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Cleanup Hitter

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[Intro]
C
[Verse]
Ceverybodys in this together now
Dmwhy you wanna break your back
Cpushing thru the wind and the weather now
Dmlay another mile of track
Fhe was a fGriend of mine
his hCeart was full of Fflames
he swung that Ghammer like a Chard
Fdriving rain
Dmgive a familiar nGame
Cbeckas going out to the dance tonight
Dmwhy you wanna cut your tounge
Ctry to keep it out of the disco lights
Dmthinking back on when he was young
Fwe never tGalked that much
Che never kFnew her brain
but he was hGelpless
when the Clight fell on her fFace
Dmnothing ever stays in its Gplace
woo hooos bridge
Am C Dm G Em F Dm G
Cwash my face in a clear cool stream
Gtry and shake off last nights dream
Fman its hard when you gGot it down into your soul
Cmaybe my sister just got all the good luck
Gmaybe i missed it when the lightening struck
Fjust cant keep living off rock Gn roll
Fhe spilled his heaGrt till his moutCh could take no mFore
Fthe dust and Gletters scattered Csplinters across the Ffloor
Fhe never qGuestions who it Cwas he did it fFor
Dmnail it to the back of the Gdoor

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Cleanup Hitter

by Shovels & Rope

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Intro]

[Verse]

everybodys in this together now

why you wanna break your back

pushing thru the wind and the weather now

lay another mile of track

F G

he was a friend of mine

C F

his heart was full of flames

G C

he swung that hammer like a hard

driving rain

Dm G

give a familiar name

beckas going out to the dance tonight

why you wanna cut your tounge

try to keep it out of the disco lights

thinking back on when he was young

F G

we never talked that much

C F

he never knew her brain

but he was helpless

C F

when the light fell on her face

Dm G

nothing ever stays in its place

woo hooos bridge

Am C Dm G Em F Dm G

wash my face in a clear cool stream

try and shake off last nights dream

F G

man its hard when you got it down into your soul

maybe my sister just got all the good luck

maybe i missed it when the lightening struck

F G

just cant keep living off rock n roll

F G C F

he spilled his heart till his mouth could take no more

F G C F

the dust and letters scattered splinters across the floor

F G C F

he never questions who it was he did it for

Dm G

nail it to the back of the door

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