Dr. Feelgood, Milk And Alcohol (1979)
Key: :[B] (w: Nick Lowe, Gypie Mayo)
INTRO:
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[B5]^
[A5]^
[E5]^
[F#5] [B5 open]
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[B5]^
[A5]^
[E5]^
[F#5] [B5 open]
VERSE 1:
[B] White boy in town, big black, blue sound
[E] Night club, I paid in,
[B] I got a stamp on my skin
[E] Main attraction
[F#] dead on his feet
[E] Black man rhythm with a
[F#] white boy beat
CHORUS 1:
They
[B5] got him
[A5] on
[E5] milk
[F#5] and
[B5] alcohol
They
[B5] got him
[A5] on
[E5] milk
[F#5] and
[B5] alcohol
VERSE 2:
[B] Stay put I wanna go, hard work, bad show
[E] More liquor, it dont help,
[B] he's gonna die, it breaks my heart
[E] I decided e-
[F#]-ventually
[E] This aint doing a
[F#] thing for me
REPEAT CHORUS:
INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE]
CHORUS 2:
They
[E5] got him
[D5] on
[A5] milk
[B5] and
[E5] alcohol
They
[B5] got him
[A5] on
[E5] milk
[F#5] and
[B5] alcohol
VERSE 3:
[B] Got up, I walked out, to the car, start it up
[E] Feel bad, sad night,
[B] I never saw a red light
[E] Sirens were a screamin
[F#] all around
[E] I pulled on over and I
[F#] shut her down
VERSE 3 EXT:
[E] A black cop gave me a
[F#] shove with his gun
[E] Said up against the wall and
[F#] don't make a run
CHORUS 3:
They
[B5] got me
[A5] on
[E5] milk
[F#5] and
[B5] alcohol
They
[B5] got me
[A5] on
[E5] milk
[F#5] and
[B5] alcohol
REPEAT CHORUS 3: 