Intro
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[Verse 1]
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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
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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]
F#
I was drinkin' gasoline
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in a half-priced limousine
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watchin' TV in the back
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When much to my surprise,
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when I hit Channel 5,
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nearly had a heart attack
[Chorus]
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I sold my soul somewhere so long ago
C#
Oh, I didn't think too much at the time
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I was young and I didn't know
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Oh, til I saw it late one night
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on the Antique Road Show
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Expert collectors to appraise
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[Verse 3]
F#
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
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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]
F#
I saw it on display
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Like imitation Faberge
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ogled by the mid-life herds
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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]
C# F#
I sold my soul somewhere so long ago
C#
Oh, I didn't think too much at the time
F#
I was young and I didn't know
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Oh, til I saw it late one night
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on the Antique Road Show
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Like looking into my own grave
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[Verse 5]
F#
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
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Commemoration baseball cards,
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courtesy of Scotland Yard,
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dug up from the days of old
[Verse 6]
F#
Ring mottled cathedral glass,
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hand-written leaves of grass,
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certified and guaranteed
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Well, they're throwing it all away
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I may get it back someday
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They just can never see
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what it could mean to me
[Chorus]
C# F#
I sold my soul somewhere so long ago
C#
Oh, I didn't think too much at the time
F#
I was young and I didn't know
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Oh, til I saw it late one night
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on the Antique Road Show
A F#m G#
Just to see what I could raise
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[Verse 7]
F#
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?
F#
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]
F#
By a funeral song
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for even half as long
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as your attention span allows
F#
Can you tell me so?
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'Cause I'd like to know
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if you have been entertained
[Coda]
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