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[Intro]
A D
[Verse]
AAnything you want, Dthat you don't need
ALa cocaina, las armas, or the Dweed
AComo Villa, como Zapata, como Guevara, Dcomo yo
AI am Capitan of my own ship, yeah! DSoy un pangero!
[Pre-Chorus]
I provide a lEittle seen, little known, ma and pa, homegrown Dservice to society
I gBmot your spice at a C#mvery fine price, now...DChoose your varEiety
[Verse]
ANo radar, no runnin' lights, Dno radio
AThe torches blinking on the shore tell Dwhen to come and where to go
AAnd I don't believe in the satellite, Dcomputer, GPS
AMy faith is the horizon... My Dcompass, my best guess
[Pre-Chorus]
I provide a lEittle seen, little known, ma and pa, homegrown Dservice to society
I gBmot your spice at a C#mvery fine price, now...DChoose your varEiety
[Chorus]
You name the tAime, you name the place, you name the cDontraband
I will bEe there dark of night or light of dAay
I guarantee delivery by Dair, by sea or land
That's how I mBmake a lot of C#measy Dmoney, baEby...The Ahard way...
[Verse]
AAnd despite the bribes I pay my trade Dreceives official censure
A"But it's not just a job," as the gringos say, no "DIt's an adventure!"
[Pre-Chorus]
I provide a lEittle seen, little known, ma and pa, homegrown Dservice to society
I gBmot your spice at a C#mvery fine price, now...DChoose your varEiety
[Chorus]
You name the tAime, you name the place, you name the cDontraband
I will bEe there dark of night or light of dAay
I guarantee delivery by Dair, by sea or land
That's how I mBmake a lot of C#measy Dmoney, baEby...The Ahard way...
[Bridge]
For every nEight I have run, DI prefer the Amoon to the sun
For every fEight I have won, DI prefer the Aknife to the gun
And any brEidge I never burned, I never crossed
DAnd every fight I never picked, I never Alost
           E                                                         E-single strum
We got the wild blue yonder, wild frontier - ain't we got the makings of a fine, fine career!
[Intro]
[Verse]
AShore to shore the sea I run 200 Dkilometers wide
Keep your eyes Apeeled, head down, hand steady; throttle ready to Drun, and nowhere to hide
AThe machete, the silence and the Ddarkness are my friends
AYeah I know I gotta a date with fate, I Dknow not where or when...
[Pre-Chorus]
I provide a lEittle seen, little known, ma and pa, homegrown Dservice to society
I gBmot your spice at a C#mvery fine price, now...DChoose your varEiety
[Chorus]
You name the tAime, you name the place, you name the cDontraband
I will bEe there dark of night or light of dAay
I guarantee delivery by Dair, by sea or land
That's how I mBmake a lot of C#measy Dmoney, baEby...The Ahard way...
[Outro]
BmWe'll make a lot of C#measy Dmoney, Ecome on,
BmWe'll make a lot of C#measy Dmoney, Ebaby...
AThe hard way.D..AThe hard way
AYou name the time, you name the place, you name the Dcontraband    }  repeat x3 and fade out
AWe'll make a lot of easy money baby...the Dhard way                }

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Contraband

by Roger Clyne

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C#m

[Intro]

A D

[Verse]

A D

Anything you want, that you don't need

A D

La cocaina, las armas, or the weed

A D

Como Villa, como Zapata, como Guevara, como yo

A D

I am Capitan of my own ship, yeah! Soy un pangero!

[Pre-Chorus]

E D

I provide a little seen, little known, ma and pa, homegrown service to society

Bm C#m D E

I got your spice at a very fine price, now...Choose your variety

[Verse]

A D

No radar, no runnin' lights, no radio

A D

The torches blinking on the shore tell when to come and where to go

A D

And I don't believe in the satellite, computer, GPS

A D

My faith is the horizon... My compass, my best guess

[Pre-Chorus]

E D

I provide a little seen, little known, ma and pa, homegrown service to society

Bm C#m D E

I got your spice at a very fine price, now...Choose your variety

[Chorus]

A D

You name the time, you name the place, you name the contraband

E A

I will be there dark of night or light of day

I guarantee delivery by air, by sea or land

Bm C#m D E A

That's how I make a lot of easy money, baby...The hard way...

[Verse]

A D

And despite the bribes I pay my trade receives official censure

A D

"But it's not just a job," as the gringos say, no "It's an adventure!"

[Pre-Chorus]

E D

I provide a little seen, little known, ma and pa, homegrown service to society

Bm C#m D E

I got your spice at a very fine price, now...Choose your variety

[Chorus]

A D

You name the time, you name the place, you name the contraband

E A

I will be there dark of night or light of day

I guarantee delivery by air, by sea or land

Bm C#m D E A

That's how I make a lot of easy money, baby...The hard way...

[Bridge]

E D A

For every night I have run, I prefer the moon to the sun

E D A

For every fight I have won, I prefer the knife to the gun

And any bridge I never burned, I never crossed

D A

And every fight I never picked, I never lost

E E-single strum

We got the wild blue yonder, wild frontier - ain't we got the makings of a fine, fine career!

[Intro]

[Verse]

A D

Shore to shore the sea I run 200 kilometers wide

A D

Keep your eyes peeled, head down, hand steady; throttle ready to run, and nowhere to hide

A D

The machete, the silence and the darkness are my friends

A D

Yeah I know I gotta a date with fate, I know not where or when...

[Pre-Chorus]

E D

I provide a little seen, little known, ma and pa, homegrown service to society

Bm C#m D E

I got your spice at a very fine price, now...Choose your variety

[Chorus]

A D

You name the time, you name the place, you name the contraband

E A

I will be there dark of night or light of day

I guarantee delivery by air, by sea or land

Bm C#m D E A

That's how I make a lot of easy money, baby...The hard way...

[Outro]

Bm C#m D E

We'll make a lot of easy money, come on,

Bm C#m D E

We'll make a lot of easy money, baby...

A D A

The hard way...The hard way

A D

You name the time, you name the place, you name the contraband } repeat x3 and fade out

A D

We'll make a lot of easy money baby...the hard way }

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