C   C   C   C

[Verse 1]
          C
I finally made it through med school. Somehow I made it through.
Dm                                       C
   I'm just an intern, I still make a mistake or two.
      C
I was last in my class. Barely passed at the institute,
        Dm               Am         Dm         Am                 Gsus4 G Gadd9 G
Now I'm trying to avoid,    yah I'm trying to avoid a malpractise suit.

[Chorus 1]
            C
Hey, like a surgeon, cuttin' for the very first time,
       Dm             C
Like a surgeon, organ transplants are my line.

[Verse 2]
               C
Better give me all your gause nurse, this patient's fading fast.
Dm                                           C
   Complications have set in, don't know how long he'll last.
       C
Let me see, that I.V. Here we go - time to operate.
              Dm            Am          Dm      Am                  Gsus4 G Gadd9 G
I'll pull his indsides out,    pull his insides out and see what he ate.

[Chorus 2]
       C
Like a surgeon, hey, cuttin' for the very first time,
       Dm                C
Like a surgeon, here's a waiver for you to sign.

[Bridge]
Am D    Am  D    Am  D    Am  G
     Woaho,   woaho,   woaho.

[Verse 3]
       C
It's a fact - I'm a quack, the disgrace of the A.M.A.
          Dm            Am        Dm       Am                  Gsus4 G Gadd9 G
'Cause my patients die,    yah my patients die before they can pay.

[Chorus 3]
       C
Like a surgeon, hey, cuttin' for the very first time,
       Dm                C
Like a surgeon, got your kidneys on my mind.
       C
Like a surgeon, ooh like a surgeon,
             Dm                              C
When I reach inside, with my scalpel, and my forceps, and retractors.

[Outro]
   C               Dm
Oh oh, oh oh, woe, oh.
          C
Ooh baby,   yah.
                C
I can hear your heartbeat for the very last time.