This Property Is Condemned

Intro:  Em C      ( x 8)

Verse 1:  (Em   C)
27th wagon, full of cotton
Was parked outside my chicken shack 
door
I kept my crib covered up in satin
In case my baby came around for more
Now I feel, Daddy, somethin's not 
the same

                G                
'Cause there's weeds, and there's 
              Am
rust

And the roof won't hold the rain

Em   C   Em

Chorus:

G                 Am
I remember better days

   C
Lace in every window

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       G
And roses round the gate

  Em                          
Now they've chased away all my 
           Am
friends

 D
And they've locked me out

Am                     C
And hung a sign on the fence

And it says this property is 
condemned

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Verse 2:

Take me down the Vieux Carre
Where a little girl can get a bed or
 a bite
If you should see me
Coughin' round the corner
Won't you mix a little sugar with my
 tonic tonight
I can feel like I'm part of the 
parade

       G                     Am
'Cause I feel like there's bourbon
Slappin' around in my veins

Em  C   Em

Chorus

Verse 3:
I got a new tiara, Daddy
Take me to the Mardi Gras
Buy me cotton candy, dress me up in 
satin
Let me be your babydoll
We csan ditch that social worker
In and out the swinging doors on 
Tchoupitoulas Street
You may call me jailbait
But I aint too little to take the 
heat
I can feel, phantoms blowin' thru my
 brain

        G                          
And I feel, like I need someone to 
      Am
make em go away