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Might As Well Be On Mars

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verse
GmThe citEby streets are wet with rain tonight
GmTaxi drivers Ebswerve from lane to lane
GmA lonelEby guitar man playin' down the hall
DMidnigGmht bluFes Ccomin' through the walls
GmI trieEbd to call you on the telephone
GmI left Ebit off the hook just to hear it ring
GmYou told me yEbou were better off alone
DI never knEbew that tears could stain
Chorus
G#mI'm on the Eroof and F#I'm starG#min' at the stars
LookiEn' dowBn at F#all the cars
I can see AyouE  
G#mIn the window of yEour favoF#rite coG#mrner bar
EBut to reach Byou is juF#st too far
AAnd I might Eas well be on Mars
GmThe citEby seems so old and grey and beat
GmIt closEbes in and makes me wanna suffocate
GmAnd yoEbu just live across the street
But thatD's a Ebbillion miles away
G#mYou've turnEed my world F#into a dG#mark and lonely place
LiEke Ba F#planet lost in space
My light Ais Efadin'
G#mI'd cross tEhe F#uniG#mverse to be right where you are
But EI'm right Bin your F#backyard
AAnd I Emight as well be on Mars
Bridge
I might as well be on MarsF#  
You caEn't seBe me
I mF#ight as well be the Man on the Moon
You can't hear meE  B  
EbmOh, can yEsus4ou feel Eme 
So close C#mand yet sBo farF#  
Baby, AI might as GmwelF#l be Bon Mars
(solo)
Gm| Eb  
Gm| Eb  
Gm| Eb  
D|Eb  
FBaby, I can't fly
If I could I'd come down to ya
Maybe I should try
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
Outro
Repeating on the line: “yeah I might as well be on mars”:
G#m E B F#
GmGb	D	A	EbE Bb(reFpeat 3 or 4 times)
End on Em

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Might As Well Be On Mars

by Alice Cooper

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

Ebm

Esus4

C#m

verse

Gm Eb

The city streets are wet with rain tonight

Gm Eb

Taxi drivers swerve from lane to lane

Gm Eb

A lonely guitar man playin' down the hall

D Gm F C

Midnight blues comin' through the walls

Gm Eb

I tried to call you on the telephone

Gm Eb

I left it off the hook just to hear it ring

Gm Eb

You told me you were better off alone

D Eb

I never knew that tears could stain

Chorus

G#m E F# G#m

I'm on the roof and I'm starin' at the stars

E B F#

Lookin' down at all the cars

A E

I can see you

G#m E F# G#m

In the window of your favorite corner bar

E B F#

But to reach you is just too far

A E

And I might as well be on Mars

Gm Eb

The city seems so old and grey and beat

Gm Eb

It closes in and makes me wanna suffocate

Gm Eb

And you just live across the street

D Eb

But that's a billion miles away

G#m E F# G#m

You've turned my world into a dark and lonely place

E B F#

Like a planet lost in space

A E

My light is fadin'

G#m E F# G#m

I'd cross the universe to be right where you are

E B F#

But I'm right in your backyard

A E

And I might as well be on Mars

Bridge

I might as well be on Mars

E B

You can't see me

I might as well be the Man on the Moon

E B

You can't hear me

Ebm Esus4 E

Oh, can you feel me

C#m B F#

So close and yet so far

A Gm F# B

Baby, I might as well be on Mars

(solo)

Gm Eb

D Eb

Baby, I can't fly

If I could I'd come down to ya

Maybe I should try

(Chorus)

(Bridge)

Outro

Repeating on the line: “yeah I might as well be on mars”:

G#m E B F#

Gm Eb Bb F

Gb D A E (repeat 3 or 4 times)

End on Em

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