These are the chords for Substitute by Ramones on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard
[Verse 1]
D G D
You think we look pretty good together
D G D
You think my shoes are made of leather
Em Em7 Em
But I\'m a substitute for another guy
Em7
I look pretty tall but my heels
Em
are high
Em7
The simple things you see are all
Em
complicated
Em7 Em
I look pretty young, but I\'m
A Asus4 A
just back-dated, yeah
[Chorus]
D* D A* G* D
(Substitute)your lies for fact
D* D A*
I can see right through
G* D
your plastic mac(Substitute)
D* D A* G* D
I look all white, but my dad was black
(Substitute)
D* D A* G*
My fine linen suit is really made
D
out of sack
[Verse 2]
D G
I was born with a plastic
D
spoon in my mouth
D G
The north side of my town faced east,
D
and the east was facing south
Em Em7 Em
And now you dare to look me in the eye
Em7 Em
Those crocodile tears are what you cry
Em7 Em
It\'s a genuine problem, you won\'t try
Em7 Em
To work it out at all you just pass
A Asus4 A
it by,
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[Chorus]
D* D A* G* D
(Substitute) me for him
D* D A G* D
(Substitute) my coke for gin
D* D A* G* D
(Substitute) you fooled my mum
(Substitute)
D* D A* G* D
At least I\'ll get my washing done
[Instrumental]
D G D D
D G D D
[Bridge]
Em Em7 Em
I\'m a substitute for another guy
Em7
I look pretty tall but my heels
Em
are high
Em7
The simple things you see are all
Em
complicated
Em7 Em
I look pretty young, but I\'m just
A Asus4 A
back-dated, yeah
[Instrumental]
D* D A* G D
D* D A* G D
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[Verse 3]
D G
I was born with a plastic
D
spoon in my mouth
D G
The north side of my town faced east,
D
and the east was facing south
Em
And now you dare to look me in the eye
Em
Those crocodile tears are what you cry
Em
It\'s a genuine problem, you won\'t try
Em
To work it out at all you just
A Asus4 A
pass it by, pass it by
[Chorus]
D* D A* G* D
(Substitute) me for him
D* D A G* D
(Substitute) my coke for gin
D* D A* G* D
(Substitute) you fooled my mum
(Substitute)
D* D A* G* D
At least I\'ll get my washing done
[Chorus]
D* D A* G* D
(Substitute)your lies for fact
D* D A*
I can see right through
G* D
your plastic mac(Substitute)
D* D A*
I look all white,
G* D
but my dad was black (Substitute)
D* D A*
My fine linen suit is
G* D
really made out of sack