Intro
C# C B F# A#m G#m D#m C#
[Verse 1]
B
Well, somebody found it somewhere
F# A#m
at an old flea market fair
G#m D#m C#
with no number on the tag
B
Let it go for half a dollar
F# A#m
well they didn't even bother
G#m D#m C#
to wrap it up inside a bag
[Verse 2]
B
I was drinkin' gasoline
F# A#m
in a half-priced limousine
G#m D#m C#
watchin' TV in the back
B
When much to my surprise,
F# A#m
when I hit Channel 5,
G#m D#m C#
nearly had a heart attack
[Chorus]
F# B
I sold my soul somewhere so long ago
F#
Oh, I didn't think too much at the time
B
I was young and I didn't know
F# C# D#m
Oh, til I saw it late one night
C# B
on the Antique Road Show
D Bm C#
Expert collectors to appraise
B C#
[Verse 3]
B
Well, the trip that I was on
F# A#m
like a rerun marathon
G#m D#m C#
of blue days and black nights
B
Where the Marlboro angels play
F# A#m
for the men like birds of prey
G#m D#m C#
'neath the masthead burning bright
[Verse 4]
B
I saw it on display
F# A#m
Like imitation Faberge
G#m D#m C#
ogled by the mid-life herds
B
Yeah, the signal came on through
F# A#m
like a bad dream come true
G#m D#m C#
Leaves you at a loss for words
[Chorus]
F# B
I sold my soul somewhere so long ago
F#
Oh, I didn't think too much at the time
B
I was young and I didn't know
F# C# D#m
Oh, til I saw it late one night
C# B
on the Antique Road Show
D Bm C#
Like looking into my own grave
B C#
[Verse 5]
B
Now I'm commercial grade
F# A#m
fit for the Wall Street trade
G#m D#m C#
swimming with the price of gold
B
Commemoration baseball cards,
F# A#m
courtesy of Scotland Yard,
G#m D#m C#
dug up from the days of old
[Verse 6]
B
Ring mottled cathedral glass,
F# A#m
hand-written leaves of grass,
G#m D#m C#
certified and guaranteed
B F#
Well, they're throwing it all away
A#m G#m
I may get it back someday
D#m B
They just can never see
F# C#
what it could mean to me
[Chorus]
F# B
I sold my soul somewhere so long ago
F#
Oh, I didn't think too much at the time
B
I was young and I didn't know
F# C# D#m
Oh, til I saw it late one night
C# B
on the Antique Road Show
D Bm C#
Just to see what I could raise
B C#
[Verse 7]
B
So what's it gonna be?
F# A#m
You want a piece of me?
G#m D#m B F# C# B
Could it help to ease the pain?
B
Can you tell me so?
F# A#m
'Cause I'd like to know
G#m D#m B F# C# B
if you have been entertained
[Verse 8]
B
By a funeral song
F# A#m
for even half as long
G#m D#m B F# C# B
as your attention span allows
B
Can you tell me so?
F# A#m
'Cause I'd like to know
G#m D#m B F# C# B
if you have been entertained
[Coda]
F# C# B
(repeat until end]