this is 4 semitones higher than the original recording . either capo on 9 or transpose if
like it lower : )
ps : all “d” chords are really D/F# if you want to be particularly picky .
intro
verse 1
G D/F# G
G D/F# G D/F#
tar – zan , wasn’t a ladies man ,
G D G D Bm A Bm
he’d just come along and scoop them up under his arm like that , quick as A
A Em A
cat in the jungle .
G D G D
but clark kent , now there was a real gent ,
G D G D
A
he would not be caught sittin’ aro – und in no jungle scape
Bm A Em A
dumb as an ape doing nothing .
chorus
G A D D/E
G
superman never made any money , saving the world from solomon grundy ,
D G D G
A
and sometimes i despair the world will never see another man , like him .
verse 2
G D G D
hey bob , supe had a straight job
G D G D
Bm A
even though he could have smashed through any bank in the united states
Bm A Em G
he had the strength but he would not
G D G D
folks said his family were all dead
G D G D
Bm A
their planet crumbled but superman he forced himself to carry on
Bm A Em A
forget kryp – ton and keep going
chorus
G A D D/E
G
superman never made any money , saving the world from solomon grundy ,
D G D G
A
and sometimes i despair the world will never see another man , like him .
bridge
Bm A Bm A G
D A
tar – zan was king of the jungle and lord over all the apes
Bm A Bm A G
G D A
but he could hardly string together four wo – rds : “i tar – zan , you jane”
verse 3
G D G D
some – times when supe was stopping crimes ,
G D G D
Bm A
i’ll bet that he was tempted to just quit and turn his back on man
Bm A Em A
join tar – zan in the forest
G D G D G D
G D
but he stayed in the city , kept changing clothes in dirty old phonebooths
Bm A Bm A
A
til his work was rued and nothing to do but go on
chorus
G A D G
superman never made any money , saving the world from solomon grundy ,
D G D G
A
and sometimes i despair the world will never see another man , like him .
outro
D G D G
A
and sometimes i despair the world will never see another man , like him .
this is 4 semitones higher than the original recording . either capo on 9 or transpose if
like it lower : )
ps : all “d” chords are really D/F# if you want to be particularly picky .
intro
verse 1
G D/F# G
G D/F# G D/F#
tar – zan , wasn’t a ladies man ,
G D G D Bm A Bm
he’d just come along and scoop them up under his arm like that , quick as A
A Em A
cat in the jungle .
G D G D
but clark kent , now there was a real gent ,
G D G D
A
he would not be caught sittin’ aro – und in no jungle scape
Bm A Em A
dumb as an ape doing nothing .
chorus
G A D D/E
G
superman never made any money , saving the world from solomon grundy ,
D G D G
A
and sometimes i despair the world will never see another man , like him .
verse 2
G D G D
hey bob , supe had a straight job
G D G D
Bm A
even though he could have smashed through any bank in the united states
Bm A Em G
he had the strength but he would not
G D G D
folks said his family were all dead
G D G D
Bm A
their planet crumbled but superman he forced himself to carry on
Bm A Em A
forget kryp – ton and keep going
chorus
G A D D/E
G
superman never made any money , saving the world from solomon grundy ,
D G D G
A
and sometimes i despair the world will never see another man , like him .
bridge
Bm A Bm A G
D A
tar – zan was king of the jungle and lord over all the apes
Bm A Bm A G
G D A
but he could hardly string together four wo – rds : “i tar – zan , you jane”
verse 3
G D G D
some – times when supe was stopping crimes ,
G D G D
Bm A
i’ll bet that he was tempted to just quit and turn his back on man
Bm A Em A
join tar – zan in the forest
G D G D G D
G D
but he stayed in the city , kept changing clothes in dirty old phonebooths
Bm A Bm A
A
til his work was rued and nothing to do but go on
chorus
G A D G
superman never made any money , saving the world from solomon grundy ,
D G D G
A
and sometimes i despair the world will never see another man , like him .
outro
D G D G
A
and sometimes i despair the world will never see another man , like him .
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