Dr. Feelgood, Milk And Alcohol (1979)
Key: :[F] (w: Nick Lowe, Gypie Mayo)
INTRO:
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[F5]^
[Eb5]^
[A#5]^
[C5] [F5 open]
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[F5]^
[Eb5]^
[A#5]^
[C5] [F5 open]
VERSE 1:
[F] White boy in town, big black, blue sound
[A#] Night club, I paid in,
[F] I got a stamp on my skin
[A#] Main attraction
[C] dead on his feet
[A#] Black man rhythm with a
[C] white boy beat
CHORUS 1:
They
[F5] got him
[Eb5] on
[A#5] milk
[C5] and
[F5] alcohol
They
[F5] got him
[Eb5] on
[A#5] milk
[C5] and
[F5] alcohol
VERSE 2:
[F] Stay put I wanna go, hard work, bad show
[A#] More liquor, it dont help,
[F] he's gonna die, it breaks my heart
[A#] I decided e-
[C]-ventually
[A#] This aint doing a
[C] thing for me
REPEAT CHORUS:
INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE]
CHORUS 2:
They
[A#5] got him
[Ab5] on
[Eb5] milk
[F5] and
[A#5] alcohol
They
[F5] got him
[Eb5] on
[A#5] milk
[C5] and
[F5] alcohol
VERSE 3:
[F] Got up, I walked out, to the car, start it up
[A#] Feel bad, sad night,
[F] I never saw a red light
[A#] Sirens were a screamin
[C] all around
[A#] I pulled on over and I
[C] shut her down
VERSE 3 EXT:
[A#] A black cop gave me a
[C] shove with his gun
[A#] Said up against the wall and
[C] don't make a run
CHORUS 3:
They
[F5] got me
[Eb5] on
[A#5] milk
[C5] and
[F5] alcohol
They
[F5] got me
[Eb5] on
[A#5] milk
[C5] and
[F5] alcohol
REPEAT CHORUS 3: 