E7
E
E7
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Johnny's in the basement mixing up the medicine
E7
E
I'm on the pavement thinking about the government
E7
E
The man in the trench coat, badge out, laid off
E7
E
Says he's got a bad cough, wants to get it paid off
A7
Look out kid, it's something you did
E7
E
God knows when, but you're doing it again
E7
E
You better duck down the alleyway, looking for a new friend
B7
The man in the coonskin cap in the pig pen
E7
E
Wants eleven dollar bills, but you only got ten
E7
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Maggie comes fleet foot, face full of black soot
E7
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Talking that the heat put plants in the bed but
E7
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The phone's tapped anyway, Maggie says that many say
E7
E
They must bust in early May, orders from the D.A.
A7
Look out kid, don't matter what you did
E7
E
Walk on your tip toes, don't try No Doz
E7
E
Better stay away from those that carry around a fire hose
B7
Keep a clean nose, watch the plain clothes
E7
E
You don't need a weather man to know which way the wind blows
E7
E
Ah, get sick, get well, hang around the Ink Well
E7
E
Ring a bell, hard to tell if anything is going to sell
E7
E
Try hard, get barred, get back, write braille
E7
E
Get jailed, jump bail, join the army, if you fail
A7
Look out kid, you're gonna get hit
E7
E
But losers, cheaters, six-time users
E7
E
Hanging 'round the theaters
B7
Girl by the whirlpool's looking for a new fool
E7
E
Don't follow leaders, and watch your parking meters
E7
E
Ah get born, keep warm, short pants, romance, learn to dance
E7
E
Get dressed, get blessed, try to be a success
E7
E
Please her, please him, buy gifts, don't steal, don't lift
E7
E
Twenty years of schooling and they put you on the day shift
A7
Look out kid, they keep it all hid
E7
E
Better jump down a manhole, light yourself a candle
E7
E
Don't wear sandals, try to avoid the scandals
B7
Don't wanna be a bum, you better chew gum
E7
E
The pump don't work 'cause the vandals took the handle
Set8