Tempo= 172 bpm
[Intro]
A7 D A7 D x3
[Verse 1]
A7 D A7 D7
Johny's in the basement,Mixing up the medicine
A7 D A7 D7
I'm on the pavement, Thinking about the government
A7 D A7 D7
The man in the trench coat, Badge out, laid off
A7 D A7 D7
Says he's got a bad cough, Wants to get it paid off
D7
Look out kid It's somethin' you did
A7 D A7
God knows when, But you're doin' it again
D7 A7 D
You better duck down the alley way
A7 D7
Lookin' for a new friend
E
The man in the coon-skip cap, In the big pen
A7 D A7 D7
Wants eleven dollar bills, You only got ten.
[Verse 2]
A7 D A7 D7
Maggie comes fleet foot, Face full of black soot
A7 D A7 D7
Talkin' that the heat put, Plants in the bed but
A7 D A7 D7
The phone's tapped anyway, Maggie says that many say
A7 D A7 D7
They must bust in early May, Orders from the da
D7
Look out kid, Don't matter what you did
A7 D A7 D7
Walk on your tip toes, Don't try, 'No Doz'
A7 D
Better stay away from those
A7 D7
That carry around a fire hose
E
Keep a clean nose, Watch the plain clothes
A7 D
You don't need a weather man
A7 D7
To know which way the wind blows
[Verse 3]
A7 D A7 D7
Get sick, get well, Hang around an ink well
A7 D A7 D7
Ring bell, hard to tell, If anything is goin' to sell
A7 D A7 D7
Try hard, get barred, Get back, write Braille
A7 D A7 D7
Get jailed, jump bail Join the army, if you fail
D7
Look out kid, You're gonna get hit
A7 D A7 D7
By losers, cheaters, Six-time users
A7
Hang around the theaters
E
Girl by the whirlpool lookin' for a new fool
A7 D A7
Don't follow leaders, Watch the parkin' meters.
[Verse 4]
A7 D
Ah get born, keep warm
A7 D7 A7
Short pants, romance, learn to dance
D A7 D7 A7
Get dressed, get blessed, Try to be a success
D A7 D7
Please her, please him, buy gifts
A7 D
Don't steal, don't lift
A7
Twenty years of schoolin'
D7 A7 D
And they put you on the day shift
D7
Look out kid, They keep it all hid
A7 D
Better jump down a manhole
A7 D7 A7 D
Light yourself a candle, Don't wear sandals
A7 D7
Try to avoid the scandals
E
Don't wanna be a bum, You better chew gum
A7
The pump don't work
D A7
'Cause the vandals took the handles.
