AA7Strange raves on a Detroit bridgeA7I was reaching for the rhythm but it's out of reachA7She was talking to the BuickA7She was cutting the tequila with bleachA7And she said to meDm FThere's no such thing as an Egyptian cowboyA CYour pretty haircut can't help you now, boyDm C A7There's nothing we can do for you unless you're willing to killA7Hey, come on and kill.(In the next part, A7 is strummed sporadically, with the spoken word parts sometimes inbetween)A7I think this city could have used a woman's touchA7As I'm wading through the toxic waste and suchA7Cuz everybody here said I won't amount to muchA7Everybody here said I won't amount to muchA7When I go from point A to point B I want thrills andA7Chills and blood to spillDm FBut there's never any people on the people mover -A CPublic transit equivalent of Herbert HooverDm F AYou're never gonna get anywhere because you're standing stillAStanding still!Eb CmThese songs don't write themselvesAb FI've got a music workshop run by elvesEb CmMaking dozens of records by the twelvesAb FStocking our product on Ikea shelvesEbLet me stateCm AbMy state of mind, mind, mindC#Is just fine.(Again: In the next part, A7 is strummed sporadically, with the spoken word parts sometimes inbetween)A7Baby, that's the sound of the years going byA7You can find me on the same bar stool just waiting to die.A7Three cheers to me, here's mud in your eye.A7I said, "Cheers to me, here's mud in your eye"A7She came to close out my tab, so I was troubled and she took a stabA7And she said to meDm FThere's no such thing as an electric tubaA CmThe Detroit River's not a good place to scubaDm F AThe only reason you're here today is cuz we need you to killYeah, kill!Eb CmMy songs are tasty pies,Ab FFresh oven-baked and filled with liesEb CmGobbled up by the dozen by Neanderthal guysAb FInhaling the aroma of Canadian liesEb Cm Ab C#Oh my, why you got quite a lot of problems, don't you?(Again: In the next part, A7 is strummed sporadically, with the spoken word parts sometimes inbetween)A7Shake that tambourine!A7Shake that shaker machine!A7Shake it, low.A7Shake it, high.A7Shake it.A7Shake it.Outro:Cm Ab F Eb Ab F Cm FEb Ab Cm Eb Cm Ab F EbAb F
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