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Intro
G-C-F-   C(4x)
Verse 1
GYea you know there's Oscar and he Cwheelchair bound
and he's Fliving off the stateC  
GHe's got this dream about living in the CNetherlands
Where Fsex is on the slateC  
GHe asked this chick if she could Chelp him out
She said you know I Foughta smack yer faceC  
GThese arms do nothing and I'm not Ctrying to be funny
but I just don't Fthink we got the spaceC  
Chorus
(C)              G  
You gotta settle down
You gotta think it Cout
You gotta paint the FsceneC  
(C)              G  
I'm not made of stone
Can't do it on my Cown
Can't you see what I Fmean?C  
Verse
Yea he gotta a letter from a friend of his
who's living in Amsterdam
He's got this woman who comes around a couple times a month
it's a lady her names Ann
Yea she pops up and down once or twice a month
it's all part of some brand new government plan
She said she doesn't think of herself as a prostitute
She's more of a healer-yea that's Ann
Chorus
You gotta settle down
You gotta think it out
You gotta paint the scene
I'm not made of stone
Can't do it on my own
Can't you see what I mean?
Bridge
And I'm Dmsick and tired of this Fplace
it's dCriving me inGsane
And I'll Dmsave all my Fmoney
and get Con that Gplane
And I Dmhave to have the Fcourage
to determine what's Cout there for Gme
And AmI said EmI could Dmstay with Ghim
And Amsince I'm Emvery good Dmfriends of Ghis
Intrusmental (over verse chords)
Verse 
Yea you know there's Oscar and he's wheelchair bound
and he's living off the state
He's got this dream about living in the Netherlands
Where sex is on the slate
He asked this chick if she could help him out
She said you know I oughta smack yer face
These arms do nothing and I'm not trying to be funny
but I just don't think we got the space
Chorus
You gotta settle down
You gotta think it out
You gotta paint the scene
I'm not made of stone
Can't do it on my own
Can't you see what I mean?
Bridge
And I'm sick and tired of this place
it's driving me insane
And I'll save all my money
and get on that plane
And I have to have the courage
to determine what's out there for me
And I said I could stay with him
And since I'm very good friends of his
I said I could stay with him
And since I'm very good friends of his
Outro
CHey DmNow!! 
CHey DmNow!! 
CHey DmNow!! 
CHey DmNow!! 
End on G

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Oscar

by Shack

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Intro

G C F C

--- (4x)

Verse 1

G C

Yea you know there's Oscar and he wheelchair bound

F C

and he's living off the state

G C

He's got this dream about living in the Netherlands

F C

Where sex is on the slate

G C

He asked this chick if she could help him out

F C

She said you know I oughta smack yer face

G C

These arms do nothing and I'm not trying to be funny

F C

but I just don't think we got the space

Chorus

C G

()

You gotta settle down

You gotta think it out

F C

You gotta paint the scene

C G

()

I'm not made of stone

Can't do it on my own

F C

Can't you see what I mean?

Verse

Yea he gotta a letter from a friend of his

who's living in Amsterdam

He's got this woman who comes around a couple times a month

it's a lady her names Ann

Yea she pops up and down once or twice a month

it's all part of some brand new government plan

She said she doesn't think of herself as a prostitute

She's more of a healer-yea that's Ann

Chorus

You gotta settle down

You gotta think it out

You gotta paint the scene

I'm not made of stone

Can't do it on my own

Can't you see what I mean?

Bridge

Dm F

And I'm sick and tired of this place

C G

it's driving me insane

Dm F

And I'll save all my money

C G

and get on that plane

Dm F

And I have to have the courage

C G

to determine what's out there for me

Am Em Dm G

And I said I could stay with him

Am Em Dm G

And since I'm very good friends of his

Intrusmental (over verse chords)

Verse

Yea you know there's Oscar and he's wheelchair bound

and he's living off the state

He's got this dream about living in the Netherlands

Where sex is on the slate

He asked this chick if she could help him out

She said you know I oughta smack yer face

These arms do nothing and I'm not trying to be funny

but I just don't think we got the space

Chorus

You gotta settle down

You gotta think it out

You gotta paint the scene

I'm not made of stone

Can't do it on my own

Can't you see what I mean?

Bridge

And I'm sick and tired of this place

it's driving me insane

And I'll save all my money

and get on that plane

And I have to have the courage

to determine what's out there for me

And I said I could stay with him

And since I'm very good friends of his

I said I could stay with him

And since I'm very good friends of his

Outro

C Dm

Hey Now!!

C Dm

Hey Now!!

C Dm

Hey Now!!

C Dm

Hey Now!!

End on G

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