I'm The Man

by Joe Jackson

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Pretty soon now
                          A   E
You know I'm gonna make a comeback
             D             A           E
And like the birds and the bees in the trees
                 B      Am
It's a sure-fire smash

E
I'll speak
                          A  E
To the masses through the media
           D      A               E
And if you got anything to say to me
                    B     Am
You can say it with cash

       C#m       A         C#m         A
'Cause I got the trash and you got the cash
   E                        B                        
So baby we should get along fine
   C#m              A              C#m                A
So give me all your money 'cause I know you think I'm funny
E
Can't you hear me laughing
D
Can't you see me smile


CHORUS:
E            A  D  A
I'm the man
E                A            D         A
I'm the man that gave you the hula hoop
E            A  D  A
I'm the man
E                A            D
I'm the man that gave you the yo-yo


Kung fu
That was one of my good ones
Well what's a few broken bones
When we all know it's good clean fun

Skateboards
I've almost made them respectable
You see I can't always get through to you
So I go for your son

I had a giant rubber shark and it really made a mark
Didja looka looka look at all the blood
So give me all your money 'cause I know you think I'm funny
Can't you hear me laughing
Can't you see me smile

(CHORUS)

Right now!
I think I'm gonna plan a new trend
'Cause the line on the graph's getting low
And we can't have that

And you think you're immune
But I can sell you anything
Anything from a thin safety pin
To a pork pie hat

'Cause I got the trash and you got the cash
So baby we should get along fine
Why don't you give me all your money 'cause I know you think I'm funny
Can't you hear me laughing, can't you see me smile

(CHORUS)