Dr. Feelgood, Milk And Alcohol (1979)
Key: :[F#] (w: Nick Lowe, Gypie Mayo)
INTRO:
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[F#5]^
[E5]^
[B5]^
[C#5] [F#5 open]
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[F#5]^
[E5]^
[B5]^
[C#5] [F#5 open]
VERSE 1:
[F#] White boy in town, big black, blue sound
[B] Night club, I paid in,
[F#] I got a stamp on my skin
[B] Main attraction
[C#] dead on his feet
[B] Black man rhythm with a
[C#] white boy beat
CHORUS 1:
They
[F#5] got him
[E5] on
[B5] milk
[C#5] and
[F#5] alcohol
They
[F#5] got him
[E5] on
[B5] milk
[C#5] and
[F#5] alcohol
VERSE 2:
[F#] Stay put I wanna go, hard work, bad show
[B] More liquor, it dont help,
[F#] he's gonna die, it breaks my heart
[B] I decided e-
[C#]-ventually
[B] This aint doing a
[C#] thing for me
REPEAT CHORUS:
INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE]
CHORUS 2:
They
[B5] got him
[A5] on
[E5] milk
[F#5] and
[B5] alcohol
They
[F#5] got him
[E5] on
[B5] milk
[C#5] and
[F#5] alcohol
VERSE 3:
[F#] Got up, I walked out, to the car, start it up
[B] Feel bad, sad night,
[F#] I never saw a red light
[B] Sirens were a screamin
[C#] all around
[B] I pulled on over and I
[C#] shut her down
VERSE 3 EXT:
[B] A black cop gave me a
[C#] shove with his gun
[B] Said up against the wall and
[C#] don't make a run
CHORUS 3:
They
[F#5] got me
[E5] on
[B5] milk
[C#5] and
[F#5] alcohol
They
[F#5] got me
[E5] on
[B5] milk
[C#5] and
[F#5] alcohol
REPEAT CHORUS 3: 