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[Intro]
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha...
[Verse]
O SupermG#an. O JuA#mdge. O Mom and FmDad. Mom and GmDadG#  Gm  Fm  
O SupermG#an. O JuA#mdge. O Mom and FmDad.
Mom and DaG#d, Ah ha ha ha ha A#mha ha ha ha
G#6Hi. I'm not home right noA#mw
But if you wFmant to leave a message
Just start talkG#6ing at the sound of the tone
Ah, G#ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah
HelFmlo? This is your MCmother. Are you theG#re?
Are you coming hoGmme?
Ah, ah, ahG#  
HelFmlo? Is anybody hoCmme?
Well, you don't kG#now me, but I know Cmyou
And I've got a meG#ssage to give to yFmou
Here come the plG#anes
So you beCmtter get reaG#dy. Ready to Fmgo
You can cCmome as you G#are, but pay as you Gmgo. Pay as you Fmgo
[Verse]
      A#m
Ah ah G#ah ah ah
And I said: FmOK. Who is this realCmly? And the voice said:
TA#mhis is the hG#and, the Fmhand that tCmakes
TA#mhis is the hG#and, the Fmhand that tCmakes
TA#mhis is the hG#and, the Fmhand that tCmakes
Here come the plG#anes
They're AmCmerican plG#anes. Made in AmFmerica
SmokCming or noGmn-smoking?
Ah, G#ah
Ah ah ah A#mah
And the voice sFmaid: Neither snow nor rG#ain nor gloom of Cmnight
Shall sFmtay these couG#riers from the sG#wift complCmetion
Of A#mtheir appointed roG#unds
   A#m
   G#
   A#m
   G#
[Bridge]
'Cause when A#mlove is gG#one, there's aFmlways jCmustice
And when jusA#mtice is gG#one, there's aFmlways fCmorce
And when forA#mce is goG#ne, there's alFmways CmMom. Hi Mom!
Ah, ah
Ah ah ah G#ah
So hoA#mld me, G#Mom, in yoFmur long aCmrms
So hoA#mld me, G#Mom, in yoFmur long aCmrms
In your auA#mtomatic aG#rms. Your eFmlectronic Cmarms
In your aG#rms
So hoA#mld me, G#Mom, in yoFmur long aCmrms
Your petA#mrochemical G#arms. Your miFmlitary aCmrms
In your electronic G#arms

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O Superman

by Laurie Anderson

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A#m

G#6

[Intro]

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha...

[Verse]

G# A#m Fm Gm G# Gm Fm

O Superman. O Judge. O Mom and Dad. Mom and Dad

G# A#m Fm

O Superman. O Judge. O Mom and Dad.

G# A#m

Mom and Dad, Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

G#6 A#m

Hi. I'm not home right now

But if you want to leave a message

G#6

Just start talking at the sound of the tone

Ah, ah

Ah, ah, ah, ah

Fm Cm G#

Hello? This is your Mother. Are you there?

Are you coming home?

Ah, ah, ah

Fm Cm

Hello? Is anybody home?

G# Cm

Well, you don't know me, but I know you

G# Fm

And I've got a message to give to you

Here come the planes

Cm G# Fm

So you better get ready. Ready to go

Cm G# Gm Fm

You can come as you are, but pay as you go. Pay as you go

[Verse]

A#m

Ah ah ah ah ah

Fm Cm

And I said: OK. Who is this really? And the voice said:

A#m G# Fm Cm

This is the hand, the hand that takes

A#m G# Fm Cm

This is the hand, the hand that takes

A#m G# Fm Cm

This is the hand, the hand that takes

Here come the planes

Cm G# Fm

They're American planes. Made in America

Cm Gm

Smoking or non-smoking?

Ah, ah

A#m

Ah ah ah ah

Fm G# Cm

And the voice said: Neither snow nor rain nor gloom of night

Fm G# G# Cm

Shall stay these couriers from the swift completion

A#m G#

Of their appointed rounds

A#m

[Bridge]

A#m G# Fm Cm

'Cause when love is gone, there's always justice

A#m G# Fm Cm

And when justice is gone, there's always force

A#m G# Fm Cm

And when force is gone, there's always Mom. Hi Mom!

Ah, ah

Ah ah ah ah

A#m G# Fm Cm

So hold me, Mom, in your long arms

A#m G# Fm Cm

So hold me, Mom, in your long arms

A#m G# Fm Cm

In your automatic arms. Your electronic arms

In your arms

A#m G# Fm Cm

So hold me, Mom, in your long arms

A#m G# Fm Cm

Your petrochemical arms. Your military arms

In your electronic arms

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