Substitute

Chords

Low-G Tuning

SUBSTITUTE

Intro : C G F G x2       

Verse 1:
C                      F                    G         C
You think we look pretty good together
C                      F                    G         C
You think my shoes are made of leather


Prechorus 1:
                 Dm
But I'm a substitute for another guy
   Dm
I look pretty tall but my heels are high
        Dm
The simple things you see are all complicated
   Dm                                                                    G
I look pretty young but I'm just backdated yeah


Chorus 1:
C      G              F             G
Subsitute your lies for fact
           C          G                 F            G
I see right through your plastic Mac
   C            G                     F             G
I look all white but my dad was black
    C                        G                  F                   C
My fine looking suit's really made out of sack

Break of 8 beats


Verse 2:
C                             F            G                    C
I was born with a plastic spoon in my mouth
          C                                            F                       G               C
The north side of my town faced east and the east was facin' south


Prechorus 2:
                         Dm 
And now you dare to look me in the eye
               Dm
Those crocodile tears will watch you cry
          Dm
It's a genuine problem you won't try 
      Dm							    G
To work it on the toll just passin by passin by


Chorus 2:
C      G        F          G
Substitute me for him
C      G              F             G
Substitute my coke for gin
C      G                 F          G
Substitute you for my mum
      C            G          F             C
At least I'll get my washin' done



Prechorus 1:
                  Dm 
But I'm a substitute for another guy
    Dm
I look pretty tall but my heels are high
         Dm  
The simple things you see are all complicated
   Dm 							    G
I look pretty young but I'm just backdated yeah


Verse 2:
C                  F                     G               C
I was born with a plastic spoon in my mouth
     C                                                 F                         G              C
The north side of my town faced east and the east was facin' south


Prechorus 2:
             Dm
And now you dare to look me in the eye
       Dm
These crocodile tears are what you cry
       Dm
It's a genuine problem you won't try 
    Dm                                       G
To work it on the toll just passin by passin by


Chorus 3:
C      G   F       G
Substitute me for him
C      G       F       G
Substitute my coke for gin
C      G       F       G
Substitute you for my mum
    C         G       F       G
At least I'll get my washin' done
C     G    F        G
Substitute lies for fact
       C         G            F       G
I can see right through your plastic Mac 
   C        G            F       G
I look all white but my dad was black
    C            G             F           C
My fine looking suit's really made out of sack