C  G  C D  D E F G Am

A night in television wonderland. ..
                      C
Just one more fairytale about some rich bitch
                     G
Lying by the swimming pool,
                                     Dm
It's the golden school,
                 F
And life is easy when you make the rules.
Am
Last Friday was the first time –
         C
It only took about a half a minute
            G
On the stairway,

It was child's play
       Dm                 G
The odds turn out even
F
When you give up believing in the

[Chorus]
              C
Cold law, Steel claw,

Try to get on board you find the lock is on the door
                 G
Well I say no way! .. .
Dm             Em                                    F
Don't try to keep me out or there'll be hell to pay!
                  C
I don't know who's right or who's wrong,
          F                   C
But it doesn't really matter,
                                             G
When you're crawling in the gutter

It's a see-saw
    Dm        E                    F
A long hot battle with the cold law
                               G
Is what you get for messing with the
Am
Steel Claw

The politicians have forgotten this place. ..
                 C
Except for a flying visit in a black Mercedes
     G
At election time,

They cross the line,
       Dm            E                           F
And everybody runs to watch the pantomime
Am
If they could see what's going on around here –
               C
So many people hanging on to the edge
                             G
Crying out for revolution!

Retribution. .. !
       Dm                 D
The odds turn out even
                  F
When you give up believing in the cold law

Repeat Chorus

Sometimes I think I'm going crazy
                     C
Sometimes I do a line, makes me laugh,
                                         G
Makes me want to take a joy ride

On the high tide. ..
Dm                   F
Sometimes I'm contemplating suicide
Am
Meanwhile Bobby's out in Benidorm –
                  C
I know he's making out with some sweet senorita
                 G
And they go dancing,

In the moonlight,
       D                    F
The odds turn out even
                                                              C
When you give up the believing in the cold law