CAPO 1
Intro A E7 D7
Verse 1
A D7
Don’t have the vision of Spike Lee
A E7
Don’t have the hand of Da Vinci
A D7
Don’t have no wings so man can fly like Michael Jordan
C7 B7 E7
I’m just not that kind of guy
Verse 2
A D7
Don’t have the wisdom of Gandhi
A E7
No muscles like Mohamed Ali
A D7
Don’t have the gangster’s soul or the block to most all go
C7 B7 E7
I don’t have no fancy things
Chorus
A D7 E7
I’m just a soul man (listen here baby)
A D7 E7
I’m no superman (not at all)
A G# G F#
It’s just me and my dreams, and despite what it seems
B7 E
It ain’t much but then it’s just enough
Verse 3
A D7
Don’t have the charm of Denzel’s smile
A E7
Don’t have the cool of Cary Grant’s style
A D7
Don’t have the special mind, or the genius of Einsteinn
C7 B7 E7
I’m just not that kind of guy
Verse 4
A D7
Don’t have the walk of Neil Armstrong
A E7
Don’t have the power of King Kong
A D7
Don’t have Obama’s smart, or the will of Rosa Parks
C7 B7 E7
Nor the courage of Mandela
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Chorus
A D7 E7
I’m just a soul man (listen here baby)
A D7 E7
I’m no superman (not at all)
A G# G F#
It’s just me and my dreams, and despite what it seems
B7 E
It ain’t much but then it’s just enough
Chorus (again)
A D7 E7
I’m just a soul man (listen here baby)
A D7 E7
I’m no superman (not at all)
A G# G F#
It’s just me and my dreams, and despite what it seems
B7 E
It ain’t much but then it’s just enough
Bridge
Bm F#m
I’d love to be just like one of them
E F#m
Have something special
Bm F#m
I know that I’ll try the best that I can
B7 E7 E7
But what should I do in the end?
Chorus
A D7 E7
I’m just a soul man (listen here baby)
A D7 E7
I’m no superman (not at all)
A G# G F#
It’s just me and my dreams, and despite what it seems
B7 E
It ain’t much but then it’s just enough
Chorus (again)
A D7 E7
I’m just a soul man (listen here baby)
A D7 E7
I’m no superman (not at all)
A G# G F#
It’s just me and my dreams, and despite what it seems
B7 E
It ain’t much but then it’s just enough
