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[Intro]
C  F  C  F
[Verse 1]
 COh yeah, I'm a reaper man
 Every good thing, I kill it dead
 FOh yeah, I'm a hooligan
 Out in the street making a mess
 CFuck yeah, I'm a deviant
 When I go to the store I go undressed
 FOh yeah, I'm a sexy mess
 Go on the date just to get the dress oEff
[Chorus]
 CHow'd I ever get so oFff my rocks?
 CHow'd I ever get so lEost?
 CEverybody out there oFn the job, but not meC  F  
[Verse 2]
 COh yeah I'm an ugly mess
 Not in the face, but in the head
 FI'm thinking 'bout what's best not said
 But I say it anyway, then I say it again
 CThey took a little look at my brain
 They come to find, all is sane
 FThey took a little look at my heart
 They found a prince living behind Ebars
[Chorus]
 CHow'd I ever get so oFff my rocks?
 CHow'd I ever get so lEost?
 CEverybody out there oFn the job, but not meE, oh no
 CHow'd I ever get so Findiscreet?
 CHow'd I ever get so fEreakly?
 CEverybody out there Fon a leash, but not mCe
C  F
[Bridge]
 DmI know I got no choice, got no choice, but to love myself
 BbI know I got no choice, Fgot no choice, but to love myself
 DmGod knows, you got no choice, got no choice, but to love yourself
 BbGod knows, I got no choice, gFot no choice, got no choice
C   F   E
[Chorus]
 CHow'd I ever get so oFff my rocks?
 CHow'd I ever get so lEost?
 CEverybody out there oFn the job, but not meE, oh no
 CHow'd I ever get so Findiscreet?
 CHow'd I ever get so fEreakly?
 CEverybody out there Fon a leash, but not mCe
C  F  C  F
end on C

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Reaper Man

by Mother Mother

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Chords in this song · guitar

these chords probably aren't perfect, but sound pretty good as an acoustic version of the song

[Intro]

C F C F

[Verse 1]

Oh yeah, I'm a reaper man

Every good thing, I kill it dead

Oh yeah, I'm a hooligan

Out in the street making a mess

Fuck yeah, I'm a deviant

When I go to the store I go undressed

Oh yeah, I'm a sexy mess

Go on the date just to get the dress off

[Chorus]

C F

How'd I ever get so off my rocks?

C E

How'd I ever get so lost?

C F C F

Everybody out there on the job, but not me

[Verse 2]

Oh yeah I'm an ugly mess

Not in the face, but in the head

I'm thinking 'bout what's best not said

But I say it anyway, then I say it again

They took a little look at my brain

They come to find, all is sane

They took a little look at my heart

They found a prince living behind bars

[Chorus]

C F

How'd I ever get so off my rocks?

C E

How'd I ever get so lost?

C F E

Everybody out there on the job, but not me, oh no

C F

How'd I ever get so indiscreet?

C E

How'd I ever get so freakly?

C F C

Everybody out there on a leash, but not me

C F

[Bridge]

I know I got no choice, got no choice, but to love myself

Bb F

I know I got no choice, got no choice, but to love myself

God knows, you got no choice, got no choice, but to love yourself

Bb F

God knows, I got no choice, got no choice, got no choice

C F E

[Chorus]

C F

How'd I ever get so off my rocks?

C E

How'd I ever get so lost?

C F E

Everybody out there on the job, but not me, oh no

C F

How'd I ever get so indiscreet?

C E

How'd I ever get so freakly?

C F C

Everybody out there on a leash, but not me

C F C F

end on C

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