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NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS - Today's Lesson
(Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!! / 2008)
Bass/organ intro:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------3-----------------
E|-3--6--3-6-3-6--3---3-6-3-6--3---3-6-3-6-3-6---6-5-6-----------
  G#Little JA#anie, she wakes up from a Cdream 
  G#A gun like a A#jawbone down the Cwaistband of her jeans
Oh, yeah
  G#Mr SanA#dman, he can recite today's Clesson in his sleep
He says G#there oughta be some kind of lA#aw against me Cgoing down the street
  G#And little Janie A#pipes up and she Csays, she says:
[CHORUS]
  DWe're gonna have a Freal Fcool Ctime tonight
Yeah, tonight
All right
DG#own the back of A#Janie's jeans she had the Cjawbone of an ass
MG#r Sandman, he ruA#ns around the cornerC  
TG#rying to head heA#r off at the passC  
HG#e sticks his heaA#d over the fence and yellCs something way too fast
IG#t's today's lessA#on, yeah, something about Cthe corruption of the working class
LG#ittle Janie wakeA#s up on the floor and she Csays
We'Dre gonna have a real cool timFe tonightC  
Come on
JaG#nie says we're aA#ll such a crush of want hCalf-mad with loss
WG#e are violated iA#n our sleep and we weep aCnd we toss and we turn and we burn
WG#e are hypnotised A#we are cross-eyed we are Cpimped we are bitched
WG#e are told such A#monstrous liesC  
JG#anie wakes up anA#d she saysC  
WeD're gonna have a real cool Ftime tonighCt
SOLO-Y BIT
MG#r Sandman, he haA#s a certain appetite for CJanie in repose
HG#e digs her prettA#y knees and that she is cCompletely naked underneath all her clothes
HG#e likes to congrA#egate around the intersecCtion of Janie's jeans, yeah
MG#r Sandman the inA#seminator he opens her up Clike a love letter and enters her dreams
LG#ittle Janie wakeA#s up and she saysC  
WDe're gonna have a real good Ftime tonighCt, tonight, tonight, tonight
WDe're gonna have a real Fgood timeC  
CDome on, come on, come FonC  
WDe're gonna have a real Fgood timeC  

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Todays Lesson

by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

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NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS - Today's Lesson

(Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!! / 2008)

Bass/organ intro:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------

B|---------------------------------------------------------------

G|---------------------------------------------------------------

D|---------------------------------------------------------------

A|---------------------------------------------3-----------------

E|-3--6--3-6-3-6--3---3-6-3-6--3---3-6-3-6-3-6---6-5-6-----------

G# A# C

Little Janie, she wakes up from a dream

G# A# C

A gun like a jawbone down the waistband of her jeans

Oh, yeah

G# A# C

Mr Sandman, he can recite today's lesson in his sleep

G# A# C

He says there oughta be some kind of law against me going down the street

G# A# C

And little Janie pipes up and she says, she says:

[CHORUS]

D F F C

We're gonna have a real cool time tonight

Yeah, tonight

All right

G# A# C

Down the back of Janie's jeans she had the jawbone of an ass

G# A# C

Mr Sandman, he runs around the corner

G# A# C

Trying to head her off at the pass

G# A# C

He sticks his head over the fence and yells something way too fast

G# A# C

It's today's lesson, yeah, something about the corruption of the working class

G# A# C

Little Janie wakes up on the floor and she says

D F C

We're gonna have a real cool time tonight

Come on

G# A# C

Janie says we're all such a crush of want half-mad with loss

G# A# C

We are violated in our sleep and we weep and we toss and we turn and we burn

G# A# C

We are hypnotised we are cross-eyed we are pimped we are bitched

G# A# C

We are told such monstrous lies

G# A# C

Janie wakes up and she says

D F C

We're gonna have a real cool time tonight

SOLO-Y BIT

G# A# C

Mr Sandman, he has a certain appetite for Janie in repose

G# A# C

He digs her pretty knees and that she is completely naked underneath all her clothes

G# A# C

He likes to congregate around the intersection of Janie's jeans, yeah

G# A# C

Mr Sandman the inseminator he opens her up like a love letter and enters her dreams

G# A# C

Little Janie wakes up and she says

D F C

We're gonna have a real good time tonight, tonight, tonight, tonight

D F C

We're gonna have a real good time

D F C

Come on, come on, come on

D F C

We're gonna have a real good time

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