Capo: 2

Capo 2 Intro: D/G (D chord: hammer on/off with index finger)

^DBeneath the trees of the Casbah ^GBeneath the roots of those ^Dtrees On the ^Emcasket ^Dfloor On the ^Emcasket ^Dfloor ^GBottom of me, it feels so complete ^D

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^DAround my childhood museums ^GThere stand Chinese ^Gguards One of ^Emthem has a ^Dbell One of ^Emthem has a ^Dbell Who ^Grings when I come too close or leave too fa^Dr

^DYou might say that it's reckless, you might ^Gsay that it's ^Dwild But I'd ^Emrather be nobody's ^Gman than somebody's ^Dchild

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^DNow there's splinters in my fingers ^GAnd there's portland cement in my ^Dlungs I got a ^Emhammer and a ^Dcough I got a ^Emhammer and a ^Dcough and ^GAll of my friends speak in foreign tongues^D

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^DThere's an ugliness growing up inside me ^GFrom where it has come I don't ^Dknow I left my ^Emsweetness ^Dbeside My ^Emsweetness ^Dbeside That ^Ggirl I goodbyed long ago ^D

^DThey might find my body at the ^Gbottom of the ^Dpile But I'd ^Emrather be nobody's ^Gman than somebody's ^Dchild

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^DSuch plans they have, such God's they have G D

Deep in this nation of heat Em D We've been outdone again Em D We've been outdone again and G D All of my friends they walk on their feet D G D And a congress of jackals will put a tax on my smile

But I'd ^Emrather be nobody's ^Gman than somebody's ^Dchild ^DI might move to Las Vegas, live ^Gthere for a ^Dwhile 'Cause I'd ^Emrather be nobody's, ^Gnobody's, nobody's ^EmYes I'd rather be nobody's ^Gman than somebody's ^Dchild

Joe Pug - Nobodys man