Its Hard To Wave In Handcuffs

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[Intro]
Eb Bb F Eb

[Verse 1]
Eb                    Bb
Sweat poured down his brow
F                             Eb
When the temperature is below zero
Eb                    Bb
First guy he tries to rob
F                 Eb
Turns out to be a hero
Eb (x2)

Eb           Bb
He ran and he hid
F                  Eb
When the guy said, just forget it 
kid
Eb (x1)

Eb                               
If it's a hood they want, It's a 
Bb
hood they'll get
F                         Eb
This time he's ready, and set
Eb (x1)

Eb             Bb
Guzzled half a Colt
F                     Eb
That was sitting on a dryer
Eb              Bb
In an old laundromat
Gm          Eb
What do you think about it
Eb (x1)

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Eb                           
When he was through he put the 
  Bb
bottle in a jacket
F                      Eb
With six more from the rack
Eb (x1)

Eb                      Bb
Stumbled into the alley for some fun
 and
Gm                  Eb
Some money And some crackerjack
Eb (x2)

[Chorus 1]
Gm
Wipe that goddamn smile off face
Eb
I'll blow a hole your wife can't 
mend
F
Stuck my gun into his ribs
Eb
I'm glad I left the bullets where I 
did
Gm
Just don't say nothing
Eb
Don't say nothing
F     F     Eb     Eb

[Verse 2]
Eb              Bb
Walked down the street
F               Eb
Snow is falling down
Eb                    Bb
Twenty bucks he took, Left one buck
F           Eb
'Tip a bum, It's good luck
Eb (x2)

Eb                Bb
Bruce Springsteen
F                Eb
Getting his hair curled
Eb           Bb
Otis Redding
F               Eb
Hanging out the clothes
Eb (x1)

[Chorus 2]
Gm
Wipe that goddamn smile old friend
Eb
I'll blow a hole your wife can't 
mend
F
I'll shoot your head and rip that 
chest
Eb
You can move in it, just be my guest
Gm
Wipe that motherfucker off that
Eb
I own that Cadillac
F                 Eb
God what did I do

[Ending]
Gm
A girl I haven't seen in years
Eb
Waved to me, I held my tears
F
She thought my shirt it must have 
been stuffed
Eb                       Eb
It's hard to wave in handcuffs