[Verse 1]
C# E
Is it the pain of the drinkin’
G#m C#
Or the Sunday sinking feelin’?
Fm F#
Uh,..the car never seems to work
D
..When it’s late, your girlfriend’s on a date
E C
..And the hero with her in your dream
D
In your sleep, it seemed like you
[Pre-Chorus]
D
Turn around, ask yourself
D
..Turn around, ask yourself
[Chorus]
A#m D# C# B
..Manchild, will you ever win?
A#m D# B C#
..Manchild, look at the state you’re in
[Verse 2]
C# E
Could you Go undercover
G#m C#
And sell your brand new lover?
Fm F#
Could you be someone else for a night?
D E
..Maybe someone else will love you
C
You sell your soul for a tacky song
D
Like the one you hear on the radio
[Pre-Chorus]
D
Turn around, ask yourself
D
..Turn around, ask yourself
[Chorus]
A#m D# C# B
..Manchild, will you ever win
A#m D# B C#
..Manchild, look at the state you’re in, yeah
A#m D# C# B
..Manchild, he will make you cry
A#m D# A#m D# A#m D#
..Manchild,…Manchild,…Manchild
[Bridge]
D#m
…From Monday down to Friday
A#m
You’re workin’ on another man’s car
D#m
…Or is it in the factory?
A#m
It doesn’t matter where you are
[Interlude]
C#m
….
[Verse 3]
C#
Just turn around and ask yourself, “Is this communication?”
A
Accentuate the positive to give some illustration
B
See Manchild, you’re no one, you turn the microphone on
G#m
Control communication when I’m kickin’ it and so on
C#m
To the point that I need the air that I breathe
A B
Into an audience that’s waiting and ecstatic to receive
G#m
For the meantime another mean rhyme (I keep on sayin’ it)
C#m
I know what the time is, the crowd will keep on playin’ it
A
Through the speaker boxes loud’s my diagnosis
B
‘Cause I believe in miracles and words in steady doses
G#m
Enough R E S P E and C T
Respect yourself, express, no stress, the mike is easy
Just believe that all you need is the air that you breathe
[Chorus]
A#m D# C# B
..Manchild, will you ever win
A#m D# B C#
..Manchild, look at the state you’re in, yeah
A#m D# C# B
..Manchild, he will make you cry
A#m D# A#m D# A#m D#
..Manchild,…Manchild,…Manchild
B C#
He’s the apple of your eye
[Outro]
C#
Once bitten, twice shy, why don’t you bite me again?
A
Just take it in the right and Go tell your friend
B
Are you ready for the words? I turn the microphone on
G#m C#m
A figure of speech to reach you at the back and so on
The style I’m stimulating dance floors
A
Raise your body temperature now and
B
This demands for power in the amp, you know loud’s my diagnosis
G#m
‘Cause I believe in miracles, words in heavy doses