Dr. Feelgood, Milk And Alcohol (1979)
Key: :[A#] (w: Nick Lowe, Gypie Mayo)
INTRO:
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[A#5]^
[Ab5]^
[D#5]^
[F5] [A#5 open]
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[A#5]^
[Ab5]^
[D#5]^
[F5] [A#5 open]
VERSE 1:
[A#] White boy in town, big black, blue sound
[D#] Night club, I paid in,
[A#] I got a stamp on my skin
[D#] Main attraction
[F] dead on his feet
[D#] Black man rhythm with a
[F] white boy beat
CHORUS 1:
They
[A#5] got him
[Ab5] on
[D#5] milk
[F5] and
[A#5] alcohol
They
[A#5] got him
[Ab5] on
[D#5] milk
[F5] and
[A#5] alcohol
VERSE 2:
[A#] Stay put I wanna go, hard work, bad show
[D#] More liquor, it dont help,
[A#] he's gonna die, it breaks my heart
[D#] I decided e-
[F]-ventually
[D#] This aint doing a
[F] thing for me
REPEAT CHORUS:
INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE]
CHORUS 2:
They
[D#5] got him
[Db5] on
[Ab5] milk
[A#5] and
[D#5] alcohol
They
[A#5] got him
[Ab5] on
[D#5] milk
[F5] and
[A#5] alcohol
VERSE 3:
[A#] Got up, I walked out, to the car, start it up
[D#] Feel bad, sad night,
[A#] I never saw a red light
[D#] Sirens were a screamin
[F] all around
[D#] I pulled on over and I
[F] shut her down
VERSE 3 EXT:
[D#] A black cop gave me a
[F] shove with his gun
[D#] Said up against the wall and
[F] don't make a run
CHORUS 3:
They
[A#5] got me
[Ab5] on
[D#5] milk
[F5] and
[A#5] alcohol
They
[A#5] got me
[Ab5] on
[D#5] milk
[F5] and
[A#5] alcohol
REPEAT CHORUS 3: 