C F C F C F C F C
[Verse]
F C F C
They picked another one off the vine
F C G
Scooped out the seeds in the back of his mind
Am G C F
Well, he filled up his head with half-truths and lies
C G
And put the finishing touch on the perfect disguise
[Verse]
C F C F
And they rolled out a carpet and threw a parade
C F C G
Convinced everyone he had something to say
Am G C F
They smiled as they watched from the two-way mirror
C G
As he told all the people what they wanted to hear
[Chorus]
C F C F
Hey___, have you heard the story?
C G
The same old song, same old dance
Am G C F
Hey, he's bound for glory
C G C G C
He ain't nothing but a hollow man
[Verse]
F C F
He basked in the glow of fortune and fame
C F C G
Even threw the first pitch at the World Series game
Am G C F
He always maintained he had nothing to hide
C G
No one ever suspected he was empty inside
[Chorus]
C F C F
Hey..., have you heard the story?
C G
They set him up so high, he never had a chance
Am G C F
Hey, you can see right through him
C G C G
He ain't nothing but a hollow man
[Instrumental]
Am G Am G Am D7 F G C
[Verse]
F C F
Then came the day his cover was blown
C F C G
Their little Frankenstein monster got out of control
Am G C F
So he looked to the ones who had saved him before
C G
Only to find that they'd changed all the locks on the doors
[Verse]
C F C F
Then the press circled round with blood in their eyes
C F C G
Each one wanting a piece of his rapid demise
Am G C F
And they cast him aside when from glory he fell
C G
Now he's just another bum with a story to tell
[Chorus]
C F C F
Hey, he's less than zero
C G
The greater the height, the harder you land
Am G C F
Ain't it hard when you find your hero
C G Am
Ain't nothing but a hollow man
D F G F C
Ain't nothing but a hollow man___
