Standard Tuning EADGBe This really cool song is usually played with power chords and a few riffs. Here is an easier way to play it along with singing it. Intro Riff: (tremolo pick several times) e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|--8h9-9-9--8h9-9-9--8h9-9-9-| Riff 2: e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------9~--------9-9-----------------------| D|--9-11-11---9-11-11---9-11-11------11/0---9-9--9-9--11-11-9--11-----| A|------------------------------------------7-7--9-9--11-11-9--11-----| E------------------------------------------------7-7--9--9--7--9------| Riff 3 (played on bass): e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-------11----10----9-------| E|--9-9-----9-----9-----12---| Verse riff: F# G# G# F# G# G# F# G# G# B C# e|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------9~--------9-9-9-9--9-9/11-11-11---| A|--9-11-11---9-11-11---9-11-11------11/0---9-9-9-9--9-9/11-11-11---| E|------------------------------------------7-7-7-7--7-7/9--9--9----| Verse 1: (don't forget, play the riff)

^F#Wok^G#e u^G#p this^F# mo^G#rni^G#ng, s^F#tar^G#ted^G# to s^Bneeze I had a cigarette and a ^C#cup of tea ^F#I l^G#ook^G#ed in ^F#the^G# mi^G#rror ^F#wha^G#t d^G#id I ^Bsee a nine stone weakling with k^C#nobbly knees ^F#I d^G#id ^G#my kne^F#es ^G#ben^G#d pre^F#ss ^G#ups^G# touc^Bh my toes I had another sneeze and I ^C#blew my nose ^F#I l^G#ook^G#ed in ^F#the^G# mi^G#rror ^F#at ^G#my ^G#pigeo^Bn chest I had to put on my clothes cuz it ^C#made me depressed

Pre-Chorus 1:

^ASurely there must ^Ebe a way ^Bfor me to change the ^C#mshape I'm in ^ADissatisfied is wh^Eat I am ^BI want to be a ^C#mbetter man

Chorus 1:

[play bass riff] Verse 2:

^F#Wok^G#e u^G#p thi^F#s m^G#orn^G#ing w^F#hat^G# di^G#d I s^Bee a big black cloud hanging o^C#ver me ^F#I s^G#wit^G#ched ^F#on ^G#the^G# radi^F#o a^G#nd ^G#nearl^By dropped dead the news was so bad that ^C#I fell out of bed ^F#The^G#re ^G#was a^F# ga^G#s s^G#trike^F# oi^G#l s^G#trike^B lorry strike bread strike got to be a superman t^C#o survive ^F#Gas^G# bi^G#lls r^F#ent^G# bi^G#lls t^F#ax ^G#bil^G#ls ph^Bone bills I'm such a wreck but I'm s^C#taying alive

^F#Hey^G# gi^G#rl we'^F#ve ^G#got^G# to g^F#et ^G#out^G# of t^Bhis place There's got to be something ^C#better than this ^F#I n^G#eed^G# you, ^F#but^G# I ^G#hate ^F#to ^G#see^G# you ^Bthis way If I were superman then w^C#e'd fly away

Pre-Chorus 2:

^AI'd really like to c^Ehange the world and ^Bsave it from the ^C#mmess it's in ^AI'm too weak I'm s^Eo thin I'^Bd like to fly but I c^C#man't even swim

Chorus 2/Outro:

^BSupe^C#rman s^Bup^C#erm^Ean wish I could ^Bfly like^C# su^C#per^Bma^C#n ^BSupe^C#rman s^Bup^C#erm^Ean I want to be ^Blike sup^C#erm^C#an ^B ^C# ^B ^C# ^B ^C# ^E I want to be ^Blike sup^C#erm^C#an ^B ^C# ^BSupe^C#rman s^Bup^C#erm^Ean wish I could ^Bfly like^C# su^C#per^Bma^C#n ^BSupe^C#rman s^Bup^C#erm^Ean wish I could ^Bfly like^C# su^C#per^Bma^C#n ^BSupe^C#rman s^Bup^C#erm^Ean I want to be ^Blike sup^C#erm^C#an ^B ^C# ^B ^C# ^B ^C# ^E I want to be ^Blike sup^C#erm^C#an ^B ^C# ^BSupe^C#rman s^Bup^C#erm^Ean wish I could ^Bfly like^C# su^C#per^Bma^C#n

(till fade out)

Kinks - Wish i could fly like superman