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[Verse 1]
AI am gonna Esmoke a cigaretteD  
'Cause I'm a Erebel, yeah!
AGo to Duane EReade and buy a whole freakin' Dset
(That's-that's what Ethey call them, right?)
F#mAnd the clerk will ask me which ones I'm buyin'
EAnd I'll say like I'm not even tryin'
D(Malb-uh-ro. Mal- Mara- Mara- Marlab- bar- oh?)
F#mThen I'll walk around on the street at night or-
EWait! First I gotta buy a lighter Dtoo!
[Verse 2]
But then A-ooh, I'm gonna Esmoke that cigaretteD  
'Cause I got Efeelings
AWhich apparentEly no ones noticed Dyet
But I'm pretty Etortured, you guys
F#mAnd I'll stand on the roof in a cloud of smoke and
ESay my parents marriage was just a joke and
DThey abused me!
(Well, they tickled, but abused, sure!)
F#mAnd my artist friends will say 'your life's so rough' and
EAll I'll do is take a puff and Dblow
[Bridge]
God! If F#monly, only I wasn't so F#mgoddF#mamn F#mfricF#mken'
F#mHappy
Well then I'd be
DHappy
Yeah then I'd be some Aleather plaid metal
So hot it makes the Agirls Ascream Afor Atheir
A'Papi!'
AYeah, That's what they'd call me:
A'Papi!'
AThat's what they'd call me!
F#mOh, they won't Ethink I'm so mellow
F#mWhen my Eteeth are bright yellow
F#mFinally I'll be who I thought I would Ebe
F7'Cause me
[Verse 3]
A#I am totally-the-sort-of-person-if-I-Fwanted-to smoke a D#cigarette
I'm just Fbusy, ok?
But A#soon I'm gonna Fsmoke a fag I beD#t
And I'll be FBritish to, deal!
GmTake a look at me Govna' I'm disappearing'
FPretty soon the only thing that you'll be hearing
D#Is what ever it sounds like when someone is smoking and awesome-
[Verse 4]
GmTake a hit take a chance and maybe then I'll
FActually like myself when I D#get that
[Outro]
A#CigFarD#ettFe
A#CigFarD#ette
A Fciga-ciga-ciga-ciga
A#CigFarD#ette
FCig-cig-cig-cig-cig-cig-cig-cig-cig-zaow
A#CigFarD#ettFewouwouwouwouwou
A#CigFarD#ettFe
(Takes puff of the cigarette)
God, I really needed that-
(Coughing fit)
A#

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Cigarette

by Sam Salmond

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F#m

[Verse 1]

A E D

I am gonna smoke a cigarette

'Cause I'm a rebel, yeah!

A E D

Go to Duane Reade and buy a whole freakin' set

(That's-that's what they call them, right?)

F#m

And the clerk will ask me which ones I'm buyin'

And I'll say like I'm not even tryin'

(Malb-uh-ro. Mal- Mara- Mara- Marlab- bar- oh?)

F#m

Then I'll walk around on the street at night or-

E D

Wait! First I gotta buy a lighter too!

[Verse 2]

A E D

But then -ooh, I'm gonna smoke that cigarette

'Cause I got feelings

A E D

Which apparently no ones noticed yet

But I'm pretty tortured, you guys

F#m

And I'll stand on the roof in a cloud of smoke and

Say my parents marriage was just a joke and

They abused me!

(Well, they tickled, but abused, sure!)

F#m

And my artist friends will say 'your life's so rough' and

E D

All I'll do is take a puff and blow

[Bridge]

F#m F#m F#m F#m F#m

God! If only, only I wasn't so goddamn fricken'

F#m

Happy

Well then I'd be

Happy

Yeah then I'd be some leather plaid metal

A A A A

So hot it makes the girls scream for their

'Papi!'

Yeah, That's what they'd call me:

'Papi!'

That's what they'd call me!

F#m E

Oh, they won't think I'm so mellow

F#m E

When my teeth are bright yellow

F#m E

Finally I'll be who I thought I would be

'Cause me

[Verse 3]

A# F D#

I am totally-the-sort-of-person-if-I-wanted-to smoke a cigarette

I'm just busy, ok?

A# F D#

But soon I'm gonna smoke a fag I bet

And I'll be British to, deal!

Take a look at me Govna' I'm disappearing'

Pretty soon the only thing that you'll be hearing

Is what ever it sounds like when someone is smoking and awesome-

[Verse 4]

Take a hit take a chance and maybe then I'll

F D#

Actually like myself when I get that

[Outro]

A# F D# F

Cigarette

A# F D#

Cigarette

A ciga-ciga-ciga-ciga

A# F D#

Cigarette

Cig-cig-cig-cig-cig-cig-cig-cig-cig-zaow

A# F D# F

Cigarettewouwouwouwouwou

A# F D# F

Cigarette

(Takes puff of the cigarette)

God, I really needed that-

(Coughing fit)

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