Superman

Intro

(played in the order given and with ska upstrokes)

D A Em Bm Em F#m Em

e|--5----5----7----2----7----9----7---*12-12-9-9-10-10-9---|
B|--7----5----8----3----8---10----8------------------------|
G|--7----6----9----4----9---11----9------------------------|
D|--7----7----9----4----9---11----9------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

(*Play this 1st time only. After this, play A in place of riff)

The second time this is played, I believe a second guitar comes in with

the bass playing these barre chords, and it gets louder as the

progression goes on:

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|--7-------9---4---9---11---12----------|
D|--7---7---9---4---9---11---12---7------|
A|--5---7---7---2---7----9---10---7------|
E|------5-------------------------5------|

D A E B E F# G A

(Play this while 1st guitar keeps playing the ska progression)

D A E B E

So here I am, doing everything I can. Holding on to what I

F# G A

am, pretending I'm a superman.

Verse

(ska upstrokes)

D A Em Bm

I'm trying to keep the ground on my feet.

G D A

It seems the world's falling down around me.

D A Em Bm

The nights are all long, I'm singing this song

G D A

to try and make the answers more than maybe.

(This part uses barre chords)

G D A G E D G

And I'm so con-fused, about what to do, sometimes I wanna

A D

throw it all away.

D A Em Bm Em

So here I am, looking older all the time. Growing older

F#m Em A

all the time, feeling younger in my mind.

D A Em Bm

I'm trying to sleep. I lost count of sheep.

G D A D

My mind is racing faster every minute. What could

A Em Bm G

I do more? Yeah I'm really not sure. I know I'm

D A

running circles but I can't quit.

G D A G E D

And I'm so confused about what to do.

G A

Sometimes I want to throw it all away.

Bridge

Am Em Bm

e|---5---7---7------|
B|---5---8---7------|
G|---5---9---7------|
D|---7---9---9------|
A|---7-------9------|
E|---5-------7------|

Am Bm

Controlling everything in sight, I'm feeling weak I don't

Em Am Bm

feel right. You're telling me I have to change, telling me

Em Am Bm

to act my age. But if all that I can do is just sit and

Em Am

watch time go, then I'll have to say goodbye. Life's too

Bm Em Hi F Hi G

short to watch it fly, so watch it flyyyyyyyyyy.

Solo

e|----------5--------------------------------7-5----------|
B|------5-7---5--------5---7-5-------------------7-7-5----|
G|----7---------7-/4-7---7-7-6--4---4-7-4-7--------7-6----|
D|--------------------------------5-----------------------|
A|-/5-----------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

(This is played twice, and that's the song!)

************************************

| / Slide up

************************************