Dr. Feelgood, Milk And Alcohol (1979)
Key: :[G] (w: Nick Lowe, Gypie Mayo)
INTRO:
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[G5]^
[F5]^
[C5]^
[D5] [G5 open]
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[G5]^
[F5]^
[C5]^
[D5] [G5 open]
VERSE 1:
[G] White boy in town, big black, blue sound
[C] Night club, I paid in,
[G] I got a stamp on my skin
[C] Main attraction
[D] dead on his feet
[C] Black man rhythm with a
[D] white boy beat
CHORUS 1:
They
[G5] got him
[F5] on
[C5] milk
[D5] and
[G5] alcohol
They
[G5] got him
[F5] on
[C5] milk
[D5] and
[G5] alcohol
VERSE 2:
[G] Stay put I wanna go, hard work, bad show
[C] More liquor, it dont help,
[G] he's gonna die, it breaks my heart
[C] I decided e-
[D]-ventually
[C] This aint doing a
[D] thing for me
REPEAT CHORUS:
INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE]
CHORUS 2:
They
[C5] got him
[Bb5] on
[F5] milk
[G5] and
[C5] alcohol
They
[G5] got him
[F5] on
[C5] milk
[D5] and
[G5] alcohol
VERSE 3:
[G] Got up, I walked out, to the car, start it up
[C] Feel bad, sad night,
[G] I never saw a red light
[C] Sirens were a screamin
[D] all around
[C] I pulled on over and I
[D] shut her down
VERSE 3 EXT:
[C] A black cop gave me a
[D] shove with his gun
[C] Said up against the wall and
[D] don't make a run
CHORUS 3:
They
[G5] got me
[F5] on
[C5] milk
[D5] and
[G5] alcohol
They
[G5] got me
[F5] on
[C5] milk
[D5] and
[G5] alcohol
REPEAT CHORUS 3: 