Like Janis

artist:Rodriguez

, writer:Rodriguez

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 {t:Like Janis}
{artist:Rodriguez}
{key:C}
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xphSJm8i0NI capo 3
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[C]  [F]  [Em]  [G] 
[C]  [F]  [Em]  [G]   

[C] And you [F] measure for [Em] wealth by the [G] things you can [C] hold
And your [F] measure for [Em] love by the [G] sweet things you're [C] told
And you [C] live in the [F] past or the [Em] dream that you're [G] in
And [C] your selfish-[F]ness is your [G] cardinal [C] sin 

[C] And you [F] want to be [Em] held with [G] highest re-[C]gard
It de-[F]lights you so [Em] much if he's [G] trying so [C] hard
And you [C] try to con-[F]ceal your [Em] ordinary [G] ways
With a [C] smile or a [F] shrug or some [G] stolen cli-[C]che 

'Cos [F] don't you [G] under-[C]stand
And [F] don't you [G] look a-[C]bout
I'm [F] trying to [G] take [C] nothing from you
So [F] why should you [Em] act so put [G] out .... for [C] me [F] [Em] [G]   

[C] 'Cos e-[F]motionally [Em] you're the [G] same basic [C] trip
And you [F] know that I [Em] know of the [G] times that you've [C] slipped
So don't [C] try to im-[F]press me you're [Em] just pins and [G] paint
And [C] don't try to [F] charm me with [G] things that you [C] ain't 

[C] And don't [F] try to en-[Em]chant me with your [G] manner of [C] dress
'Cos a [F] monkey in [Em] silk is a [G] monkey no [C] less
So [C] measure for [F] measure re-[Em]flect on my [G] said
And [C] when I won't [F] see you then [G] measure it [C] dead 

'Cos [F] don't you [G] under-[C]stand
And [F] don't you [G] look a-[C]bout
I'm [F] trying to [G] take [C] nothing from you
So [F] why should you [Em] act so put [G] out
And [F] sit there and [Em] wonder and [G] doubt .... for [C] me [F] [Em] [G] [C]  

[F]  [Em]  [G]  [C]

Song Info

Title: Like Janis

Artist: Rodriguez

Writer: Rodriguez

Song Types: Folk

Key: C

Info: Sixto Diaz Rodriguez, known professionally as Rodriguez (born July 10, 1942), is an American singer-songwriter from Detroit, Michigan. His music career initially proved disappointing in the United States, but unknown to Rodriguez his albums became extremely successful and influential in South Africa, where he is believed to have sold more records than Elvis Presley. His work also found a following in some other countries in Africa, and also in Australia and New Zealand. Because information about him was scarce, it was incorrectly rumored there that he had committed suicide shortly after releasing his second album.

In the 1990s, determined South African fans managed to find and contact Rodriguez, which led to an unexpected revival of his musical career. This was told in the 2012 Academy Award�"winning documentary film Searching for Sugar Man and helped give Rodriguez a measure of fame in his home country. In May 2013, Rodriguez received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from his alma mater, Wayne State University, in Detroit.

Rodriguez has been living in Detroit's historic Woodbridge neighborhood, through which he is seen walking in Searching for Sugar Man. He is known to live a simple life, possessing no telephone or cell phone of his own, and occasionally visiting bars in the Cass Corridor section of Detroit near Woodbridge and Midtown Detroit, such as the Old Miami pub, where he has performed live concerts for small local crowds.

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