Fake Version Of The Real Thing

Intro Am C F C F C G Am C F C F C G [Verso 1] Am C F C Oh Christ, do you hear the cries F C G Of the sore winners up on top of the hill Am C F C Theres no prize thatll satisfy F C G The bourgeois citizens of Millionairesville Am Em F C They used to say this was a place so famous F C G Am That its written lore was nothing short of sacrosanct Am G C F Show up late and now theyre sweeping the place Am G F C We get the fake version of the real thing [Verso 2] Am C F C Oh my, how the strong survive F C G Born with a sword made of Bethlehem steel Am C F C Let me stress with a capital S F C G That everyone is fraught from the weight of this wheel Am Em F C They used to say youd make a great politician F C G Am You could work a whole room on one stiff drink Am G C F Selling the truth with a fib or two Am G F C Call it the fake version of the real thing [Ponte] G Dm Its written at the subway stops F C G Third wave coffee shops Am Dm Downtown billboard spots F But you cant make it stop G Dm Love sold at double the cost F C G And you cant beat the liquor laws Am They got you with a contract clause Dm F Dm F A war that was already lost {Solo} Am C F C F C G [Verso 3] Am C F C Oh man, thanks for letting me in F C G I am chuffed to be invited, what a luxury Am C F C A middle finger to the powers that linger F C G Just to show that I know who I used to be Am Em F C I used to say that if I made it inside F C G Am I would shoot out the lights, take a couple of swings Am G C F But this is nice, baby, this is alright Am G F C I may stay here forever, and at least for tonight Am G C F Yeah, maybe Im not really quite what you think Am G F C I'm just the fake version of the real thing Am G F C Fake version of the real thing Am G C F Tied up with a neat little string Am G F C Call it the fake version of the real thing Outro Am C F C F C G (repeated, fades out)