Merely a Man chords and lyrics - XTC

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[Verse 1]
[D]Higher.[G][D][G][C#][D][A][C#]
[D][G][C#][D]
I'm a [G]king, yes, [C#]I'm a h[D]ead of s[G]tate.[D]
But I'm the [G]kitchen [D]boy
who'll wash your [G]dirty [D]plate.
I had no [G]message [C#]and the m[D]essage w[G]as,
[C#]
[D]We're all Jesus, [G]Buddha,
[A]and the [D]Wizard [A]of Oz.[F#]

[Verse 2]
I'm merely a [C#]man,
And I [F#]bring [G#m]nothing [F#]but
[B]love [G#m]for yo[C#]u.[F#]
I'm merely [B]a man,
[C#]And I [F#]want n[G#m]othing t[C#]hat you can't [F#]do.

[Verse 3]
And you [A]know [G]it'[A]s true.
That with logic and [G]love we'll be
[A]lifting human[D]ity [B]high[C#]er .
[D]Hig[G]her[D] .[A][D]
[G][D]

[Verse 4]
I'm all reli[G]gious [C#]figures [D]rolled into [G]one,
[D]
[G]Gaddafy Duck pro[C#]pelled from [D]Jimmy
Swag[A]gart's tommy gun[D].
Don't promise [G]rainbows
[C#]with some [D]golden [G]pot,[D]
In fact [G]what [C#]I can offer [D]I know
you've [A]already [F#]got.

[Verse 5]
I'm merely a [C#]man,
And I [F#]bring [Ab]nothing [F#]but [B]love for y[C#]ou.[F#]
I'm merely a [C#]man,
And I [F#]want [Abm]nothing [B]that [C#]you can't [F#]do.

[Verse 6]
And you know [A]it's true.
That with logic and love we'll have
[A]power enough,
To raise consciousness up and for lifting
[F#]humanity [C#]higher.[F#][Abm]
[B]Higher!

[Interlude 1]
[C#][B][F#][Ab][F#]
[B][C#][F#][Abm][C#][F#][Abm]
[F#]And you know

[Verse 7]
[A]it's true.
We should chase superstition and
fear from our hearts,
If we're going to survive and take
levels of [D]sanity [B]high[D]er.[G]
[D]Kick [B]it [D]up.[A]..h[E]igh[F#]er.

[Verse 8]
I'm merely [C#]a man,
And I [F#]bring [Abm]nothing [F#]but [B]love for y[C#]ou.[F#]
I'm merely a [C#]man,
And I [F#]want nothing that you can't do.

[Interlude 2]
[F#][C#][F#]
[B][C#][F#][Abm][F#][B][C#][B][F#]

[Verse 9]
[C#]And [F#]you[B][C#][F#]
[A]know it's true.
That with logic and [B]love we'll have
[A]power enough,
To raise consciousness up
and for lifting humanity higher.