Key: E
Introduction:
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1971, we all heard the starter gun
New york is such a pity
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But at max's kansas city we won
E C#B)
We all shot shit in the bar
E C#B)
With johnny o' toole and his scar
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And then old clive davis said
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He's surely gonna make us a star
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I'm gonna make you a star
Just the way you are
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But with all his style
B
I could see in his eyes
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That we is goin' on trial
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And it was no surprise
E C#B)
The boys kept kickin' ass
E C#B)
As usual time would tell
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But some bitch in the choir
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Threw water on the fires of hell
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She loved to shove and tell
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But with all our style
B
You could see in our eyes
A9
That we is still on trial
F#m
And it was no surprise
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No surprise
E C#B)
No surprise
E C#B)
No surprise
C#m
Midnight lady
Situation fetal
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Vaccinate yo ass with yo phonograph needle
C#m
I say look it here
A friend of mine
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Still in love and puerto rican too
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Ridin' on the wheels of hell
Smokin' in our axle grease
F#m
And we're copping from the local police
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That's right, the local police
Or the juctice of peace
F#m
But with all our style
B
You could see in our eyes
A9
That we is still on trial
F#m C#B)
Baby, it's no surprise
E C#B)
No surprise
E C#B)
No surprise
E C#B)
No surprise
C#m
Rock n' roll, junkie whore
Got my foot inside the door
E C#B)
Nobody's keepin' score
C#m
Bad time go away
Come again some other day
E C#B)
Will keep the blues away
C#m
Candy store, rock n' roll
Corporation jelly roll
F#m E C#B)
The where the fuck's my royalties