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THE BOOTLEG SAINT – The Sam Roberts Band
Submitted by Rocco C.
Intro strum between  A– B5, then D5-E5  
 A- 		B5  
Come make your complaint to the Bootleg Saint 
He's been gone, keepin' on, keepin' on for your freedom 
						D5-E5  
Black boots, brown skin he has chemical roots 
He's taking back the city one sinner at a time 
F#min           AF#min            A  
He'll sacrifice if you pay the price
BHe remembers a time when everything was alright 
We had water from wine, the streets were alive 
							D5-E5  
Then old Captain Industry who sold his soul at Wounded Knee 
Bought himself a little property 
The Saint had found his enemy
F#min           AF#min           A  A-B5  
He'll sacrifice if you pay the price 
DThe laws might sleep, but tAhey never die 
                            E   A– B5  
Lions for sheep - an eye for an eye 
                                                   E  A-B5  
He wears a ring with the brand of a three-legged dog 
                                          E  A-B5  
His rose-coloured glasses cut through the fog 
DThe laws might sleep bAut they never die 
                                 E   A– B5  
Lions for sheep, an eye for an eye 
 A– B5  
He came down on a storm cloud hard as the Amazon rain 
Took him on, took him on and on 
And you can pay your respects in the form of a cheque 
He's taking back the city one sinner at a time 
F#min            AF#min    A  
He'll sacrifice if you pay the price 
DThe laws might sleep but tAhey never die
                                E   A– B5  
Lions for sheep, an eye for an eye 
DThe Bootleg Saint, well he wAalks the line 
                              D   A– B5  
Between an everyman hero and a waste of time

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Bootleg Saint

by Sam Roberts

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THE BOOTLEG SAINT – The Sam Roberts Band

Submitted by Rocco C.

A B5 D5 E5

Intro strum between – , then -

A B5

Come make your complaint to the Bootleg Saint

He's been gone, keepin' on, keepin' on for your freedom

D5 E5

Black boots, brown skin he has chemical roots

He's taking back the city one sinner at a time

A A

F#min F#min

He'll sacrifice if you pay the price

He remembers a time when everything was alright

We had water from wine, the streets were alive

D5 E5

Then old Captain Industry who sold his soul at Wounded Knee

Bought himself a little property

The Saint had found his enemy

A A A B5

F#min F#min -

He'll sacrifice if you pay the price

D A

The laws might sleep, but they never die

E A B5

–

Lions for sheep - an eye for an eye

E A B5

He wears a ring with the brand of a three-legged dog

E A B5

His rose-coloured glasses cut through the fog

D A

The laws might sleep but they never die

E A B5

–

Lions for sheep, an eye for an eye

A B5

–

He came down on a storm cloud hard as the Amazon rain

Took him on, took him on and on

And you can pay your respects in the form of a cheque

He's taking back the city one sinner at a time

A A

F#min F#min

He'll sacrifice if you pay the price

D A

The laws might sleep but they never die

E A B5

–

Lions for sheep, an eye for an eye

D A

The Bootleg Saint, well he walks the line

D A B5

–

Between an everyman hero and a waste of time

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