Posters
Jack Johnson
Intro/Verse
| E | E/B | C#m7 | E/B | |
| Looking at himself but wishing he was someone else |
| Because the posters on the wall they don't look like him at all |
| So he ties it up, he tucks it in, he pulls it back, and gives a grin |
| Laughing at himself because he knows he ain't loved at all |
| A | |
| He gets his | courage from the can |
| It makes him feel like a man |
| B | |
| Because he's | loving all the ladies |
| E | E/B | C#m7 | E/B | |
| But the ladies don't love him at | all |
| 'Cause when he's not drunk |
| He's only stuck on himself |
| And then he has the nerve |
| To say he needs a decent girl |
| Looking at herself but wishing she was someone else |
| Because the body of the doll it don't look like hers at all |
| So she straps it on, she sucks it in, she throws it up, and gives a grin |
| Laughing at herself because she knows she ain't that at all |
| All caught up in the trends |
| Well the truth began to bend |
| And the next thing you know man |
| There just ain't no truth left at all |
| 'Cause when the pretty girl walks |
| She walks so proud |
| And when the pretty girl laughs |
| Oh man, she laughs so loud |
| E | D | |
| And | if it ain't this then it's | that |
| C#m | B | |
| As a matter of | fact she hasn't had a | day to relax |
| E | D | |
| Since she has | lost her |
| C#m | B | |
| ability to | think |
| E | E/B | C#m7 | E/B | |
| clear | ly |
| Well I'm an energetic hypothetic version of another person |
| Check out my outsides there ain't nothing in here |
| Well I'm a superficial, systematic, music television addict |
| Check out my outsides there ain't nothing in |
| A | |
| Here comes another one, just like the other one |
| B | |
| Looking at himself but wishing he was someone else |
| Because the posters on the wall they don't look like a him |
| And so he ties it up he tucks it in, he pulls it back and gives a grin |
| Laughing at himself because he knows he ain't loved at all |
| He knows he ain't loved at all |
