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A parody of the song 'You don't mess around' by Jim Croce
[Verse 1]
ESam he was a E7country boy
EHe was sick of the country E7life
Ehe heard about the E7city, it was the Eanswer to his E7strife
He Ahad no way to get there, his A7wallet was skimp and bare
So he B7went to dad, grabbed A7half that he had
As he B7headed off his dad A7said, this Eadvice...E  F#  G  G#  
[Chorus]
You don't Atug on A7Superman's Ecape
You don't Aspit iA7nto the Ewind
You don't Apull the mask off the A7Old Lone Ranger
And you B7don't mess around with Esin
[Verse 2]
EThe city seemed E7exciting
EPeople E7everywhere
EHe quickly made a E7lot of friends but they Emade his money E7disappear
A7When he found that his pockets were empty
A7And he turned to his so called friends
They B7dumped him like an A7old trash can
And he B7remembered what his dear dad A7said, he had Esaid...E  F#  G  G#  
[Chorus]
You don't Atug on A7Superman's Ecape
You don't Aspit iA7nto the Ewind
You don't Apull the mask off the A7Old Lone Ranger
And you B7don't mess around with Esin
[Verse 3]
EWell he finally got a job E7feeding pigs, Ehe was in a total E7mess
He Ethought about the life he was E7living, to his Edad he would have to E7confess
A7Well I had to find out the hard way, sin A7looked a lot of fun
But it B7eats away at your A7very soul your B7life becomes A7undone I'm so EsorryE  F#  G  G#  
[Chorus]
I didn't tAug on SA7uperman's cEape
I didn't sApit inA7to the wEind
I didn't pAull the mask off the OA7ld Lone Ranger
But I B7did mess around with Esin
[Verse 4]
EHis dad gave him a E7big Bear hug, of Ecourse I forgive you E7son
EIt's a shame you didn't E7listen to me, Eit would've saved you a lot of E7harm
A7Now if you've lived your life your way, God's reaching out to A7you
So just B7say you're sorry and A7live for him. Your B7life becomes brand A7new, just ErememberE  F#  G  G#  
[Chorus]
You don't Atug on A7Superman's Ecape
You don't Aspit iA7nto the Ewind
You don't Apull the mask off the A7Old Lone Ranger
And you B7don't mess around with Esin

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Marty Scheib - Sam

by Misc Originals

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A parody of the song 'You don't mess around' by Jim Croce

[Verse 1]

E E7

Sam he was a country boy

E E7

He was sick of the country life

E E7 E E7

he heard about the city, it was the answer to his strife

A A7

He had no way to get there, his wallet was skimp and bare

B7 A7

So he went to dad, grabbed half that he had

B7 A7 E E F# G G#

As he headed off his dad said, this advice...

[Chorus]

A A7 E

You don't tug on Superman's cape

A A7 E

You don't spit into the wind

A A7

You don't pull the mask off the Old Lone Ranger

B7 E

And you don't mess around with sin

[Verse 2]

E E7

The city seemed exciting

E E7

People everywhere

E E7 E E7

He quickly made a lot of friends but they made his money disappear

When he found that his pockets were empty

And he turned to his so called friends

B7 A7

They dumped him like an old trash can

B7 A7 E E F# G G#

And he remembered what his dear dad said, he had said...

[Chorus]

A A7 E

You don't tug on Superman's cape

A A7 E

You don't spit into the wind

A A7

You don't pull the mask off the Old Lone Ranger

B7 E

And you don't mess around with sin

[Verse 3]

E E7 E E7

Well he finally got a job feeding pigs, he was in a total mess

E E7 E E7

He thought about the life he was living, to his dad he would have to confess

A7 A7

Well I had to find out the hard way, sin looked a lot of fun

B7 A7 B7 A7 E E F# G G#

But it eats away at your very soul your life becomes undone I'm so sorry

[Chorus]

A A7 E

I didn't tug on Superman's cape

A A7 E

I didn't spit into the wind

A A7

I didn't pull the mask off the Old Lone Ranger

B7 E

But I did mess around with sin

[Verse 4]

E E7 E E7

His dad gave him a big Bear hug, of course I forgive you son

E E7 E E7

It's a shame you didn't listen to me, it would've saved you a lot of harm

A7 A7

Now if you've lived your life your way, God's reaching out to you

B7 A7 B7 A7 E E F# G G#

So just say you're sorry and live for him. Your life becomes brand new, just remember

[Chorus]

A A7 E

You don't tug on Superman's cape

A A7 E

You don't spit into the wind

A A7

You don't pull the mask off the Old Lone Ranger

B7 E

And you don't mess around with sin

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