Chords for Sy Smith-Michael Jackson Tribute

_ _ _ _ _ So, uh, _ [D] it's hard to talk [E] about even now, okay?
So, okay, MJ [B] died, right?
_ Big [B] fan, huge fan.
For [G] the first four years of my life, my uncle didn't contestify to [C#] this.
I told people my name was Michael Jackson.
_ I said, what's your [G#] name?
Well, we're Michael Jackson.
_ _ _ And my mother let me do it for about four years.
[E] _
_ And she said, okay, you gotta stop that.
People are gonna think you're retarded.
_ _ You're [F#] neither a boy [B] _
nor a Jackson.
_ _ _ [Em] I wanted to be Michael Jackson so bad, I cut my hair off.
Remember when I cut my hair off?
[Em] So I could have an afro.
_ [B] I had two raggedy ponytails and a frill in the middle.
_ _ _ I had like a backwards mohawk.
_ _ _ _ So, [Bm] um, we're gonna do this little song for Michael.
We're gonna celebrate Michael a little bit.
_ _ _ _ This is one of my favorites.
I remember when junkyard [E] used to hit this.
I'm from out here, did [A] I mention that?
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[Em] _ _ _ [E] I _ took [A] the _ headache.
[G] It's everything I could [A] want.
I know I'm wrong.
[C] My _ [D] _ _ friends, the one that is crucial.
_ I think I'm [G] ready [F#m] to get it together.
[Em] _ _
_ _ We've become one [D] _
now.
Get it, and fix [E] _
[Em] it.
_ Deep [F#m] in the chest [Dm] now.
In the [F] shadow, in the [Bm] shadow, you [F#m] know. _
_ [E] I'm gonna be you, and then.
[Dm]
In the [F] shadow, [C] in the shadow, you [A] know. _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [A] Break it down. _
_ _ _ [E] So I met Michael a month ago. _
[Am] I [F#m] auditioned for him to go on tour.
I [Am] was like, yeah, I'm talking about house.
_ I was [E] just full.
_ [A] _
_ _ I had got to the audition, Michael Jackson [F] was there.
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_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [A]
So there was a quartet of [F] us.
We had [Em] prepared [A] four songs.
Blue Criminal, In the Mirror of Time, and then. _
We go on, and _ [C] _ _ [E] [A] we sing _ _ all the songs to him.
He's sitting on the [D] couch, like right where you are.
And I'm [F] standing right here.
[E] And he's sitting there like, [F#m] you know, you know.
[C#m] _ Come on.
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] And [D] Jordan, our section [F] leader, she says.
_ [E] _
I said, let's [A] sing Blue Criminal.
Yes, I need you to step up a little bit.
[Am] I'll sing a little louder.
How's it look?
[Em] You want me to sing louder?
[A] Brother Michael's in the room.
Not on the mic, over [Am] the fence.
Like this, like this, like this.
_ [F] _ _
[E] _ [A] Okay.
_ _ _ Let's sing it louder.
[Am] _ _ Michael.
_ [F#] Wow, that was even better than us.
You sang it even better. _
[A] You sang it just right.
And then he sang my [E] note back to me.
I'm so sorry.
[A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
[E] I need [F#] the two gentlemen to kiss me on both cheeks.
[D]
I'm so sorry.
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] Yeah, it blew [Em] my mind.
It was like [A] May 15th, 16th.
Just [F#] like.
[Am] I'm so _ sorry.
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[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [A] No, [Am] I did not.
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_ _ [Am] _ Michael's the only one I know [F] to sing about like.
[E] _ [F#m] Somebody get robbed.
_ [C#m] And she lays down [E] dead.
Yeah.
_ [F] _ No, no, no, no.
What is that?
[E] That's a monkey.
[A] _ _ I'm so _ _
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_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] sorry.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ I'm so _ sorry, _ [D] _ _ bye.
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[E] Okay.
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[E] _ _ [A] _ _ I'm _ _
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gonna take my time, I'm gonna take my time, I'm gonna take my time, I'm gonna take my time, I'm gonna take my time, I'm gonna take my time, I'm gonna take my time, I'm gonna take my time, I'm gonna take my time, I'm gonna take my time, I'm gonna take my time, I'm gonna take my time, I'm gonna take my time, I'm gonna take my time, I'm gonna take my time, I'm gonna take my time, I'm gonna take my time, I'm gonna take my time, I'm gonna take my time, I'm gonna take my time, I'm gonna take my time, I'm gonna take my time, I'm gonna take my time, I'm gonna take my time, I'm gonna take my time, I'm gonna take my time, I'm gonna take my time, I'm gonna take my time, I'm gonna take my time, I'm gonna take my time, I'm gonna take my time, I'm gonna take my time
I'm gonna [B] show you, _ [D#] can _
[G#] you _ _ [Bm] _ _ show me?
Can you show me where [B] you go
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_ _ [Bm] _ _ [G#] This is Scott Smith the real Scott
My name is Scott Smith thank you all for coming out tonight
[B] Y'all better come back again
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