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The Devils Bagel

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[Intro]
G D G D G D G D G
[Verse]
Glate night my shoes arDe worn, in a diner its G2 in the mornD  
Gand i wonder what wDill i do tonightG  D  G  
Gcup of coffee and a cigarette moDre, clock above me reGads 2:04D  
Gand the nightowls all got a Dstory to tellG  D  G  
the girAml with the short hairs parents wont Cspeak to her no moreG  D  
they caAmll her an unholy dyke and thCey call her a whore (oh well)G  D  
[Verse 2]
Gorder a bagel, bDutter and all, thGink to myself as i stare at the wDall
Gkillin time, counting the Dchange in my hand..G  D  
Gdark man, sits on my rDight, shades keeping his Geyes out of lightD  
Gdrinks his coffee jDust as black as his skin..G  D  
Amthe man with the pack and Cthe black hat sits in the backG  D  
Amhis white eyes glow (lCike a fire burns bright in the act)G  D  
[Verse 3]
G"WHOOOW"  and the fat Dman comes in with little hair
Ghis wife is unfaithful but Dhe doesn't care Gas long as he can hold her Dtight at night
G"YEAH" and the waitress Djulie is a poet now, Gshe writes her stories on a Dpaper towel
Gto publish them someday Dshe says she might.G  D  
Amand the man in the back tips Chis hat as he stands and he grinsG  D  
Amthe first word he says all night is 'Clet the show begin'G  D  
[Verse 4]
GJulie wants to have some fun Dso she takes a butter knife and cuts
Gher fingers off one by one to find a problem Dwhen she tries to start on the next hand
Gyea, and the fat man strips down Dthe whore she cries to Gherself and
Ddefecates on the floor, Gi don't think i want the second half of my Dbagel no more..G  D  
Gthe fat man started to say Dhow he wants to kill his wife,
Gas the dyke cuts off his tongue Dwith a jagged knife.
[Bridge]
Emand the two are making passionate love
and the dark Gblind man thinks hes seen enough,G  B7  
Emso he takes julies pen from her right hand
and he stabs Ghis eyes as according to plan,G  B7  
Emcause the man in the back simply laughs and he smiles
and the Gblood spills out on linoleum tileG  B7  
Emand the fat man starts to eat the flesh of the whore
yea the Gmoods a little different than a minute beforeG  B7  
[Outro]
GI reach down for the lDast cigarette in the pack,
Gwalk over and Dsit with the man in the back Gi ask him why,
                             D  G*
he tips his hat and he smiles.

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The Devils Bagel

by Rusty Cage

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Intro]

G D G D G D G D G

[Verse]

G D G D

late night my shoes are worn, in a diner its 2 in the morn

G D G D G

and i wonder what will i do tonight

G D G D

cup of coffee and a cigarette more, clock above me reads 2:04

G D G D G

and the nightowls all got a story to tell

Am C G D

the girl with the short hairs parents wont speak to her no more

Am C G D

they call her an unholy dyke and they call her a whore (oh well)

[Verse 2]

G D G D

order a bagel, butter and all, think to myself as i stare at the wall

G D G D

killin time, counting the change in my hand..

G D G D

dark man, sits on my right, shades keeping his eyes out of light

G D G D

drinks his coffee just as black as his skin..

Am C G D

the man with the pack and the black hat sits in the back

Am C G D

his white eyes glow (like a fire burns bright in the act)

[Verse 3]

G D

"WHOOOW" and the fat man comes in with little hair

G D G D

his wife is unfaithful but he doesn't care as long as he can hold her tight at night

G D G D

"YEAH" and the waitress julie is a poet now, she writes her stories on a paper towel

G D G D

to publish them someday she says she might.

Am C G D

and the man in the back tips his hat as he stands and he grins

Am C G D

the first word he says all night is 'let the show begin'

[Verse 4]

G D

Julie wants to have some fun so she takes a butter knife and cuts

G D

her fingers off one by one to find a problem when she tries to start on the next hand

G D G

yea, and the fat man strips down the whore she cries to herself and

D G D G D

defecates on the floor, i don't think i want the second half of my bagel no more..

G D

the fat man started to say how he wants to kill his wife,

G D

as the dyke cuts off his tongue with a jagged knife.

[Bridge]

and the two are making passionate love

G G B7

and the dark blind man thinks hes seen enough,

so he takes julies pen from her right hand

G G B7

and he stabs his eyes as according to plan,

cause the man in the back simply laughs and he smiles

G G B7

and the blood spills out on linoleum tile

and the fat man starts to eat the flesh of the whore

G G B7

yea the moods a little different than a minute before

[Outro]

G D

I reach down for the last cigarette in the pack,

G D G

walk over and sit with the man in the back i ask him why,

D G

he tips his hat and he smiles.

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