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Greatest Comedian

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[Intro]
 G#m   B   F#(x3)
[Verse 1]
 (F#)                                       G#m          B  F#  
You're the beauty, the stranger in the grocery store
You're the highest G#mquality Bhardwood dF#oor
You're the final G#mwartime pBiece of bF#read
You once told me that you G#mhate the sBhaven head
[Chorus]
I F#want you so
And GoG#md must be the gBreatest cF#omedian I know
To G#mput you so far aF#way
He G#mput you so fBar awayF#  
G#m B F#
[Verse 2]
  (F#)                        G#m       B  F#  
There are "Davids" and "Janets" everywhere
There are juvenG#miles with the Bblondest F#hair
There are cronies with their jG#mobs and tBies and F#cash
There are people like mG#me - the Bwhitest trash
[Chorus]
I F#want you so
And GoG#md must be the gBreatest cF#omedian I know
To G#mput you so far aF#way
He G#mput you so fBar awayF#  
[Bridge]
I C#have heard
That Jesus was a Bvery handsome gF#irl
IC#f she were
I'd bet she'd look Bsomething like you F#now
I C#have heard
That some people Bthink the Earth is fF#lat
But C#if it were
How come I don't Bsee you aF#nywhere
How come I don't Bsee you any-
[Chorus]
I F#want you so
And GoG#md must be the gBreatest cF#omedian I know
To G#mput you so far aF#way
He G#mput you so fBar awayF#  
I F#want you so
And GoG#md must be the gBreatest cF#omedian I know
To G#mput you so far aF#way
He G#mput you so fBar awayF#  

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Greatest Comedian

by Matt Maltese

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Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

[Intro]

G#m B F#

(x3)

[Verse 1]

F# G#m B F#

()

You're the beauty, the stranger in the grocery store

G#m B F#

You're the highest quality hardwood door

G#m B F#

You're the final wartime piece of bread

G#m B

You once told me that you hate the shaven head

[Chorus]

I want you so

G#m B F#

And God must be the greatest comedian I know

G#m F#

To put you so far away

G#m B F#

He put you so far away

G#m B F#

[Verse 2]

F# G#m B F#

()

There are "Davids" and "Janets" everywhere

G#m B F#

There are juveniles with the blondest hair

G#m B F#

There are cronies with their jobs and ties and cash

G#m B

There are people like me - the whitest trash

[Chorus]

I want you so

G#m B F#

And God must be the greatest comedian I know

G#m F#

To put you so far away

G#m B F#

He put you so far away

[Bridge]

I have heard

B F#

That Jesus was a very handsome girl

If she were

B F#

I'd bet she'd look something like you now

I have heard

B F#

That some people think the Earth is flat

But if it were

B F#

How come I don't see you anywhere

How come I don't see you any-

[Chorus]

I want you so

G#m B F#

And God must be the greatest comedian I know

G#m F#

To put you so far away

G#m B F#

He put you so far away

I want you so

G#m B F#

And God must be the greatest comedian I know

G#m F#

To put you so far away

G#m B F#

He put you so far away

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