Dr. Feelgood, Milk And Alcohol (1979)
Key: :[G#] (w: Nick Lowe, Gypie Mayo)
INTRO:
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[G#5]^
[Gb5]^
[C#5]^
[D#5] [G#5 open]
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[G#5]^
[Gb5]^
[C#5]^
[D#5] [G#5 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
[G#5] got him
[Gb5] on
[C#5] milk
[D#5] and
[G#5] alcohol
They
[G#5] got him
[Gb5] on
[C#5] milk
[D#5] and
[G#5] 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
[C#5] got him
[B5] on
[Gb5] milk
[G#5] and
[C#5] alcohol
They
[G#5] got him
[Gb5] on
[C#5] milk
[D#5] and
[G#5] 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
[G#5] got me
[Gb5] on
[C#5] milk
[D#5] and
[G#5] alcohol
They
[G#5] got me
[Gb5] on
[C#5] milk
[D#5] and
[G#5] alcohol
REPEAT CHORUS 3: 