Mike Carey – Seamus Just Wants To Be Famous

intro ( G , Em , C , D ) no capo

G
oh , i want to write a song , not too short , not too long ,

Em
i’ll get respect from all the lads , ( who’s your man , he’s not bad )

C
i need not wait too long , i’ll write song after song ,

D ( once )
it’ll be me on mtv , doing a duet with elton john

G
i’ll become so big and famous , i’ll change me name to seamus ,

Em
be the coolest of the paddy’s , who’s your feckin Daddy

C
the girls in the crowd , screaming really loud ,

D
“oh seamus you’re the best , will you sign me massive chest?”

G
well i’m sorry maiden michelle , i’m a pure professional

Em
i won’t have antics in me trailer , so treat me like a sailor

C
“but what about your shows , at every one we have been?” ,

D ( once ) D
i’m sorry girls it’s not my fault but you’re only 15

G
oh i won’t walk down the street cause i’ll be up the fucking walls

Em
everyone will want a kiss , and sure grab or rub me balls ,

C
i’ll be hyper , hyper , hyper , i will not shleep at night

D ( once )
ashtounded by the fact that i can even sell my shite

( slower ) G
but sometimes i think to myself , “ar i’d be better off just being me”

C D
and play my songs for my friends on the sofa side of mtv

C D
oh i think of spirituality , hymns and going to mass ,

C D
but you know i’d trade it all , for rock n roll , so i could hire a guy to wipe my ass

G
oh there’s one thing i won’t do , if i make it really big ,

Em
i won’t end up like shnoopy dogg with fucking pig tails and a shmig ,

C
and all your songs are cat , the lads think you’re a twat ,

D ( once )
and why if you can see us do you insist on asking “where are y’all at?”

G
i mean your grammar is atrocious , it should be “where are ye?”

Em ( once )
sure the only youghal that we know , is a cork town by the see

C
and if we started hanging out , down in youghal or anything ,

D
i’d catch you by the pigtails , swing you round and fuck you in ,

G ( stop playing )
now , and in me videos , i’d bust a move , or grab me crotch

Em ( once )
and where you’d be off saying “bitch” , i’d be saying “biatch”

C
i’m driving in me flashy car , the girlies all along side me ,

D
oh fuckin hell there’s snoop , if i duck down will you hide me?
and he sang ,

G Em
“seamus , he just want’s to be famous”

C D
he’s about 13 new women on the go

G Em
seamus he just wants to be famous

C D
and he’ll keep his eye on that goal

spoken – ( now for the high bit , go on seamus )

G Em
laaaa , la la la la la laaaa

C
la la la la la laaaa

D
la la la la la laaaa

D
spoken – ( and he sang it again , even though the crowd we’re shouting at him , and
telling him to fuck off , he sang . . )

G Em
laaaa , la la la la la laaaa

C
la la la la la laaaa

D
la la la la la laaaa

D
spoken – ( and at this stage the auditorium was empty , it was just some fella sweeping up
auld litter down the back and he still going , and he said . . )

G Em
laaaa , la la la la la laaaa

C
la la la la la laaaa

D ( stop playing )
la la la la la laaaa

then someone came up and plugged him out!