Ode to my Shoes

                                                                                                L: Kevin Simmons & Nick Hong

                                                                                                M: Kevin Simmons & Steve Davidson

 

Everywhere I walk around people tend to notice the way that I wear my shoes!

 

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But they never seem to notice my Hawaiian shirt or my Dickies® pants. G  Am  D  Am

They never even notice the way I walk and sway or walk and sway and dance.  G  Am  D  Am

From the way they stare I’d swear they think my shoes were imported from France,  G  Am  D  Am

But if these shoes were French wouldn’t I be getting romance?  G  Am  D  Am

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(D) They (Em) like my (D) shoes at a (Em) glance

But they (D) ne(Em)ver give (D) me a (Em) chance

Tell me (D) why (Em) is (D) this the (Em) case

My shoes’ (D) coolness takes the (Em) smile from my face.

 

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Everyone thinks that my shoes are really coo’,  G  Am  D  Am

But their popularity is just giving me the flu.  G  Am  D  Am

And everyone thinks my shoes are brand new,  G  Am  D  Am

But shoes let me tell you, you are so old that me and you are through!  G  Am  D  Am

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(D) They (Em) like my (D) shoes at a (Em) glance,

But they (D) ne(Em)ver give (D) me a (Em) chance.

Tell me (D) why (Em) is (D) this the (Em) case.

My shoes’ (D) coolness puts a (Em) frown on my face.

 

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It (G) might be just that I (Am) have nice feet

Or it (D) might be that every(Am)one I meet

Is (G) really (C) strange

Or (Am) even de(Em)ranged…

 

But they (G) never seem to notice the (Am) way that I grin

Or the (D) hair that I’m growing on my (Am) chinny chin chin

(G)All they ever notice is the (Am) way I wear my (D) shoes.

Which (G) don’t cause me dis(Am)comfort, but are (D) giving me the (Am) blues.

(G) O-o-oh… (Am) who-o-oa (D) this is the (Am) O-0-ode (Em) to my (G) shoes.

 

Yeah!

 

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*Strum/mute the G  Am  D  Am progression while singing the verses.