The Man That Never Was — Rick Springfield

Chords and lyrics for The Man That Never Was by Rick Springfield (key of Am).

Verse 1

Rick Springfield - The Man That Never Was

Intro

[D/F#] [E] [D/F#] [E]
[D/F#] [E] [D/F#] [E]
[D/F#] [E] [D/F#] [E]
[D/F#] [E] [D/F#] [E]

Verse

[D]I can't say that I like [E]her [D][E]manners
[D]I can't say that I like her [E]face
[D]Carved up on a [E]silver [D][E]platter
[D]Served warm she's a real head [E]case
[D]I won't wait for an [E][D][E]invitation
[D]I can't stay for the [E]sacrifice
[D]I won't die as an [E]unknown [D][E]soldier
[D]I won't even [E]try

Chorus

[Bm]Sometimes you make me play the [C]fool
Sometimes you use me like a [D]tool
You are the the whip that drives the [E]mule
But I brings the goods right back to [Bm]you
You break my back you break my [C]balls
You break my heart just [D]because
Sometimes you make me [D]feel like
Just like the man that never [D][E]was[D]
Just like just [E]like[D]
Just like the man that [E]never [D]was[E]

Verse 2

[D]I drown in a mixed [E][D][E]emotion
[D]Washed up on a foreign [E]shore
[D]Face down in the [E]salty [D][E]ocean
[D]Meet me there I don't care [E]anywhere is no where
[D]I fly right and I know [E]she [D][E]loves me
[D]I fly wrong and I'm [E]DOA
[D]I'm bombed out like an [E]old [D][E]cathedral
[D]And I'm blown [E]away

Chorus 2

Bridge

[Bm]Major Matin
[C]"Nice to know you"
[D]You were never [E]loved
[Bm]We have so much [C]more in common
[D]Just like just like
Just like the man that never [D][E][D]was[E]

Solo

[D] [E] [D] [E]
[D] [E] [D] [E]

Coda

[D]Just like the [E]man that never [D]was[E]
[D]Just like just [E]like[D]
Just like the [E]man that never [D]was[E]
[D]I am I [E]am
[D]I am the man that [E]never [D][E]was[A]
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