Same Same But Different

Same Same But Different   1:30

Music & lyrics: Peter Öjerskog

You wanted a girl
But you got a katoey
You wanted a man
But you got a tomboy
SAME SAME BUT DIFFERENT
THAT’S WHAT THAI SAY
TO GET AWAY
SAME SAME BUT DIFFERENT

You wanted a girl
But you got a tomboy
You wanted a man
But you got a katoey
CHORUS

VERSE/INTRO/OUTRO:
G               Gmaj7/Gb          G7/F          E7/E/Ab
Am            Ammaj7/Ab      Am7/G     D7/F#/D
G               Gmaj7/Gb          G7/F          E7/E/Ab
Am            Ammaj7/Ab      Am7/G     D7/F#/D

CHORUS:
C               F#/C#                 G/D           E7
C               F#/C#                 G/D           E7
C               F#/C#                 G/D           E7
Am            Ammaj7/Ab      Am7/G     D7/F#/D

Lyrics inspired by the Thai expression “same same but different”, an expression for not doing exactly the right thing, often visible on T-shirts in Pattaya. Katoey = man who wants to be a woman. Tomboy = woman who wants to be a man.

Music inspired by Lovin’ Spoonful’s Daydream and Glen Campbell’s Gentle On My Mind.

 

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