Intro
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[Verse 1]
G
Well, somebody found it somewhere
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at an old flea market fair
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with no number on the tag
G
Let it go for half a dollar
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well they didn't even bother
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to wrap it up inside a bag
[Verse 2]
G
I was drinkin' gasoline
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in a half-priced limousine
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watchin' TV in the back
G
When much to my surprise,
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when I hit Channel 5,
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nearly had a heart attack
[Chorus]
D G
I sold my soul somewhere so long ago
D
Oh, I didn't think too much at the time
G
I was young and I didn't know
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Oh, til I saw it late one night
A G
on the Antique Road Show
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Expert collectors to appraise
G A
[Verse 3]
G
Well, the trip that I was on
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like a rerun marathon
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of blue days and black nights
G
Where the Marlboro angels play
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for the men like birds of prey
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'neath the masthead burning bright
[Verse 4]
G
I saw it on display
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Like imitation Faberge
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ogled by the mid-life herds
G
Yeah, the signal came on through
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like a bad dream come true
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Leaves you at a loss for words
[Chorus]
D G
I sold my soul somewhere so long ago
D
Oh, I didn't think too much at the time
G
I was young and I didn't know
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Oh, til I saw it late one night
A G
on the Antique Road Show
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Like looking into my own grave
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[Verse 5]
G
Now I'm commercial grade
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fit for the Wall Street trade
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swimming with the price of gold
G
Commemoration baseball cards,
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courtesy of Scotland Yard,
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dug up from the days of old
[Verse 6]
G
Ring mottled cathedral glass,
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hand-written leaves of grass,
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certified and guaranteed
G D
Well, they're throwing it all away
F#m Em
I may get it back someday
Bm G
They just can never see
D A
what it could mean to me
[Chorus]
D G
I sold my soul somewhere so long ago
D
Oh, I didn't think too much at the time
G
I was young and I didn't know
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Oh, til I saw it late one night
A G
on the Antique Road Show
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Just to see what I could raise
G A
[Verse 7]
G
So what's it gonna be?
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You want a piece of me?
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Could it help to ease the pain?
G
Can you tell me so?
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'Cause I'd like to know
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if you have been entertained
[Verse 8]
G
By a funeral song
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for even half as long
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as your attention span allows
G
Can you tell me so?
D F#m
'Cause I'd like to know
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if you have been entertained
[Coda]
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