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The Greatest Man That Ever Lived

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Key: Ab
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 Ab-   466544
 Eb-   x68886
 Db-   x46664
 Bbm-  x13321
 Cm-   x35543
 Eb/G- 365xxx
 C-    x32010
 Fm-   133111
[Intro]
Ab Cm Db Ab Eb Bbm Eb Bbm
Ab Cm Db Ab Eb Cm Db Ab
[Verse 1]
You Abtry to play it cool like you just don't care
But Absoon I'll be playing in your underwear
AbI'm like a mage with the magic spell
You Abcome like a dog when I ring your bell
AbI got the money and CmI got the fame
DbYou've got the hots to Abride on my plane
You've Ebgiven me all that CmI desire
Cuz Abdown with me I'm taking you higher
[Chorus 1]
  AbI'm baddest    Eb/Gof the bad
  DbI'm the best that Abyou've ever had
  EbI'm the tops   BbmI'm the king
  EbAll the girls get Dbup when I sing
  AbI'm the meanest     Eb/Gin the place
  DbStep up I'll Abmess with your face
  EbI don't care  Cmwhere you are
  DbLook up and Abfollow this star
[Verse 2]
  AbI     Eb/G    DbI'm gonna Abtear down the EbwallBbm  
  EbI may not Dbbe here when you AbcallEb/G  Db  
So best be Abgiving me your Eball    Bbm    Eboo Dbhoo
[Chorus 2]
AbAfter the Cmhavoc Dbthat I'm gonna Abwreak
EbNo more words will Bbmcritics have to speak
AbI've got the Cmanswers
DbTo the tangled Abknot
SEbleep tight Cmin your DbcotAb  
[Verse 3]
AbOh Eb/Gbaby   DbI've been told that AbI'm going crazy
  EbOh Bbmbaby well EbI can't be held Dbdown
  AbOh Eb/Gbaby   Dbsomehow I'm Abkeeping it steady
  EbOh Cmbaby I'm Dbtearing up this Abtown
[Chorus 3]
  AbHey    Eb/Gthis is Dbwhat I Ablike
  EbCut my Cmheart with a Dbmartyr's sAbpike
  AbHey    Eb/Gthis is Dbnothing Abnew
  EbI've got Cmmore than eDbnough for Abyou
[Bridge]
  AbI can take on anybody
  DbI can do my Abthing
  EbI don't want to  Abhurt nobody
But a Cbee has got to sFmting
   BbmI'mma fix it if you mix it Ebup hoo hoo
   BbmTalk smack and I'm a gonna shut you Ebup hoo hoo
[Chorus 4]
AbI am the Eb/Ggreatest Dbman that ever Ablived
EbI was Cmborn to DbgiveAb  
AbI am the Eb/Ggreatest Dbman that ever Ablived
Oh EbradiCmoacDbtiveAb  
[Verse 4]
  AbSomebody said all the Eb/Gworld is a stage and each of us is a Dbplayer
That's what I've been Abtrying to tell you
In act Abone I was struggling to surEb/Gvive Nobody wanted my action Dbdead or alive
In act Abtwo I hit the big time and Abbodies be all up on my beEb/Ghind
And I can't help myDbself cuz I was born to shineAb  
If you don't like it you can Abshove it But you don't Eb/Glike it you love it
So I'll be up Dbhere in a rage until they put the Abcurtain down on the stage
[Chorus 5]
AbI am the Eb/Ggreatest Bbmman that Ebever DblivedEb  Fm  Eb/G  Ab  Eb/G  
AbI am the greatest Ebman that ever AblivedAb  Ab  Ab  Ab  Ab  Ab  
AbI am the greatest Ebman that ever AblivedAb  Ab  Ab  Ab  Ab  Ab  
[Chorus 6]
AbI am the Cmgreatest Dbman that ever Ablived
EbI was born to give and give and Dbgive
AbI am the Cmgreatest Dbman that ever Ablived
AbRadiCmoac  EbdiCmoac  EbdiCmoac  EbdiCmoac
AbI am the Cmgreatest Dbman that ever Ablived
EbI was Cmborn to Dbgive   Db     Db    DbHopeAb  Ab  

All chords in this song (8)

The story behind the song

This ambitious song is a departure from the band's usual style, with its writer stating that he's moved from a "victim type of place" to one of bragging. It features 11 distinct themes, including elements of rap, choral passages, and even imitations of other bands. The melody bears a resemblance to the Shaker hymn "Simple Gifts," a connection acknowledged in its subtitle. At its heart, this song plays like a grand, multifaceted declaration.

