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Michael Collins

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[Verse]
EI was born on Halloween, in ARoma, EItaly
EJust another white boy staring at the sB7tars
And when EI turned 39 me and the Aboys we hit the Esky
And Aheaded where they’d nBever been beEforeE7  
[Chorus]
AOne small step for man, JEesus, Goddamn
E22 hours hanging in the B7air
SomeEtimes you take the fame, someAtimes you sit backEstage
But if it Aweren’t for me them Bboys would still be tEhere
[Verse]
EWhen it came time to land, tAhem boys they shook my Ehand
EThey said, “we’ll call you up when we need a rB7ide”
They weEnt down to the ground, aAnd I floated aroEund
With Aall them stars still twinBkling in my eyEesE7  
[Chorus]
AOne small step for man, JEesus, Goddamn
E22 hours hanging in the B7air
SomeEtimes you take the fame, someAtimes you sit backEstage
But if it Aweren’t for me them Bboys would still be tEhere
[Verse]
ENow the history books will wArite about that fateful nEight
EThem two fellas dancing on the mB7oon
But they Ewon’t say nothing bout me, wAaiting patientEly
To bAring them boys safeBly back home to yEouE7  
[Chorus]
AOne small step for man, JEesus, Goddamn
E22 hours hanging in the B7air
SomeEtimes you take the fame, someAtimes you sit backEstage
But if it Aweren’t for me them Bboys would still be tEhere

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Michael Collins

by John Craigie

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[Verse]

E A E

I was born on Halloween, in Roma, Italy

E B7

Just another white boy staring at the stars

E A E

And when I turned 39 me and the boys we hit the sky

A B E E7

And headed where they’d never been before

[Chorus]

A E

One small step for man, Jesus, Goddamn

E B7

22 hours hanging in the air

E A E

Sometimes you take the fame, sometimes you sit backstage

A B E

But if it weren’t for me them boys would still be there

[Verse]

E A E

When it came time to land, them boys they shook my hand

E B7

They said, “we’ll call you up when we need a ride”

E A E

They went down to the ground, and I floated around

A B E E7

With all them stars still twinkling in my eyes

[Chorus]

A E

One small step for man, Jesus, Goddamn

E B7

22 hours hanging in the air

E A E

Sometimes you take the fame, sometimes you sit backstage

A B E

But if it weren’t for me them boys would still be there

[Verse]

E A E

Now the history books will write about that fateful night

E B7

Them two fellas dancing on the moon

E A E

But they won’t say nothing bout me, waiting patiently

A B E E7

To bring them boys safely back home to you

[Chorus]

A E

One small step for man, Jesus, Goddamn

E B7

22 hours hanging in the air

E A E

Sometimes you take the fame, sometimes you sit backstage

A B E

But if it weren’t for me them boys would still be there

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