Half A Man

| D Fm(maj7 | Fm(maj7 | | D Fm(maj7 | Fm(maj7 | D This big old queen was standing G On the corner of the street A | D | D G/D | Waved his hanky at me as I went rolling by D I pulled the truck up on the sidewalk G And I climbed down from the cab A/E D/C With my tire-chain and my knife D As I approached him G He was trembling like a bird A | D E/D | D E/D | Raised the chain above my head D He said, "Please, before you k**l me G Might I have one final word?" A7 D And this is what he said: Bm D E "I am but half a man, half a man A/G A/F# I'd like to be a dancer Bm But I'm much too large Bm D E Half a man, half a man A/G A/F# Bm An object for your pity, not your rage" | D | % | G | % | | A7 | % | D | % | | D | % | G | % | | A7 | % | D | % | D G Oh, the strangest feeling's sweeping over me A D Both my speech and manner have become much more refined D G I said, "Oh, what is this feeling? What is wrong with me?" A D She said, "Girl, it happens all the time Bm D E "Now you are half a man, half a man A/G A/F# Look, you're walking and you're talking Bm Like a fag." Bm D E Half a man, I am half a man A/G A/F# Bm Holy Jesus, what a drag