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# A Bb chord sequence playing in the background. Like many of their songs, the band members end
[Intro]
A(Jordan) IBbn a Acity plagued Bbby the crime
AA city you Bbknow Aor could imagineBb  
AA city of buildings and streetsBb  
AA city in painBb  
AA city in need of a heroBb  
AThat hero is Skeleton ManBb  
[Verse 1]
(All) DmSkeleton Man, Skeleton Man, Skelton Man
DmProtecting our streets
GTaking on crime
DmSaving the world
GA day at a time
Under Bbcover of night, Ccover of day
Skeleton DmMan, Skeleton Man, Skeleton Man
[Spoken]
ADuring an Bbaccident as a child
AA small boBby broke his arm and was then exposed to x-rays
AThese rays Bbrevealed that the boy was in fact part-man part-skeleton
A(Benny) WhaBbt?
(Jordan) A Askeleton Bbman
A(Benny) Wait, sorry: Bbpart-man, part-skeleton?
AYes, just as the Bbcentaur is part-man part-horse
ASo too is he part-man Bbpart-skeleton
(Benny) ARight and which part is thBbe skeleton part?
(Jordan) AThe skeleton Bbpart
(Benny) What you mean like inside him?
[Verse 2]
(All) DmSkeleton Man, Skeleton Man, (Benny) Skeleton Man?
(All) DmAll made up of bone
GShaped like a man
DmSkeleton feet
Gand skeleton hands
BbHe has calcium strength Cat his command
DmSkeleton Man, Skeleton Man, (Benny) So he's just a regular man?
(Jordan) BbMany people Ebthink he's Dmjust a regular Gmman (Benny) Yes
(Jordan) ABut he's not just any Dmman
(Benny) DmI think he is
(Jordan) He's BbSkeleton AMan, He's Skeleton DmMan
      N.C.
(Benny) That's ridiculous, Everyone has a skeleton
N.C.
It doesn't make you a superhero
N.C.
It's like saying 'OOHH! Skin Man'
[Bridge]
Dm(Jordan) OOOOHHH Skin Man
BbVillian in disAguise
But GmSkeleton Man
Sees Bbthrough his plan
DmWith his Skeleton Aeyes
He's Skeleton DmMan
[Interlude]
(Benny) ANo sBborry stop singing
AThatBb's stupid
AEverBbyone is part man part skeleton
AAnyoBbne could... whoever is listening to this song could be Skeleton Man
N.C.
(Jordan) Skeleton Man's listening to our song!
N.C.
(Lee) He bought our album
N.C.
(Jordan) Or stole it off the internet
N.C.
(Benny) No, that's not...
[Outro]
DmSkeleton Man, Skeleton Man,
BbSkeleton Man, Skeleton Man,
CSkeleton Man, Skeleton Man
DmSkeleton Man, Skeleton Man, Skeleton Man

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Skeleton Man

by The Axis of Awesome

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# A Bb chord sequence playing in the background. Like many of their songs, the band members end

[Intro]

A Bb A Bb

(Jordan) In a city plagued by the crime

A Bb A Bb

A city you know or could imagine

A Bb

A city of buildings and streets

A Bb

A city in pain

A Bb

A city in need of a hero

A Bb

That hero is Skeleton Man

[Verse 1]

(All) Skeleton Man, Skeleton Man, Skelton Man

Protecting our streets

Taking on crime

Saving the world

A day at a time

Bb C

Under cover of night, cover of day

Skeleton Man, Skeleton Man, Skeleton Man

[Spoken]

A Bb

During an accident as a child

A Bb

A small boy broke his arm and was then exposed to x-rays

A Bb

These rays revealed that the boy was in fact part-man part-skeleton

A Bb

(Benny) What?

A Bb

(Jordan) A skeleton man

A Bb

(Benny) Wait, sorry: part-man, part-skeleton?

A Bb

Yes, just as the centaur is part-man part-horse

A Bb

So too is he part-man part-skeleton

A Bb

(Benny) Right and which part is the skeleton part?

A Bb

(Jordan) The skeleton part

(Benny) What you mean like inside him?

[Verse 2]

(All) Skeleton Man, Skeleton Man, (Benny) Skeleton Man?

(All) All made up of bone

Shaped like a man

Skeleton feet

and skeleton hands

Bb C

He has calcium strength at his command

Skeleton Man, Skeleton Man, (Benny) So he's just a regular man?

Bb Eb Dm Gm

(Jordan) Many people think he's just a regular man (Benny) Yes

A Dm

(Jordan) But he's not just any man

(Benny) I think he is

Bb A Dm

(Jordan) He's Skeleton Man, He's Skeleton Man

N.C.

(Benny) That's ridiculous, Everyone has a skeleton

N.C.

It doesn't make you a superhero

N.C.

It's like saying 'OOHH! Skin Man'

[Bridge]

(Jordan) OOOOHHH Skin Man

Bb A

Villian in disguise

But Skeleton Man

Sees through his plan

Dm A

With his Skeleton eyes

He's Skeleton Man

[Interlude]

A Bb

(Benny) No sorry stop singing

A Bb

That's stupid

A Bb

Everyone is part man part skeleton

A Bb

Anyone could... whoever is listening to this song could be Skeleton Man

N.C.

(Jordan) Skeleton Man's listening to our song!

N.C.

(Lee) He bought our album

N.C.

(Jordan) Or stole it off the internet

N.C.

(Benny) No, that's not...

[Outro]

Skeleton Man, Skeleton Man,

Skeleton Man, Skeleton Man

Skeleton Man, Skeleton Man, Skeleton Man

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