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