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Rent Day Blues

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Rent Day Blues
Intro
G F C
Verse
Gdown on my check
beat on my bet
Fcool and the gang Cplay on the radio
celebrate good times come onF  C  
Gback on the block
picking the locks
and IF'm hitching a ride Cout of this no good townG  F  C  
Glate on my rent
and my money's all spent
and I'm Frunning away where Cno one can find me
Chorus
Amand I Cwonder what they'd Gsay now
Fif we got lucky babe
Amand I Cwonder what they'd Gsay now
Fif we went all the way
Verse
Gplaying the cards and losing too hard
and I'm Flying awake
and Cwhat have I got to show for it Gall?F  C  
GI'm late on my rent
my money is all spent
and I'm Fhitching a ride Cout of this no good town
then back to chorus and repeat till end.

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Rent Day Blues

by The Frames

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Rent Day Blues

Intro

G F C

Verse

down on my check

beat on my bet

F C

cool and the gang play on the radio

F C

celebrate good times come on

back on the block

picking the locks

F C G F C

and I'm hitching a ride out of this no good town

late on my rent

and my money's all spent

F C

and I'm running away where no one can find me

Chorus

Am C G

and I wonder what they'd say now

if we got lucky babe

Am C G

and I wonder what they'd say now

if we went all the way

Verse

playing the cards and losing too hard

and I'm lying awake

C G F C

and what have I got to show for it all?

I'm late on my rent

my money is all spent

F C

and I'm hitching a ride out of this no good town

then back to chorus and repeat till end.

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