em D Em Em G F#m

(X7)

[Solo]

G D/F# Em G D/F# Em G D/F# Em G D/F# Em

C D Em C B A Em F# G A Bb A G Em

[Break]

E|-------------------------------------|

B|---5---3-5-----5---3-5---------------|

G|-4---4-----4-4---4-----3-3-2---------|

D|-----------------------------5-4-3-2-|

A|-------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------|

[Verse 3]

Em G D/F# Em

He'll fill you with his empty statements

G D/F# Em

Directed to a fool

G D/F# Em

Then he'll ignore his own unending speeches

G D/F# Em

And bend the golden rule

C D Em

In the name of God he'll tell you

C B A7 A

That he's better than all the rest

Em F#m G A

Let me tell you Mister Preacher

Bb A G F#m Em

Jesus has been and left

Em F#m G A

Let me tell you Mister Manson

Bb A G F#m Em

Jesus has been and left

[Outro]

Em D Em Em G F#m

(repeat to fade out)

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