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Down The Dustpipe:Status Quo.
#12 on UK Singles Charts on PYE
Records in 1970.
INTRO: G  
#1.
GHeading down the back turnpike, signposts 
are pointing west.
CFell into the lonely dustpipe, hope my Gpick-up 
can stand the test.
CHORUS:
But I'm doing all Dright, now..rolling down the 
dustCpipe, na-na-na-na Dnana-na-nana-na.
#2.
GRolling down the dustpipe now, got a ten dollar 
bill in my jeans.
Because there Cain't no room for a kosher cowboy 
in a Gtown like New Orleans.
CHORUS:
But I'm doing all Dright, now..rolling down the 
dustCpipe, na-na-na-na Dnana-na-nana-na.
#3.
GGuess I didn't make it in the city, but that's just 
the way that it goes.
Cause there's a Clotta lunatics, crazy ghostmen, baby, 
Gdon't like the shape of my nose.
CHORUS:
But I'm doing all Dright, now..rolling down the 
dustCpipe, na-na-na-na Dnana-na-nana-na.
INTERLUDE:  Gm   C   G   D   C   Gm  D  
#4.
GRolling down the dustpipe now, got a ten dollar 
bill in my jeans.
Because there Cain't no room for a kosher cowboy 
in a Gtown like New Orleans.
CHORUS:
But I'm doing all Dright, now..rolling down the 
dustCpipe, na-na-na-na Dnana-na-nana-na.
#5.
AbRolling down the dustpipe now, got a ten dollar 
bill in my jeans.
Because there Dbain't no room for a kosher cowboy 
in a Abtown like New Orleans.
But I'm doing all Ebright, now..rolling down the 
dustDbpipe..(Fade.)
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.

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Down The Dustpipe

by Status Quo

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Down The Dustpipe:Status Quo.

#12 on UK Singles Charts on PYE

Records in 1970.

INTRO:

#1.

Heading down the back turnpike, signposts

are pointing west.

C G

Fell into the lonely dustpipe, hope my pick-up

can stand the test.

CHORUS:

But I'm doing all right, now..rolling down the

C D

dustpipe, na-na-na-na nana-na-nana-na.

#2.

Rolling down the dustpipe now, got a ten dollar

bill in my jeans.

Because there ain't no room for a kosher cowboy

in a town like New Orleans.

CHORUS:

But I'm doing all right, now..rolling down the

C D

dustpipe, na-na-na-na nana-na-nana-na.

#3.

Guess I didn't make it in the city, but that's just

the way that it goes.

Cause there's a lotta lunatics, crazy ghostmen, baby,

don't like the shape of my nose.

CHORUS:

But I'm doing all right, now..rolling down the

C D

dustpipe, na-na-na-na nana-na-nana-na.

Gm C G D C Gm D

INTERLUDE:

#4.

Rolling down the dustpipe now, got a ten dollar

bill in my jeans.

Because there ain't no room for a kosher cowboy

in a town like New Orleans.

CHORUS:

But I'm doing all right, now..rolling down the

C D

dustpipe, na-na-na-na nana-na-nana-na.

#5.

Rolling down the dustpipe now, got a ten dollar

bill in my jeans.

Because there ain't no room for a kosher cowboy

in a town like New Orleans.

But I'm doing all right, now..rolling down the

dustpipe..(Fade.)

A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.

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