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Sinnerboy

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Bmajor

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 B004442
 F#7004320
 F#004322
 B7021202
[intro] 
B  F#7  B  F#7
BCity streets and F#7rolling cars
BThe only sound you can F#7hear
BBut you know you might F#7be wrong
BJust look right over heF#7re
BBack up agF#7ainst the wall, 
Bhands on the bF#7ottle
BYou're gonna waF#7lk on by
BWhen he cries you gF#otta, gotta
Gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta
[Verse]
B7Take that sinner boy home
B7Wrap him up, keep him warm
B7He won't do you no harm
[Verse]
B7Take him home right away
B7He's got no place to stay
B7Let him walk right inside your home
[Verse]
B7Go on and ask him his name
B7Let him try to explain
B7What the world done him wrong
[Verse]
B7Tell the man, lift him up
B7Take away the paper cup
B7One more inside him won't do him no good Sinner boy
[Verse]
B7Take that sinner boy home
B7Wrap him up, keep him warm
B7He won't do you no harm
[Verse]
B7Take him home right away
B7He's got no place to stay
B7Let him walk right inside your home
[Verse]
B7Take that sinner boy home
B7Wrap him up, keep him warm
B7He won't do you, he won't do you no harm

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Sinnerboy

by Rory Gallagher

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#7

004442

F#7

004320

004322

021202

[intro]

B F#7 B F#7

B F#7

City streets and rolling cars

B F#7

The only sound you can hear

B F#7

But you know you might be wrong

B F#7

Just look right over here

B F#7

Back up against the wall,

B F#7

hands on the bottle

B F#7

You're gonna walk on by

B F#

When he cries you gotta, gotta

Gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta

[Verse]

Take that sinner boy home

Wrap him up, keep him warm

He won't do you no harm

[Verse]

Take him home right away

He's got no place to stay

Let him walk right inside your home

[Verse]

Go on and ask him his name

Let him try to explain

What the world done him wrong

[Verse]

Tell the man, lift him up

Take away the paper cup

One more inside him won't do him no good Sinner boy

[Verse]

Take that sinner boy home

Wrap him up, keep him warm

He won't do you no harm

[Verse]

Take him home right away

He's got no place to stay

Let him walk right inside your home

[Verse]

Take that sinner boy home

Wrap him up, keep him warm

He won't do you, he won't do you no harm

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