Dr. Feelgood, Milk And Alcohol (1979)
Key: :[A] (w: Nick Lowe, Gypie Mayo)
INTRO:
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[A5]^
[G5]^
[D5]^
[E5] [A5 open]
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[A5]^
[G5]^
[D5]^
[E5] [A5 open]
VERSE 1:
[A] White boy in town, big black, blue sound
[D] Night club, I paid in,
[A] I got a stamp on my skin
[D] Main attraction
[E] dead on his feet
[D] Black man rhythm with a
[E] white boy beat
CHORUS 1:
They
[A5] got him
[G5] on
[D5] milk
[E5] and
[A5] alcohol
They
[A5] got him
[G5] on
[D5] milk
[E5] and
[A5] alcohol
VERSE 2:
[A] Stay put I wanna go, hard work, bad show
[D] More liquor, it dont help,
[A] he's gonna die, it breaks my heart
[D] I decided e-
[E]-ventually
[D] This aint doing a
[E] thing for me
REPEAT CHORUS:
INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE]
CHORUS 2:
They
[D5] got him
[C5] on
[G5] milk
[A5] and
[D5] alcohol
They
[A5] got him
[G5] on
[D5] milk
[E5] and
[A5] alcohol
VERSE 3:
[A] Got up, I walked out, to the car, start it up
[D] Feel bad, sad night,
[A] I never saw a red light
[D] Sirens were a screamin
[E] all around
[D] I pulled on over and I
[E] shut her down
VERSE 3 EXT:
[D] A black cop gave me a
[E] shove with his gun
[D] Said up against the wall and
[E] don't make a run
CHORUS 3:
They
[A5] got me
[G5] on
[D5] milk
[E5] and
[A5] alcohol
They
[A5] got me
[G5] on
[D5] milk
[E5] and
[A5] alcohol
REPEAT CHORUS 3: 