Intro: Dm - F - Bb - A -(4x);
Verse I
You can [Dm]beat me up
[F]Call me names
St[Bb]ill my '' [A]go insane
I don't [Dm]care if you rear[F]range my face
I don't [Bb]mind[A]
You can [Dm]burn my toys and the [F]books i read
[Bb]Still it won't[A] matter to me
Coz I'm [Dm]one big gump
I will [F]swallow it up
And s[Bb]mile, oh ye[A]ah
Chorus:
Because[Bb-C] I'm the in[Dm]credible a[C]bsorbing[Bb] man
And [Bb-C]I'm gonna [Dm]do the [C]best I [Bb]can
'Til you [Bb]find me unders[A]tand
Verse II
(Do verse I chord pattern)
I'm calm, i'm serene
Not a word is getting through to me
when you scream
I'm a sponge, i soak it up
All the crack you put me through
Won't make me give up
(Repeat Chorus repeating first 2 lines first)
Bass slaping
Adlib: Bb-C-DmCBb-(2x);
(Do adlib chord pattern)
I will never falter
I will never quit
You'll never find another
'''
(Repeat 4x)
(Repeat Chorus)
Verse I
You can [Dm]beat me up
[F]Call me names
St[Bb]ill my '' [A]go insane
I don't [Dm]care if you rear[F]range my face
I don't [Bb]mind[A]
You can [Dm]burn my toys and the [F]books i read
[Bb]Still it won't[A] matter to me
Coz I'm [Dm]one big gump
I will [F]swallow it up
And s[Bb]mile, oh ye[A]ah
Chorus:
Because[Bb-C] I'm the in[Dm]credible a[C]bsorbing[Bb] man
And [Bb-C]I'm gonna [Dm]do the [C]best I [Bb]can
'Til you [Bb]find me unders[A]tand
Verse II
(Do verse I chord pattern)
I'm calm, i'm serene
Not a word is getting through to me
when you scream
I'm a sponge, i soak it up
All the crack you put me through
Won't make me give up
(Repeat Chorus repeating first 2 lines first)
Bass slaping
Adlib: Bb-C-DmCBb-(2x);
(Do adlib chord pattern)
I will never falter
I will never quit
You'll never find another
'''
(Repeat 4x)
(Repeat Chorus)