Nazareth - Not faking it
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Tuning: E A D G B E
NOT FAKING IT
As recorded by Nazareth
(From the 1973 Album LOUD 'N' PROUD)
[Intro]
G C D G Eb Bb C D
G C D G Eb Bb C D
[1st Verse]
ESlim Jim was a stool pidgeon
EOn the payroll of the FBI G
EReverend Fred sold instant religion
EWith a license from the man in the sky G
EBilly the Kid was a gunslinger
GEdgar Wallace was a dead ringer
AMe, I'm just a rock'n'roll singer B E D
[2nd Verse]
EKeyhole Pete was a keen watcher
EHad a telephoto lens in each eye G
EJack the Ripper was a cool stalker
EBut his birds no longer fly G
EJames Joyce was a mudslinger
GAnd Jesus Christ was a forgiver
AMe, I'm just a rock'n'roll singer B E A
[Chorus]
EI'm not fakin' it
AFoolin' myself that I'm Emakin' it
GI D 'm not Afakin' it
GI D 'm not Afakin' it
[3rd Verse]
ETricky Dicky was a fast talker
EBut his promises were always a lie G
ENostradamus was a doomwatcher
EPredicted when we're gonna die G
ECleopatra was a love giver
GJesse James was a born killer
AMe, I'm just a rock'n'roll singer B
[Chorus]
EI'm not fakin' it
AFoolin' myself that I'm Emakin' it
GI D 'm not Afakin' it
GI D 'm not Afakin' it
[Interlude]
G C D G Eb Bb C D
G C D G Eb Bb C D
[4th Verse]
ESlim Jim was a stool pidgeon
EOn the payroll of the FBI G
EReverend Fred sold instant religion
EWith a license from the man in the sky G
EBilly the Kid was a gunslinger
GEdgar Wallace was a dead ringer
AMe, I'm just a rock'n'roll singer B E D
[Out-Chorus]
EI'm not fakin' it
AFoolin' myself that I'm Emakin' it
GI D 'm not Afakin' it
GI D 'm not Afakin' it
GFakin' it,D not fAakin' it x5