Chords for THE KINKS - (Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman (1979)
Tempo:
123.9 bpm
Chords used:
B
C#
E
C#m
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C#]
[C#m]
[E] [B] [C#]
I woke up this morning, started [E] to sneeze, [B] had a cigarette and a [C#] cup of tea.
I looked [F#] in the [C#m] mirror, what did I see?
[B] A nine stone with a ring [C#] of a knee.
I turned my knees and pressed [C#m] up, tucked my [B] toes, had another sneeze and I [C#] blew my nose.
I looked in the mirror at my pigeon [E] chest, [B] I had to pull up a plug because [C#] it might be depressed.
[A] Surely [B] [E] there's a way [B] for me to [C#] change the shape of me.
[B] [A] This is what [E] I am, [B] I wanna be [G#] a
[C#]
[E] [B] jack-o-lantern [C#] Superman.
Superman, [C#m] Superman, [E] [B] wanna be [C#] like Superman.
[E] I [B] wanna be [C#] like Superman.
Superman, [E] Superman, I wish [B] I could fly [C#] like Superman.
[E] [C#] I woke up this [C#m] morning, what did I see?
[B] A big black cloud [C#] hanging over me.
I switched on the radio and nearly [E] dropped dead.
[B] The news was so bad [C#] that I fell out of bed.
There was a gas strike, [C#m] oil strike, lorry strike, a dead [B] strike.
Gotta be Superman [C#m] to survive.
[C#] Gas bills, rent bills, [E] tax bills, home [B] bills.
Such a wrath [C#] of the state [C#m] of life.
Hey girl, we gotta get out of this place.
[B] There's gotta be [C#m] something better than this.
I mean, I hate to see it this way, [B] but if I was Superman, [C#] I'd fly you away.
[A] I'd really like [E] to change the world, [B] save it from [C#] the mess it's in.
[G#m] [A]
[E] I'm so thin, [B] I'd like to [G#] fight for [C#m] him.
Superman,
[Em] [C#m]
Superman, [E] I wish [B] I was [C#m] young like Superman.
Superman, [C#] Superman, [E]
[B] [C#m]
[D#m] [C#] [C#m]
[E] I [B] wanna be [C#m] like Superman.
Superman, Superman,
[E] I [B] wanna be like Superman.
[C#] [C#m]
[E] [B] [C#]
[C#m]
[E] [B] [C#]
I woke up this morning, started [E] to sneeze, [B] had a cigarette and a [C#] cup of tea.
I looked [F#] in the [C#m] mirror, what did I see?
[B] A nine stone with a ring [C#] of a knee.
I turned my knees and pressed [C#m] up, tucked my [B] toes, had another sneeze and I [C#] blew my nose.
I looked in the mirror at my pigeon [E] chest, [B] I had to pull up a plug because [C#] it might be depressed.
[A] Surely [B] [E] there's a way [B] for me to [C#] change the shape of me.
[B] [A] This is what [E] I am, [B] I wanna be [G#] a
[C#]
[E] [B] jack-o-lantern [C#] Superman.
Superman, [C#m] Superman, [E] [B] wanna be [C#] like Superman.
[E] I [B] wanna be [C#] like Superman.
Superman, [E] Superman, I wish [B] I could fly [C#] like Superman.
[E] [C#] I woke up this [C#m] morning, what did I see?
[B] A big black cloud [C#] hanging over me.
I switched on the radio and nearly [E] dropped dead.
[B] The news was so bad [C#] that I fell out of bed.
There was a gas strike, [C#m] oil strike, lorry strike, a dead [B] strike.
Gotta be Superman [C#m] to survive.
[C#] Gas bills, rent bills, [E] tax bills, home [B] bills.
Such a wrath [C#] of the state [C#m] of life.
Hey girl, we gotta get out of this place.
[B] There's gotta be [C#m] something better than this.
I mean, I hate to see it this way, [B] but if I was Superman, [C#] I'd fly you away.
[A] I'd really like [E] to change the world, [B] save it from [C#] the mess it's in.
[G#m] [A]
[E] I'm so thin, [B] I'd like to [G#] fight for [C#m] him.
Superman,
[Em] [C#m]
Superman, [E] I wish [B] I was [C#m] young like Superman.
Superman, [C#] Superman, [E]
[B] [C#m]
[D#m] [C#] [C#m]
[E] I [B] wanna be [C#m] like Superman.
Superman, Superman,
[E] I [B] wanna be like Superman.
