Chords
[Main Theme]
F/C C Bb C F/C C Bb C F/C
C Bb C F/C C Bb
C F/C
[Verse 1]
F A man walks down the street
He says,Gm "Why am I softC in the middle, now?
F Why am I soft in the middle and
Gm Rest of my Clife is so hard
F I need a photo opportunity
Gm I want a shot Cat redemption
FDon't want to end up a cartoon
In aGm cartoon Cgraveyard
F
[Bonedigger,] [Bonedigger]
Gm Dogs in the Cmoonlight
F Far away in my Gmwell lit door C
Mister. FBeerbelly, Beerbelly
GmGet these mutts away Cfrom me
You know,F I don't find this stuff amuGmsing anymore C
[Chorus]
F/CIf you'll be my Cbodyguard Bb
I can be your Clong F/Clost pal C Bb
C F/C I can call you CBetty Bb
And Betty, when you callC me, you canF/C call me Al C Bb C F/C
[Verse 2]
F A man walks down the street
He says,Gm "Why am I shortC of attention?
Got aF short little span of attention
And,Gm whoa, my Cnights are so long
F Where's my wife and family?
Gm What if I dieC here?
F Who'll be my role model
Gm Now that my Crole model is Fgone, gone?"
He Gmducked back down the alCley
With someF rolypoly little batGmfaced girl C
All aFlong, along
There were Gmincidents and acCcidents
There wereF hints and allegations Gm C
[Chorus]
F/CIf you'll be my Cbodyguard Bb
I can be your Clong F/Clost pal C Bb
C F/C I can call you CBetty Bb
And Betty, when you callC me, you F/Ccan call Cme BbAl C
Call me F/CAl F
[Flute solo]
Gm C F Gm C F
Gm C F Gm C F
Gm C F Gm C F
Gm C F Gm C
[Main Theme]
F/C C Bb C F/C C Bb C F/C
C Bb C F/C C Bb C F/C
[Verse 3]
F A man walks down the street
GmIt's a street in a strangeC world
F Maybe it's the third world
Gm Maybe it's his Cfirst time around
F Doesn't speak the language
HeGm holds no Ccurrency
F He is a foreign man
Gm He is surrounCded by the Fsound, sound
Gm Cattle in the Cmarketplace
F Scatterings and orphanages
Gm C He looks aFround, around
He sees Gmangels in the Carchitecture
F Spinning in infinity
He says, GmAmen andC Hallelujah!
[Chorus]
F/CIf you'll be my Cbodyguard Bb
I can be your Clong F/Clost pal C Bb
C F/C I can call you CBetty Bb
And Betty, when you callC me, you F/Ccan call Cme BbAl C
Call me F/CAl
[Interlude]
F Gm C F Gm C
F Gm C F Gm C
F Gm C F Gm C
F Gm C F Gm C
F/C C Bb C F/C
[Outro]
F/C C Bb C F/C C Bb C F/C
C Bb C F/C C Bb C F/C
F/CIf you'll be my Cbodyguard Bb C F/C C Bb
C F/C
I can call you CBetty Bb C F/C C Bb C F/C
[Fade Out]
F/CIf you'll be my Cbodyguard Bb C F/C C Bb
C F/C
I can call you CBetty Bb C F/C C Bb C F/C