G   C   D   G   Eb  Bb  C  D
G   C   D   G   Eb  Bb  C  D

[1st Verse]
E
Slim Jim was a stool pidgeon
E                         G
On the payroll of the FBI
E
Reverend Fred sold instant religion
E                                      G
With a license from the man in the sky
E
Billy the Kid was a gunslinger
G
Edgar Wallace was a dead ringer
A                                 B   E  D
Me, I'm just a rock'n'roll singer

[2nd Verse]
E
Keyhole Pete was a keen watcher
E                                G
Had a telephoto lens in each eye
E
Jack the Ripper was a cool stalker
E                           G
But his birds no longer fly
E
James Joyce was a mudslinger
G
And Jesus Christ was a forgiver
A                                 B  E  A
Me, I'm just a rock'n'roll singer

[Chorus]
E
I'm not fakin' it
A                       E
Foolin' myself that I'm makin' it
G  D        A
I   'm  not fakin' it
G  D       A
I   'm not fakin' it

[3rd Verse]
E
Tricky Dicky was a fast talker
E                                  G
But his promises were always a lie
E
Nostradamus was a doomwatcher
E                              G
Predicted when we're gonna die
E
Cleopatra was a love giver
G
Jesse James was a born killer
A                                  B
Me, I'm just a rock'n'roll singer

[Chorus]
E
I'm not fakin' it
A                       E
Foolin' myself that I'm makin' it
G  D        A
I   'm  not fakin' it
G  D       A
I   'm not fakin' it

[Interlude]
G   C   D   G   Eb  Bb  C  D
G   C   D   G   Eb  Bb  C  D

[4th Verse]
E
Slim Jim was a stool pidgeon
E                         G
On the payroll of the FBI
E
Reverend Fred sold instant religion
E                                      G
With a license from the man in the sky
E
Billy the Kid was a gunslinger
G
Edgar Wallace was a dead ringer
A                                 B   E  D
Me, I'm just a rock'n'roll singer

[Out-Chorus]
E
I'm not fakin' it
A                       E
Foolin' myself that I'm makin' it
G  D        A
I   'm  not fakin' it
G  D       A
I   'm not fakin' it
G         D      A
Fakin' it,  not fakin' it x5