[C#] [C#m]
[E] [B] [C#]
Key:
B
C#
E
C#m
A
B
C#
E
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I woke up this morning, started [E] to sneeze, [B] had a cigarette and a [C#] cup of tea.
I looked [F#] in the [C#m] mirror, what did I see?
[B] A nine stone with a ring [C#] of a knee.
I turned my knees and pressed [C#m] up, tucked my [B] toes, had another sneeze and I [C#] blew my nose.
I looked in the mirror at my pigeon [E] chest, [B] I had to pull up a plug because [C#] it might be depressed.
[A] _ Surely [B] _ [E] _ _ there's a way _ [B] for me to [C#] change the shape of me.
[B] _ [A] This is what [E] _ I am, _ [B] I wanna be [G#] a _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] jack-o-lantern [C#] _ Superman.
_ _ Superman, _ _ _ [C#m] Superman, [E] _ [B] wanna be [C#] like Superman. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ I [B] wanna be [C#] like Superman.
_ _ Superman, _ _ _ [E] Superman, I wish [B] I could fly [C#] like Superman. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] I woke up this [C#m] morning, what did I see?
[B] A big black cloud [C#] hanging over me.
I switched on the radio and nearly [E] dropped dead.
[B] The news was so bad [C#] that I fell out of bed.
There was a gas strike, [C#m] oil strike, lorry strike, a dead [B] strike.
Gotta be Superman [C#m] to survive.
_ [C#] Gas bills, rent bills, [E] tax bills, home [B] bills.
Such a wrath [C#] of the state [C#m] of life.
Hey girl, we gotta get out of this place.
_ [B] There's gotta be [C#m] something better than this.
I mean, I hate to see it this way, [B] but if I was Superman, [C#] I'd fly you away.
[A] _ I'd really like [E] to change the world, [B] _ save it from [C#] the mess it's in.
[G#m] _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ I'm so thin, [B] I'd like to _ [G#] fight for [C#m] him. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Superman, _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Superman, [E] _ I wish [B] I was [C#m] young like Superman.
Superman, _ [C#] _ _ _ Superman, [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[D#m] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
[E] I [B] wanna be [C#m] like _ Superman.
_ Superman, _ _ Superman, _
[E] I [B] wanna be like Superman.
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I woke up this morning, started [E] to sneeze, [B] had a cigarette and a [C#] cup of tea.
I looked [F#] in the [C#m] mirror, what did I see?
[B] A nine stone with a ring [C#] of a knee.
I turned my knees and pressed [C#m] up, tucked my [B] toes, had another sneeze and I [C#] blew my nose.
I looked in the mirror at my pigeon [E] chest, [B] I had to pull up a plug because [C#] it might be depressed.
[A] _ Surely [B] _ [E] _ _ there's a way _ [B] for me to [C#] change the shape of me.
[B] _ [A] This is what [E] _ I am, _ [B] I wanna be [G#] a _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] jack-o-lantern [C#] _ Superman.
_ _ Superman, _ _ _ [C#m] Superman, [E] _ [B] wanna be [C#] like Superman. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ I [B] wanna be [C#] like Superman.
_ _ Superman, _ _ _ [E] Superman, I wish [B] I could fly [C#] like Superman. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] I woke up this [C#m] morning, what did I see?
[B] A big black cloud [C#] hanging over me.
I switched on the radio and nearly [E] dropped dead.
[B] The news was so bad [C#] that I fell out of bed.
There was a gas strike, [C#m] oil strike, lorry strike, a dead [B] strike.
Gotta be Superman [C#m] to survive.
_ [C#] Gas bills, rent bills, [E] tax bills, home [B] bills.
Such a wrath [C#] of the state [C#m] of life.
Hey girl, we gotta get out of this place.
_ [B] There's gotta be [C#m] something better than this.
I mean, I hate to see it this way, [B] but if I was Superman, [C#] I'd fly you away.
[A] _ I'd really like [E] to change the world, [B] _ save it from [C#] the mess it's in.
[G#m] _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ I'm so thin, [B] I'd like to _ [G#] fight for [C#m] him. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Superman, _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Superman, [E] _ I wish [B] I was [C#m] young like Superman.
Superman, _ [C#] _ _ _ Superman, [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[D#m] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
[E] I [B] wanna be [C#m] like _ Superman.
_ Superman, _ _ Superman, _
[E] I [B] wanna be like Superman.
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _