Intro
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[Verse 1]
G#
Well, somebody found it somewhere
D# Gm
at an old flea market fair
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with no number on the tag
G#
Let it go for half a dollar
D# Gm
well they didn't even bother
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to wrap it up inside a bag
[Verse 2]
G#
I was drinkin' gasoline
D# Gm
in a half-priced limousine
Fm Cm A#
watchin' TV in the back
G#
When much to my surprise,
D# Gm
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
D# Gm
like a rerun marathon
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of blue days and black nights
G#
Where the Marlboro angels play
D# Gm
for the men like birds of prey
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'neath the masthead burning bright
[Verse 4]
G#
I saw it on display
D# Gm
Like imitation Faberge
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ogled by the mid-life herds
G#
Yeah, the signal came on through
D# Gm
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
D# A# Cm
Oh, til I saw it late one night
A# G#
on the Antique Road Show
B G#m A#
Like looking into my own grave
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[Verse 5]
G#
Now I'm commercial grade
D# Gm
fit for the Wall Street trade
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swimming with the price of gold
G#
Commemoration baseball cards,
D# Gm
courtesy of Scotland Yard,
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dug up from the days of old
[Verse 6]
G#
Ring mottled cathedral glass,
D# Gm
hand-written leaves of grass,
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certified and guaranteed
G# D#
Well, they're throwing it all away
Gm Fm
I may get it back someday
Cm 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
D# A# Cm
Oh, til I saw it late one night
A# G#
on the Antique Road Show
B G#m A#
Just to see what I could raise
G# A#
[Verse 7]
G#
So what's it gonna be?
D# Gm
You want a piece of me?
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Could it help to ease the pain?
G#
Can you tell me so?
D# Gm
'Cause I'd like to know
Fm Cm G# D# A# G#
if you have been entertained
[Verse 8]
G#
By a funeral song
D# Gm
for even half as long
Fm Cm G# D# A# G#
as your attention span allows
G#
Can you tell me so?
D# Gm
'Cause I'd like to know
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if you have been entertained
[Coda]
D# A# G#
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