AI-written from these sources:The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations on a Shaker Hymn) — Wikipedia ↗Weezer — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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The Greatest Man That Ever Lived

by Weezer

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bbm

Eb/G

Key: Ab

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- 466544

- x68886

- x46664

Bbm

- x13321

- x35543

Eb/G

- 365xxx

- x32010

- 133111

[Intro]

Ab Cm Db Ab Eb Bbm Eb Bbm

Ab Cm Db Ab Eb Cm Db Ab

[Verse 1]

You try to play it cool like you just don't care

But soon I'll be playing in your underwear

I'm like a mage with the magic spell

You come like a dog when I ring your bell

Ab Cm

I got the money and I got the fame

Db Ab

You've got the hots to ride on my plane

Eb Cm

You've given me all that I desire

Cuz down with me I'm taking you higher

[Chorus 1]

Ab Eb/G

I'm baddest of the bad

Db Ab

I'm the best that you've ever had

Eb Bbm

I'm the tops I'm the king

Eb Db

All the girls get up when I sing

Ab Eb/G

I'm the meanest in the place

Db Ab

Step up I'll mess with your face

Eb Cm

I don't care where you are

Db Ab

Look up and follow this star

[Verse 2]

Ab Eb/G Db Ab Eb Bbm

I I'm gonna tear down the wall

Eb Db Ab Eb/G Db

I may not be here when you call

Ab Eb Bbm Eb Db

So best be giving me your all oo hoo

[Chorus 2]

Ab Cm Db Ab

After the havoc that I'm gonna wreak

Eb Bbm

No more words will critics have to speak

Ab Cm

I've got the answers

Db Ab

To the tangled knot

Eb Cm Db Ab

Sleep tight in your cot

[Verse 3]

Ab Eb/G Db Ab

Oh baby I've been told that I'm going crazy

Eb Bbm Eb Db

Oh baby well I can't be held down

Ab Eb/G Db Ab

Oh baby somehow I'm keeping it steady

Eb Cm Db Ab

Oh baby I'm tearing up this town

[Chorus 3]

Ab Eb/G Db Ab

Hey this is what I like

Eb Cm Db Ab

Cut my heart with a martyr's spike

Ab Eb/G Db Ab

Hey this is nothing new

Eb Cm Db Ab

I've got more than enough for you

[Bridge]

I can take on anybody

Db Ab

I can do my thing

Eb Ab

I don't want to hurt nobody

C Fm

But a bee has got to sting

Bbm Eb

I'mma fix it if you mix it up hoo hoo

Bbm Eb

Talk smack and I'm a gonna shut you up hoo hoo

[Chorus 4]

Ab Eb/G Db Ab

I am the greatest man that ever lived

Eb Cm Db Ab

I was born to give

Ab Eb/G Db Ab

I am the greatest man that ever lived

Eb Cm Db Ab

Oh radioactive

[Verse 4]

Ab Eb/G Db

Somebody said all the world is a stage and each of us is a player

That's what I've been trying to tell you

Ab Eb/G Db

In act one I was struggling to survive Nobody wanted my action dead or alive

Ab Ab Eb/G

In act two I hit the big time and bodies be all up on my behind

Db Ab

And I can't help myself cuz I was born to shine

Ab Eb/G

If you don't like it you can shove it But you don't like it you love it

Db Ab

So I'll be up here in a rage until they put the curtain down on the stage

[Chorus 5]

Ab Eb/G Bbm Eb Db Eb Fm Eb/G Ab Eb/G

I am the greatest man that ever lived

Ab Eb Ab Ab Ab Ab Ab Ab Ab

I am the greatest man that ever lived

Ab Eb Ab Ab Ab Ab Ab Ab Ab

I am the greatest man that ever lived

[Chorus 6]

Ab Cm Db Ab

I am the greatest man that ever lived

Eb Db

I was born to give and give and give

Ab Cm Db Ab

I am the greatest man that ever lived

Ab Cm Eb Cm Eb Cm Eb Cm

Radioac dioac dioac dioac

Ab Cm Db Ab

I am the greatest man that ever lived

Eb Cm Db Db Db Db Ab Ab

I was born to give Hope

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