Substitute Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C][G][F][C][G][F]
[C]

[Verse 1]
You think we [F]look
pretty good to[C]gether
You think my [F]shoes are made of [C]leather
I'm [G]a substitute for another guy
I look [D]pretty tall but my heels are [G]high
The sim[D]ple things you
see are all complicated
[G]I look pretty you[F]ng but I'm just bac[G]k
[F]-dated...yeah
[G]

[Verse 2]
[C]
(Substitute) Your lies for
fact
(Substitute) I see right through your
plastic Mac
(Substitute) I look all white but my
dad was black
(Substitute) My fine-looking

[Verse 3]
suit's really made out of sack
[C]
I was born with a [F]plastic
spoon in [C]my mouth
The north side of my town [F]faced east and
the east [C]was facing' south
And now you dare [G]to
look me in the eye
Those [D]crocodile [G]tears are what [D]you cry
[G]It's a genu[D]ine prob[G]lem, you won't try
To work it [D]out at all,
just pass it by...pass [F]it [G]by
[C]

[Verse 4]
(Substitute) Me for him
(Substitute) My coke for
gin
(Substitute) You for my
mum
(Substitute) At least I'll
get my washin' done

[Verse 5]
[C]I'm[F][C]
[F][C]
[G]a substitute
[D]for[G] ano[D]ther guy[G]
I look [D]pretty tall but my
heels are high
The simple things you see are all complicated
I look pretty young but I'm just back-dated...yeah
[G]

[Interlude 1]
[C][G]
[F][C][G][F][C]

[Verse 6]
I was born with [F]a plastic
spoon in [C]my mouth
The north side of my town faced east [F]and
the east [C]was facing' south
And now you [G]dare to look me in the eye
Those [D]crocodile [G]tears are [D]what you cry
[F]It's [D]a genuine prob[G]lem, you won't [D]try
[G]To work it out[D] at all,
just pass it [F]by...pass it [G]by
[C]

[Verse 7]
[C](Substitute) Me for him
(Substitute) My coke for
gin
(Substitute) You for my
mum
(Substitute) At least I'll get my
washin' done
(Substitute) Your lies
for fact
(Substitute) I see right through
your plastic Mac
(Substitute) I look all white but my
dad was black
(Substitute) My fine-lookin'
suit's really made out of sack