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Intro: (played in the order given and with ska upstrokes)
   D    A    Em   Bm   Em   F#m  G   A
DSo here I Aam, doing Emeverything I cBman.  Holding oEmn to what I 
F#mam, pretending IG'm a supermaAn.
(Verse:)(ska upstrokes)
DI'm trying to Akeep  Emthe ground on my Bmfeet.  
It Gseems the world's Dfalling down Aaround me.
DThe nights are all Along, EmI'm singing this Bmsong
to Gtry and make the Danswers more than Amaybe.
(This part uses barre chords:)
And I'm Gso Dcon-Afused, about F#mwhat to EdoD, sometiGmes I wanna 
Athrow it all awayD.
DSo here I Aam, looking Emolder all the Bmtime. Growing Emolder 
all the F#mtime, feeling Emyounger in my Amind.
DI'm trying to Asleep. EmI lost count of Bmsheep.
My Gmind is racing Dfaster every Aminute.  DWhat could
I do Amore? EmYeah I'm really not F#msure. I Gknow I'm 
running Dcircles but I Acan't quit.
And I'm Gso DconAfused about F#mwhat tEo dDo.  
SomeGtimes I want to Athrow it all away.
AmControlling everything in Bmsight, I'm feeling weak I don't
feel Emright. You're telling me I have to Amchange, telling Bmme
to act my Emage. But if all that I can Amdo is just Bmsit and
watch time Emgo, then I'll have to say goodbAmye. Life's too 
                Bm               EmLoud   FLoud G  
short to watch it fly, so watch it flyyyyyyyyyy.

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Superman

by Gold Dust

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Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Intro: (played in the order given and with ska upstrokes)

D A Em Bm Em F#m G A

D A Em Bm Em

So here I am, doing everything I can. Holding on to what I

F#m G A

am, pretending I'm a superman.

(Verse:)(ska upstrokes)

D A Em Bm

I'm trying to keep the ground on my feet.

G D A

It seems the world's falling down around me.

D A Em Bm

The nights are all long, I'm singing this song

G D A

to try and make the answers more than maybe.

(This part uses barre chords:)

G D A F#m E D G

And I'm so con-fused, about what to do, sometimes I wanna

A D

throw it all away.

D A Em Bm Em

So here I am, looking older all the time. Growing older

F#m Em A

all the time, feeling younger in my mind.

D A Em Bm

I'm trying to sleep. I lost count of sheep.

G D A D

My mind is racing faster every minute. What could

A Em F#m G

I do more? Yeah I'm really not sure. I know I'm

D A

running circles but I can't quit.

G D A F#m E D

And I'm so confused about what to do.

G A

Sometimes I want to throw it all away.

Am Bm

Controlling everything in sight, I'm feeling weak I don't

Em Am Bm

feel right. You're telling me I have to change, telling me

Em Am Bm

to act my age. But if all that I can do is just sit and

Em Am

watch time go, then I'll have to say goodbye. Life's too

Bm Em F G

Loud Loud

short to watch it fly, so watch it flyyyyyyyyyy.

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