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Chad & Jeremy - Teenage Failure 1965 - from "Teenage Failure/Early Mornin' Rain" single. (Jeremy Clyde) [Intro] E E D D A E E D D A

^DWent up to my boss today Said "Hey man, can I have more pay?" I said, "^EmWill ya? Please sir!" ^F#mHe took one look at me and then ^BHe said, "If you ask me that again, I'll ^Ekill ya!"

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^AWhy , why, ^Ewhy ^Ado I have to ^Ecry? ^AOurs not to reason ^Ewhy, I know ^AIt's just to do and ^Edie, I know ^ABut even so it ^G#mseems that the ^F#mworld ^BHas passed me ^Eover

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^DSame sort of thing with the birds in this town I pick 'em up, they put me down ^EmStill, you can't complain (much!) ^F#mIf I had a fancy car, ^BMercedes or a Jaguar, I'd ^Ethrill 'em!

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^AWhy , why, ^Ewhy ^Ado I have to ^Ecry? ^AOurs not to reason ^Ewhy, I know ^AIt's just to do and ^Edie, I know ^ABut even so it ^G#mseems that the ^F#mworld ^BHas passed me ^Eover

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^DYou should see how the women treat me Perhaps I should have the guts to see ^EmI'm a failure (A teenage failure!) ^F#mIf you cheat on me again, I'l ^Bhire a detective And then I'll have him ^Etrail ya!

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^AWhy , why, ^Ewhy ^Ado I have to ^Ecry? ^AOurs not to reason ^Ewhy, I know ^AIt's just to do and ^Edie, I know ^ABut even so it ^G#mseems that the ^F#mworld ^BHas passed me ^Eover

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^DNow this ain't a very fine song But lucky for you, it ain't too long ^Em(Sit still or I'll smash your face in!) ^F#mIf I had an expensive guitar I'd ^Bwrite great songs and I'd go far (^Emaybe)

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^AWhy , why, ^Ewhy ^Ado I have to ^Ecry? ^AOurs not to reason ^Ewhy, I know ^AIt's just to do and ^Edie, I know ^ABut even so it ^G#mseems that the ^F#mworld ^BHas passed me ^Eover

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Chad & Jeremy - Teenage failure