Dr. Feelgood, Milk And Alcohol (1979)
Key: :[D#] (w: Nick Lowe, Gypie Mayo)
INTRO:
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[D#5]^
[Db5]^
[G#5]^
[A#5] [D#5 open]
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[D#5]^
[Db5]^
[G#5]^
[A#5] [D#5 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
[D#5] got him
[Db5] on
[G#5] milk
[A#5] and
[D#5] alcohol
They
[D#5] got him
[Db5] on
[G#5] milk
[A#5] and
[D#5] 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
[G#5] got him
[Gb5] on
[Db5] milk
[D#5] and
[G#5] alcohol
They
[D#5] got him
[Db5] on
[G#5] milk
[A#5] and
[D#5] 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
[D#5] got me
[Db5] on
[G#5] milk
[A#5] and
[D#5] alcohol
They
[D#5] got me
[Db5] on
[G#5] milk
[A#5] and
[D#5] alcohol
REPEAT CHORUS 3: 