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A Junkies Lament

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Aadd9 x 0 2 4 2 0
Bb6 x 1 0 0 3 3
[Intro]
Aadd9
[Verse 1]
Em7Ricky's been kick-A7sus4ing the gonDmaj7gD  
F#m7lickety B7split didn't Emaj7take too Elong
A Gjunkie's Csick, a F#m7monkey's stB7rong
EThat's whatC#m7's wronAadd9g
[Verse 2]
Well, I Em7guess he's been meA7sus4ssing arounDmaj7d downDtown
F#m7so sad to B7see the man lEmaj7osing groEund
Gwinding dCown behiF#m7nd closed dB7oors
Eon all fourC#m7sAadd9  
[Bridge]
CMama, don't you call him my namGe;
he can't hDear you D/EanymorAadd9e
CEven if he seems the sGame to you
that's a Dstranger Bm7to your Esus4doorE  
CAsk him what's he G/Bcome here forAadd9  
[Verse 3]
Em7Oh my God, a A7sus4monkey can Dmaj7move a maDn
F#m7Send him to B7hell and Emaj7home aEgain
GWith an empty Chand in the F#m7afterB7noon
Eshooting C#m7for the moAadd9on
[Verse 4]
Em7It's halfway A7sus4sick and it's Dmaj7halfway Dstoned
F#m7He'd sure like to B7kick but he's Emaj7too far Egone
Gso they wind him Cdown with the F#m7methaB7done
EHe's all on C#m7his ownAadd9  
[Bridge]
But Cbaby, don't you throw your Glove away
I Dhate to D/Eseem uAadd9nkind
CIt's only that I underGstand the man
that the Dmonkey can Bm7leave beEsus4hindE  
CI used to think he was a G/Bfriend of miAadd9ne
[Outro]
Em7   A7sus4   Dmaj7   D   F#m7   B7   Emaj7   E   G   C   F#m7   B7   E   C#m7   Aadd9(slower)
La, la, la, ...
EmLa, DlCadd9a, la, Bm7...Em7  Em  D  Cadd9  Bm7  Asus2  Bb6  Cadd9  D  B7  Em7  Aadd9  
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