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[Intro]
C Cadd4 C Cadd4 C C Cadd4 C Cadd4 C  C C
Cadd4 C Cadd4 C C Cadd4 C Cadd4 C  C C
Cadd4 C Cadd4 C C Cadd4 C Cadd4 C
[Verse]
I got a Dmheart so thick that its tearing me apart
DmAnd a baby so sick she can't tell us apart
And whoever's in the big house mFakes no difference to Gme
[Chorus]
And what you sCee is just a reflection of all the bathroom wFalls
In the cCave where the bus terminal monster fFalls
Into the hCead of the golden runaway whose heard nothing at aFll
About the TChursday night crowd
How they live and how they love to see you fGall and that it aCll
[Interlude]
C Cadd4 C Cadd4 C C Cadd4 C Cadd4 C  C C
Cadd4 C Cadd4 C C Cadd4 C Cadd4 C  C C
[Verse]
DmYou can be the queen of hippies and I'm the king of fools
DmAnd we'll have our bed for breakfast and watch the peasants drool
Till you find out that your palace was oFnly their back rGoom
[Chorus]
And what you gCot are giant soup cans that laugh at your lFife
And a telepChone existence and a magazine wFife
And a dCrum that keeps drumming and a brain that's so wFhite
It goes oCut into the sun 
And you find out why you love the nGight ain't that a frCight
[Interlude]
C Cadd4 C Cadd4 C C Cadd4 C Cadd4 C  C C
Cadd4 C Cadd4 C C Cadd4 C Cadd4 C  C C
[Bridge]
Oh Emmidnight raiders break down the doors looking Amfor anti society
pEmop city dolls who smoke long cigars looking Amfor some notoriety
WEmho could have known what motion pictures could bring
PFandora's box didn't know everything 
SDmhe'd never been to Beverly HGills
[Chorus]
And what you hCear is just the dark side of every jFoke
And the sCound of French prostitutes who stare at you and sFmoke
Under a rCed neon sign that says god is hFope
While all the blCeach blond moms 
Tell their pimpled bombs not to mGope just use more sCoap
[Outro]
C Cadd4 C Cadd4 C C Cadd4 C Cadd4 C  C C
Cadd4 C Cadd4 C C Cadd4 C Cadd4 C  C C
Cadd4 C Cadd4 C C Cadd4 C Cadd4 C  C C
Cadd4 C Cadd4 C C Cadd4 C Cadd4 C

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Poisen Pen

by Elliott Murphy

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Cadd4

[Intro]

C Cadd4 C Cadd4 C C Cadd4 C Cadd4 C C C

Cadd4 C Cadd4 C C Cadd4 C Cadd4 C C C

Cadd4 C Cadd4 C C Cadd4 C Cadd4 C

[Verse]

I got a heart so thick that its tearing me apart

And a baby so sick she can't tell us apart

F G

And whoever's in the big house makes no difference to me

[Chorus]

C F

And what you see is just a reflection of all the bathroom walls

C F

In the cave where the bus terminal monster falls

C F

Into the head of the golden runaway whose heard nothing at all

About the Thursday night crowd

G C

How they live and how they love to see you fall and that it all

[Interlude]

C Cadd4 C Cadd4 C C Cadd4 C Cadd4 C C C

Cadd4 C Cadd4 C C Cadd4 C Cadd4 C C C

[Verse]

You can be the queen of hippies and I'm the king of fools

And we'll have our bed for breakfast and watch the peasants drool

F G

Till you find out that your palace was only their back room

[Chorus]

C F

And what you got are giant soup cans that laugh at your life

C F

And a telephone existence and a magazine wife

C F

And a drum that keeps drumming and a brain that's so white

It goes out into the sun

G C

And you find out why you love the night ain't that a fright

[Interlude]

C Cadd4 C Cadd4 C C Cadd4 C Cadd4 C C C

Cadd4 C Cadd4 C C Cadd4 C Cadd4 C C C

[Bridge]

Em Am

Oh midnight raiders break down the doors looking for anti society

Em Am

pop city dolls who smoke long cigars looking for some notoriety

Who could have known what motion pictures could bring

Pandora's box didn't know everything

Dm G

She'd never been to Beverly Hills

[Chorus]

C F

And what you hear is just the dark side of every joke

C F

And the sound of French prostitutes who stare at you and smoke

C F

Under a red neon sign that says god is hope

While all the bleach blond moms

G C

Tell their pimpled bombs not to mope just use more soap

[Outro]

C Cadd4 C Cadd4 C C Cadd4 C Cadd4 C C C

Cadd4 C Cadd4 C C Cadd4 C Cadd4 C C C

Cadd4 C Cadd4 C C Cadd4 C Cadd4 C

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