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