I Was Fired Live

[ Intro ] B7sus2 [ Verse 1 ] E i was fired E7 i was fired A E i was fired , so sad to tell A E well i never saw it comin’ E B E i got fired from snl [ Verse 2 ] E between seasons E7 i hear a nasty rumour A E that i was getting the sack A E i tried to call lorne michaels E B E but he never called me back [ Verse 3 ] E E7 i guess nbc had enough of crazy spoonhead A E and the songs i sang on the news A E maybe they were sick of cantine boy E B E but i think they just hate the jews [ Verse 4 ] E i was fired E7 not rehired A E well it made me sad and blue A E i told my boy chris farelly i got fired E B E and he said "sandman , they fired my ass too!!" [ Verse 5 ] n . C "why did i leave the show? well , adam . . . " E i got fired E7 i was fired A i was fired by nbc A E then i went on "in living colour" E B E three weeks later , they took it off tv [ Verse 6 ] E i was fired E7 i was fired - - n . C . "hang on , pete , you work . you work there!" n . C . "i wasn’t? how is that even possible?" n . C . "i dunno , but be patient because it’s coming soon . " [ Verse 7 ] C#m A well it broke my heart to pieces E B cause snl was my home C#m A where could i do my silly voices now? E B i never felt so alone [ Verse 8 ] E well , i was fired E7 i was fired A E nbc said that i was done A E then i made over 4 billion dollars at the box office E B E so i guess you could say i won [ Verse 9 ] E so i was fired E7 but tonight , i’m rehired A E and i’m the happiest man alive A cause it feels so good to be back with you here tonight C#m where it all began for me E B E right here on saturday night live