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Dracula from houston-Butthole Surfers
Capo 7 (all chords relative)
Repeat chords for all Verses and Chorus
[Intro] (x3)
A A   E E E   D D   E E E
[Verse 1]
AGot no future and a Egreat big past
DLittle bitty guy on the Erim of my glass
AGotta meet the plane so EI can get my monkey
DTeach him to be cool but a Elittle bit funky
AGot no credit and I Egot no fear
DGot about a buck, so EI can buy a beer
AGotta see a doctor about the Ewords that I said
DGotta get a bike and I Egotta paint it red
[Chorus]
AOh no, Ewe gotta go
DWe're not goin' to Elive forever
AWhy, why, Ewe gotta die
DYou know that we'll Ebe together
AHey, hey, Ewe gotta say
DI could never Ebe a saviour
AYou don't have to Ebe there
'Cause I'm Dnever, never, Enever coming Ahome
[Instrumental]
A A   E E E   D D   E E E
[Verse 2]
AThree feet deep in a Eslow motion wreck
I was Dwalkin' the walk an' I was Etalkin' to the best
I was Awrinkled an' shriveled an' sEteppin' out of line
Playin' the Dend against the middle an' Elosin' every time
I was Aveinious an' heinious an' Ecripple an' sad
DThought I was invincible, the baEddest of the bad
Then I Awoke up one mornin' and sEtepped out of bed
DHad to get a bike. HEad to paint it red
[Chorus]
AOh no, Ewe gotta go
DWe're not goin' to Elive forever
AWhy, why, Ewe gotta die
DYou know that we'll Ebe together
AHey, hey, Ewe gotta say
DI could never Ebe a saviour
AYou don't have to Ebe there
'Cause I'm Dnever, never, Enever coming Ahome
[Instrumental]
A A   E E E   D D   E E E
[Bridge]
ACrazy (I'm crEazed, I want to Dtell you about Eit) (x4)
[Chorus]
AOh no, Ewe gotta go
DWe're not goin' to Elive forever
AWhy, why, Ewe gotta die
DYou know that we'll Ebe together
AHey, hey, Ewe gotta say
DI could never Ebe a saviour
AYou don't have to Ebe there
'Cause I'm Dnever, never, Enever coming Ahome
[Instrumental]
A A   E E E   D D   E E E
[Verse 3]
AStaring at disbelief Eout at the gloom
I was Dforced with remorse to Elearn the bassoon
I Agot real good in aEbout six years
DStarted playing around for a Ecouple of beers
AThen one day I was plEaying at the gig
DAn' in walked the monkey with a Ecouple of funky friends
He cAame right over an' said "Ethis is what you do"
D"You're gonna get a bEike. You're gonna paint it blue."
[Chorus]
AOh no, Ewe gotta go
DWe're not goin' to Elive forever
AWhy, why, Ewe gotta die
DYou know that we'll Ebe together
AHey, hey, Ewe gotta say
DI could never Ebe a saviour
AYou don't have to Ebe there
'Cause I'm Dnever, never, Enever coming Ahome
[Outro]
A A   E E E   D D   E E E

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Dracula From Houston

by Butthole Surfers

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 7 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dracula from houston-Butthole Surfers

Capo 7 (all chords relative)

Repeat chords for all Verses and Chorus

[Intro] (x3)

A A E E E D D E E E

[Verse 1]

A E

Got no future and a great big past

D E

Little bitty guy on the rim of my glass

A E

Gotta meet the plane so I can get my monkey

D E

Teach him to be cool but a little bit funky

A E

Got no credit and I got no fear

D E

Got about a buck, so I can buy a beer

A E

Gotta see a doctor about the words that I said

D E

Gotta get a bike and I gotta paint it red

[Chorus]

A E

Oh no, we gotta go

D E

We're not goin' to live forever

A E

Why, why, we gotta die

D E

You know that we'll be together

A E

Hey, hey, we gotta say

D E

I could never be a saviour

A E

You don't have to be there

D E A

'Cause I'm never, never, never coming home

[Instrumental]

A A E E E D D E E E

[Verse 2]

A E

Three feet deep in a slow motion wreck

D E

I was walkin' the walk an' I was talkin' to the best

A E

I was wrinkled an' shriveled an' steppin' out of line

D E

Playin' the end against the middle an' losin' every time

A E

I was veinious an' heinious an' cripple an' sad

D E

Thought I was invincible, the baddest of the bad

A E

Then I woke up one mornin' and stepped out of bed

D E

Had to get a bike. Had to paint it red

[Chorus]

A E

Oh no, we gotta go

D E

We're not goin' to live forever

A E

Why, why, we gotta die

D E

You know that we'll be together

A E

Hey, hey, we gotta say

D E

I could never be a saviour

A E

You don't have to be there

D E A

'Cause I'm never, never, never coming home

[Instrumental]

A A E E E D D E E E

[Bridge]

A E D E

Crazy (I'm crazed, I want to tell you about it) (x4)

[Chorus]

A E

Oh no, we gotta go

D E

We're not goin' to live forever

A E

Why, why, we gotta die

D E

You know that we'll be together

A E

Hey, hey, we gotta say

D E

I could never be a saviour

A E

You don't have to be there

D E A

'Cause I'm never, never, never coming home

[Instrumental]

A A E E E D D E E E

[Verse 3]

A E

Staring at disbelief out at the gloom

D E

I was forced with remorse to learn the bassoon

A E

I got real good in about six years

D E

Started playing around for a couple of beers

A E

Then one day I was playing at the gig

D E

An' in walked the monkey with a couple of funky friends

A E

He came right over an' said "this is what you do"

D E

"You're gonna get a bike. You're gonna paint it blue."

[Chorus]

A E

Oh no, we gotta go

D E

We're not goin' to live forever

A E

Why, why, we gotta die

D E

You know that we'll be together

A E

Hey, hey, we gotta say

D E

I could never be a saviour

A E

You don't have to be there

D E A

'Cause I'm never, never, never coming home

[Outro]

A A E E E D D E E E

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