a a/d a a/d a
(intro)
a bm e d
ferdinand standing in the tower thinkin how to get the power

empress knows that it would cost her
for ferdinand the imposter
came to me to make a deal,
dressed like general butterfield.
a bm d e
couldnt wait to thank him for the stuffed birds and rubber door

a g d
donated to him from the poor
d a
but its just his game
d a
and he carries no shame
a g d
still, he done nobody wrong
d a
he knew he didn´t belong
d a
but he went along
c#m
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looking to see if there´s somebody else he´d like to be

benny the barber, luke and me,
passed out tickets cautiously,
to see the burning of the soup,
down at lucy´s chicken coop.
then of course ferdinand,
started out doing charlie chan.
that last atlas honkey´s fall,
he says he´s gonna do them all.

a voice just said he´s not for real,
but its just his game,
and he carries no shame.
still he done nobody wrong,
he knew he didn´t belong,
but he went along.
lookin´ to see if there´s somebody,
else he´d like to be.

c#m bm
oh its hard, oh, don´t you know
c#m bm
to be somebody that you dont even know
a d
but he´s friendly, yes he´s kind
b e e7
i can´t help wonderin why they´d want to change his mind

got a message in the mail,
ferdinand was thrown in jail.
i left the snow with abigail,
went on down to fix his bail.
they had him locked in a gunny sack,
his hands were tied behind his back.
he claimed he was a doukhobor (-)
but they never heard of that in baltimore.
the police said he´d better go home,
and he went back alone,
back to the snow.

still he done nobody wrong,
he knew he didn´t belong,
but he went along.
lookin´ to see if there´s somebody,
else he´d like to be,
mainly free.