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[Verse]
G#m             E         Eb            E
Johnny's in the basement, mixin' up the medicine,
G#m        E         Eb                 E
I'm on the pavement, thinking about the government.
G#m            E            Eb         E
The man in the trench coat, badge out, laid off,
G#m             E          Eb              E
Says he's got a bad cough, wants to get it paid off.

[Chorus]
C#        B         Bbm           B
Look out, kid, it's something you did,
C#        B                Bbm       B
God knows when, but you're doin' it again.
C#                   B         Bbm           B
Better duck down the alleyway, lookin' for a new friend.
Eb
Man in the coonskin cap, in the big pen,
Eb
Wants eleven dollar bills, you only got ten.

[Interlude]
G#m E Eb E  G#m E Eb E

[Verse]
G#m          E           Eb           E
Maggie comes fleet foot, face full of black soot,
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Talking that the heat put plants in the bed but the phone's tapped anyway,
G#m              E         Eb                E
Maggie says that many say, they must bust in early May,
G#m             E   Eb E
Orders from the D.A.

[Chorus]
C#        B          Bbm             B
Look out, kid, don't matter what you did,
C#           B        Bbm       B
Walk on your tiptoes, don't try No Doz.
Eb
Better stay away from those, that carry 'round a fire hose,
Eb
Keep a clean nose, watch the plainclothes, to know which way the wind blows.

[Interlude]
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[Verse]
G#m       E         Eb                E
Get sick, get well, hangin' 'round an inkwell,
G#m    E             Eb               E
Ring a bell, hard to tell, it's gonna sell.
G#m       E              Eb              E
Try hard, getin' barred, get back, write Braille,
G#m            E          Eb            E
Getin' jailed, jump bail, join the army if you failm

[Chorus]
C#        B         Bbm           B
Look out, kid, it's something you did,
C#        B                Bbm       B
God knows when, but you're doin' it again.
C#                   B         Bbm           B
Better duck down the alleyway, looking for a new friend.
Eb
Man in the coonskin cap, in the big pen,
Eb
Wants eleven dollar bills, you only got ten.

[Interlude]
G#m E Eb E  G#m E Eb E  G#m E Eb E  G#m E Eb E  Eb
G#m E Eb E  G#m E Eb E  G#m E Eb E  G#m E Eb E

[Outro]
Eb
The man in the coonskin cap, in the big pen,
Eb
Wants eleven dollar bills, you only got ten.

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