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