Key: G
Introduction:
G Bb
He was a cowboy in an Indian bar
C
Not a real cowboy
Bb G
But I think you know what I mean
G Bb C
She wasn't no movie star, but then again
Bb G
She wasn't exactly green
C
He said -like it hot
Bb C Bb
She said -I like it on fire
C
He said -ready or not
F
She said -I'm ready, baby
Bb D
Come on, I'm ready, baby, make me out a liar
Eb F C
And the walls exploded into a white smoke-screen
Eb F G
Well, not exactly - but I think you know what I mean
Verse: 2
G Bb
She was a country girl - never been no where
C
Straight from the woods
Bb G
I think you know what I mean
G Bb C
Told her sister she was out of there
Bb G
Next stop Hollywood - barely seventeen
C
And a voice said -Need a job
Bb C Bb
She cried -desperately
C
It whispered -bow your head
F
She said -Oh Lord
Bb D
I never thought that this could happen to me
Eb F C
And her spirit kind of floated away in a muddy slip stream
Eb F G
Well, not exactly - but, I think you know what I mean
Verse: 3
G Bb
He was a movie star turned president,
C
Not like Eisenhower or DeNiro
Bb G
But, I think you know what I mean
G Bb C
Tried to convince us he was heaven sent
Bb G
With that carny smile and a missile in his sleeve
C
He says -feed the poor
Bb C Bb
Yeah, feed 'em to the lions
C
We're screaming -even up the score
F
He's screaming back, now,
Bb D
Be're number one, and we ain't even trying
Eb F C
And, now, ain't you proud to be part of the American dream
Eb F G
Well, not exactly - I think you know what I mean
Eb F C
I think you know what I mean
Eb F G
I think you know what I mean