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[Intro]
 G   G/F#   Emx2
[Verse 1]
GMy lG/F#ittle ones crawl up my Emback.
GStark white teeG/F#th, pink gums, I Emain’t no alley cat,
Ambut I’ll still eat C/Byour Ctrash,
Amclimb highway exits, eat beer cans for breakfast.
C/BEvery Ccan I visit, I’ve got to admit that I Dmight not make it back.
[Verse 2]
  G    G/F#I'm not playin’ Emaround.
GThe true black is coming.
G/F#There’s no use in running
from a Emsixteen wheeler headed southeast out of town.
AmAnd I knew it from C/Bthe sCtart,
Amin my little junC/Bkie hCeart,
Am                  N.C.
that I’m better off dead
that a scoundrel in Ambed C/Baround Cnoon.
Pour one Amout for opossum, who lay out there, rotten.
Hope Cthey scrape ‘er up pretty Dsoon. Scrape ‘er up real’ Csoon.
[Outro]
 G   G/F#   Emx4

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Opossum

by Just Nick

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Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

C/B

[Intro]

G G/F# Em

[Verse 1]

G G/F# Em

My little ones crawl up my back.

G G/F# Em

Stark white teeth, pink gums, I ain’t no alley cat,

Am C/B C

but I’ll still eat your trash,

climb highway exits, eat beer cans for breakfast.

C/B C D

Every can I visit, I’ve got to admit that I might not make it back.

[Verse 2]

G G/F# Em

I'm not playin’ around.

The true black is coming.

G/F#

There’s no use in running

from a sixteen wheeler headed southeast out of town.

Am C/B C

And I knew it from the start,

Am C/B C

in my little junkie heart,

Am N.C.

that I’m better off dead

Am C/B C

that a scoundrel in bed around noon.

Pour one out for opossum, who lay out there, rotten.

C D C

Hope they scrape ‘er up pretty soon. Scrape ‘er up real’ soon.

[Outro]

G G/F# Em

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