Dr. Feelgood, Milk And Alcohol (1979)
Key: :[D] (w: Nick Lowe, Gypie Mayo)
INTRO:
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[D5]^
[C5]^
[G5]^
[A5] [D5 open]
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[D5]^
[C5]^
[G5]^
[A5] [D5 open]
VERSE 1:
[D] White boy in town, big black, blue sound
[G] Night club, I paid in,
[D] I got a stamp on my skin
[G] Main attraction
[A] dead on his feet
[G] Black man rhythm with a
[A] white boy beat
CHORUS 1:
They
[D5] got him
[C5] on
[G5] milk
[A5] and
[D5] alcohol
They
[D5] got him
[C5] on
[G5] milk
[A5] and
[D5] alcohol
VERSE 2:
[D] Stay put I wanna go, hard work, bad show
[G] More liquor, it dont help,
[D] he's gonna die, it breaks my heart
[G] I decided e-
[A]-ventually
[G] This aint doing a
[A] thing for me
REPEAT CHORUS:
INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE]
CHORUS 2:
They
[G5] got him
[F5] on
[C5] milk
[D5] and
[G5] alcohol
They
[D5] got him
[C5] on
[G5] milk
[A5] and
[D5] alcohol
VERSE 3:
[D] Got up, I walked out, to the car, start it up
[G] Feel bad, sad night,
[D] I never saw a red light
[G] Sirens were a screamin
[A] all around
[G] I pulled on over and I
[A] shut her down
VERSE 3 EXT:
[G] A black cop gave me a
[A] shove with his gun
[G] Said up against the wall and
[A] don't make a run
CHORUS 3:
They
[D5] got me
[C5] on
[G5] milk
[A5] and
[D5] alcohol
They
[D5] got me
[C5] on
[G5] milk
[A5] and
[D5] alcohol
REPEAT CHORUS 3: 