Key: G
Introduction: G D C G D Am C
G Em C G
There's a party down at Kale's
D Am C
Vinnie Charles is out of jail again
G D C
His ex's will be there
G D Am C G D Am C
His daughter Nida has bought him an easy-chair
G D C
He kicked the cocaine in the can
G D Am C
An eight-ball a day is not cheap for any man
G D C
His street clothes have all shrunk in size
G D Am C
But most of the weight that he gained was in his eyes
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Most of the weight that he gained was in his eyes
G D C
Did nine of a possible twelve
G D Am C
He still says he didn't know what the package held
G D Am C
He still says he didn't know
G D C
Just a favour for a friend
G D Am C
Big buddy, Cara, left him to swing in the wind
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Big buddy, Cara, left him to swing in the wind
Em D C
He made it through Mexico
Em D C D
The car threw a rod below San Diego
Em D C
A copper pulled over to help
Em D C D G C G D Am C
But poor Vinnie's poker face could not control itself
G D C
He was always a likeable guy
G D Am C
Women passed under him, as if he could fly
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The women passed under him, as if he could fly
G D C
Three more years on parole
G D Am C
Time will tell how much, the time inside took it's toll
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Time will tell how much, the time inside took it's toll
G D C
"There's two things I know well", he says
G D Am C
"The ways that I hurt and all of the ways to hell"
G D Am C G D Am G/C Em
"The ways that I hurt and all of the ways to hell"
D C Em
Vinnie Charles is free
D C D Em
Vinnie Charles is out of the pen
D C Em
Vinnie Charles is free for now
D C Em
Mightier than the sword (and then)
D C Em
Vinnie Charles is free
D C
Vinnie Charles is free