Cracker Man

©2021 Garrett Clevenger

Em   G Cracker Man 

Em  C G   came to sell me 

Em   G fortified crackers.

Em  G Am Make me healthy.

Em   G Cracker Man gave

Em  C G   me a taste. I 

Em   G took a bite 

Em  G Am it was nasty.

F  E    So I spit it 

Am out and 

E  F    vomited on the lout. 

Am   C

Am  F C

Am   C

Am  C Dm

Am   C   Cracker Man

Am  F C blew his top. 

Am   C  He charged me, 

Am  C Dm this bully selling slop.

Bb  Am  Not the first time I 

Dm   ran

Am  Bb   from my dad, Cracker

Dm  C Man. A mad-

Dm  C man. What’s your

Dm  C plan now you’ve been 

Dm  C swept in the dust-

Bb    pan?
Am   

Em   G Every war

Em  C G   starts with a slight,

Em   G cracks then form

Em  G Am out of sight.

Em   G When it breaks,

Em  C G left unrepaired,

Em   G all that’s left

Em  G Am is being scared.

F  E    Defenses become preemp-

Am tive. take 

E  F    out the threat so he’s not tempted.

Am   C

Am  F C

Am   C

Am  C Dm

Am   C   Cracker Man 

Am  F C you made me. 

Am   C   Literally and

Am  C Dm figuratively.

Bb  Am    If I do or don’t I’m

Dm damned. My 

Am  Bb     nurture made my nature Cracker

Dm  C Man. A mad-

Dm  C man. What’s my

Dm  C plan now I’ve been 

Dm  C swept in the dust-

Bb  pan?
Am   Cracker 

Dm  C Man. Cracker 

Jam

Dm  C Man. Crack up your

Dm  C fam. Don’t give a

Dm  C damn . You 

Dm  C sell one thing and it’s a

Bb    sham. Cracker 

Am Man my

Dm dad.