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Scud, the Disposable Assassin
Words & Music by Brooke Lunderville, 2007.
Because a bright yellow killer robot needs a ballad, by god! Scud is my favourite comic book ever. Still waiting for issue #21, damnit.

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Marvin's Manikin factory's in deep situation			G  G  F  C 
A plug-headed monster thinks the workforce is a snack		G  G  F  C 
Employee buy-in's low for monster reconciliation		G  G  F  C 
So they've pooled their pocket change and hired me to attack  	D  G 

I'm Scud, Scud, the disposable assassin				G  G  F  C 
Available conveniently in vending machines			G  G  F  C 
Point me at your enemy and I will kick his ass in		G  G  F  C 
Record time, thanks to my finely-honed subroutines		D  G 
...and my guns.   						G 

This creature looks creative - like a backhoe ate a mousetrap	G  G  F  C 
Ate a wrestler, ate an outlet, ate a very angry squid		G  G  F  C 
Which squirts me so I duck in to the loo to wash the ink off	G  G  F  C 
And catch sight of my back in the mirror above the sink		D  G 

It has a sign, a sign, a sign, a sign...    			D 

It doesn't say "Kick me!"; it's a little more severe		G  G  F  C 
The notice says "Attention! This unit self destructs		G  G  F  C 
When target has been terminated" -  If I've got this clear:	G  G  F  C 
If I do my job right I'll be schmucked - well that sucks!	D  G 

I'm Scud, Scud...

But if I don't kill my target then I don't have to explode	G  G  F  C 
But a psychopathic chimera's a hard friend to keep		G  G  F  C 
So I shot her arms and legs off and hauled her down the road	G  G  F  C 
To an ICU-for-hire that's reputed to be cheap			D  G 

Now a robot doesn't eat but I still need a lot of cash		G  G  F  C 
Or the hospital will pull the plug and throw her in the trash	G  G  F  C 
So I'm a freelance assassin now 'cause I don't want to die	G  G  F  C 
If you want violent retribution, call me up, I'm your guy	D  G 

I fight voodoo zombie presidents   		Em 
Exterminate jail residents			B 
For cyborg dino-mafiosos			Am 
I'm a violence virtuoso!			D 

I'm Scud, Scud...


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