Dr. Feelgood, Milk And Alcohol (1979)
Key: :[E] (w: Nick Lowe, Gypie Mayo)
INTRO:
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[E5]^
[D5]^
[A5]^
[B5] [E5 open]
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[E5]^
[D5]^
[A5]^
[B5] [E5 open]
VERSE 1:
[E] White boy in town, big black, blue sound
[A] Night club, I paid in,
[E] I got a stamp on my skin
[A] Main attraction
[B] dead on his feet
[A] Black man rhythm with a
[B] white boy beat
CHORUS 1:
They
[E5] got him
[D5] on
[A5] milk
[B5] and
[E5] alcohol
They
[E5] got him
[D5] on
[A5] milk
[B5] and
[E5] alcohol
VERSE 2:
[E] Stay put I wanna go, hard work, bad show
[A] More liquor, it dont help,
[E] he's gonna die, it breaks my heart
[A] I decided e-
[B]-ventually
[A] This aint doing a
[B] thing for me
REPEAT CHORUS:
INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE]
CHORUS 2:
They
[A5] got him
[G5] on
[D5] milk
[E5] and
[A5] alcohol
They
[E5] got him
[D5] on
[A5] milk
[B5] and
[E5] alcohol
VERSE 3:
[E] Got up, I walked out, to the car, start it up
[A] Feel bad, sad night,
[E] I never saw a red light
[A] Sirens were a screamin
[B] all around
[A] I pulled on over and I
[B] shut her down
VERSE 3 EXT:
[A] A black cop gave me a
[B] shove with his gun
[A] Said up against the wall and
[B] don't make a run
CHORUS 3:
They
[E5] got me
[D5] on
[A5] milk
[B5] and
[E5] alcohol
They
[E5] got me
[D5] on
[A5] milk
[B5] and
[E5] alcohol
REPEAT CHORUS 3: 