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Skeleton Man Song by The Axis of Awesome Infinity Rock Explosion! (2010) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE-MnzPiz2s # The members of Axis of Awesome are Benny, Lee and Jordan. Much of this piece is spoken, with an # A Bb chord sequence playing in the background. Like many of their songs, the band members end # up arguing with one another during the song. [Intro]

^A(Jordan) I^Bbn a^A city plagued^Bb by the crime ^AA city you ^Bbknow ^Aor could imagine ^Bb ^AA city of buildings and streets ^Bb ^AA city in pain ^Bb ^AA city in need of a hero ^Bb ^AThat hero is Skeleton Man ^Bb

[Verse 1]

(All) ^DmSkeleton Man, Skeleton Man, Skelton Man ^DmProtecting our streets ^GTaking on crime ^DmSaving the world ^GA day at a time Under ^Bbcover of night, ^Ccover of day Skeleton ^DmMan, Skeleton Man, Skeleton Man

[Spoken]

^ADuring an ^Bbaccident as a child ^AA small bo^Bby broke his arm and was then exposed to x-rays ^AThese rays ^Bbrevealed that the boy was in fact part-man part-skeleton ^A(Benny) Wha^Bbt? (Jordan) A ^Askeleton ^Bbman ^A(Benny) Wait, sorry:^Bb part-man, part-skeleton? ^AYes, just as the ^Bbcentaur is part-man part-horse ^ASo too is he part-man ^Bbpart-skeleton (Benny)^A Right and which part is th^Bbe skeleton part? (Jordan) ^AThe skeleton ^Bbpart

(Benny) What you mean like inside him? [Verse 2]

(All) ^DmSkeleton Man, Skeleton Man, (Benny) Skeleton Man? (All) ^DmAll made up of bone ^GShaped like a man ^DmSkeleton feet ^Gand skeleton hands ^BbHe has calcium strength ^Cat his command ^DmSkeleton Man, Skeleton Man, (Benny) So he's just a regular man? (Jordan) ^BbMany people ^Ebthink he's ^Dmjust a regular ^Gmman (Benny) Yes (Jordan) ^ABut he's not just any ^Dmman (Benny) ^DmI think he is (Jordan) He's ^BbSkeleton ^AMan, He's Skeleton ^DmMan (Benny

N.C.

) That's ridiculous, Everyone has a skeleton

N.C.

It doesn't make you a superhero

N.C.

It's like saying 'OOHH! Skin Man'

[Bridge]

^Dm(Jordan) OOOOHHH Skin Man ^BbVillian in dis^Aguise But ^GmSkeleton Man Sees ^Bbthrough his plan ^DmWith his Skeleton ^Aeyes He's Skeleton ^DmMan

[Interlude]

(Benny) ^ANo s^Bborry stop singing ^AThat^Bb's stupid ^AEver^Bbyone is part man part skeleton ^AAnyo^Bbne could... whoever is listening to this song could be Skeleton Man

N.C.

(Jordan) Skeleton Man's listening to our song!

N.C.

(Lee) He bought our album

N.C.

(Jordan) Or stole it off the internet

N.C.

(Benny) No, that's not...

[Outro]

^DmSkeleton Man, Skeleton Man, ^BbSkeleton Man, Skeleton Man, ^CSkeleton Man, Skeleton Man ^DmSkeleton Man, Skeleton Man, Skeleton Man

The Axis of Awesome - Skeleton man