Supermans Ghost Chords & Lyrics - Don Mclean

[CHORUS]
[C]I don't want to be like old George Reeves
[F]Stuck in a [G]Superman [C]role
I've got a [Am]long way to [Em]go in my career
And [Am]someday my [Em]fame will make it clear
That [D]I had to [G]be a Super[C]man [G]

[VERSE 1]
He [F]came from another place [C]deep in his mind
As [Am]far as the planets in [G]space
As [F]galaxy's mysteries [C]start to unwind
Some [D]changes are bound to take [G]place
Though [Am]gravity constantly [Em]weighs on my travels
My [Am]mission is close to [Em]adrift
Though [Am]I can be strong when my [Em]power unravels
I [D]still come to you for a [G]lift

[CHORUS]
[C]I don't want to be like old George Reeves
[F]Stuck in a [G]Superman [C]role
I've got a [Am]long way to [Em]go in my career
And [Am]someday my [Em]fame will make it clear
That [D]I had to [G]be a Super[C]man [G]

[VERSE 2]
I [F]know I can fly when my [C]plane hits the sky
I be[Am]lieve I've got nothing to [G]lose
But [F]when I'm alone with the [C]bed and the phone
I get the [D]terminal metropolis [G]blues
I [Am]flew to the coast where [Em]Superman's Ghost
Lay [Am]shot on the bedroom [Em]floor
He said "[Am]Watch out for TV it [Em]crucified me
But it [D]can't crucify me no [G]more."

[CHORUS]
[C]I don't want to be like old George Reeves
[F]Stuck in a [G]Superman [C]role
I've got a [Am]long way to [Em]go in my career
And [Am]someday my [Em]fame will make it clear
That [D]I had to [G]be a Super[C]man [G]

[VERSE 3]
"I'm [F]red white and blue, I've got [C]justice to do
I'm the [Am]man of your fantasy [G]dreams
But I'm an [F]alien man from an [C]alien land
Who's [D]alive on your orthicon [G]screens
I [Am]once ruled the world and when [Em]flags were unfurled
I per[Am]formed for you live not on [Em]tape
But the [Am]public is cruel when [Em]played for a fool
As you [D]see by the blood on my [G]cape."

[CHORUS]
[C]I don't want to be like old George Reeves
[F]Stuck in a [G]Superman [C]role
I've got a [Am]long way to [Em]go in my career
And [Am]someday my [Em]fame will make it clear
That [D]I had to [G]be a Super[C]man [G]

[VERSE 4]
"Well I [F]never was real or [C]stronger than steel
I'm a [Am]figment of Freudian [G]need
And the [F]video screen is a [C]psychotic scene
And it's [D]all done with mirrors and [G]green
My [Am]agent just called, the [Em]talks have been stalled
I [Am]soon will be pulled from the [Em]air
But the [Am]image persists in the [Em]video mists
That a [D]Superman still will be [G]there!"

[CHORUS]
[C]I don't want to be like old George Reeves
[F]Stuck in a [G]Superman [C]role
I've got a [Am]long way to [Em]go in my career
And [Am]someday my [Em]fame will make it clear
That [D]I had to [G]be a Super[C]man [G]