Songs

The Rise and Fall of Johnny Aspie
Verse 1:
Am G
He didn't plan a screw up
D Am
His birth was not the norm
Am G
Never loved or so it seemed
D Am Am
An actor in a movie scene

G D
Johnny Aspie rose to fame
C Am
Obsessive talent was his game
G D
Had no friends of whom to speak
C Am
They labelled him some kind of geek

Verse 2:
Am G
Excelled at shallow love affairs
D Am
Until they saw him unawares
Am G
They loved who he had tried to be
D Am Am
But never stayed for them to see

G D
Johnny Aspie rose to fame
C Am
Disguised himself so he could gain
G D
A role in life like all his peers
C Am
To be called normal without fear

Verse 3:
Am G
Things he did should not be tried
D Am
By someone with an Aspie mind
Am G
Failed and fled to find a role
D Am Am
To not be different was his goal

G D
Johnny Aspie rose to fame
C Am
A mimic just to be the same
G D
He never found his true quintessence
C Am
But tried and tried in every presence

Verse 4:
Am G
A wife he had but couldn't love
D Am
His children could not understand
Am G
He might as well just end his life
D Am Am
His actions caused a lot of strife

G D
Johnny Aspie rose to fame
C Am
Obsessive talent was his game
G D
He had no friends of whom to speak
C Am
They labelled him some kind of freak

Verse 5:
Am G
And then one day it hit him hard
D Am
Special needs was on the cards
Am G
Tested and affirmed to be
D Am Am
An Aspie thru and Thru is he

G D
Johnny Aspie rose to fame
C Am
Obsession had to be refrained
G D
The answers to his failed attempts
C Am Tacet
Just wiring problems in his head