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5.15 a.m.
Capo: 1
Chords:
G7M[3x0002]
Intro: D  
5.15 a.m.
snow laying all aroundG  
a collier cycles home
from his night shift undergrDoundA  
past the silent pub
primary school, workingmens clubEm  
on the road from the pithead
the churchyard pGacked
with mining dDead
then beneath the bridge
he comes to a giant car
a shrGoud of snow upon the roof
a mark ten jaguDarA  
he thought the man was fast asleep
silent, still and deepEm  
both dead and cold
shot thrGough
with bullet hDolesG7M  
the one armed bandit man
came north to fill his bootsD  
came up from cockneyland
e-type jags and flashy suitsG7M  
put your money in
pull the levers
watch them spinD  
cash cows in all the pubs
but he preferred the new nighAtclubs
nineteen sixty-seven
bandit men in birdcage heavenBm  
la dolce vita, sixty-nine
all nGew to people of the tyneD  A  
Dwho knows who did what
somebody made a call
they sGaid his hands
were in the pot
that he’d been skimming hDaulsA  
he picks up the swag
they gaily gave awayEm  
drives his giant jag
off tGo his big pay dDayG7M  
the bandit man
came north to fill his bootsD  
came up from cockneyland
e-type jags and flashy suitsG7M  
the bandit man
came up the great north roadD  
up to geordieland
to mine
the mother lodeA  
A
D
seams blew up or cracked
black diamonds came hard wonG  
generations toiled and hacked
for a pittance and black lDungA  
crushed by tub or stone
together
and aloneEm  
how the young and old
paid the prGice of cDoalA  
eighteen sixty-seven
my angel’s gone to heavenBm  
he’ll be happy thereG  
sunlight and sweet clean airD  A  
D
they gather round the glass
tough hewers and cruttersBm  
child trappers and putters
the little foals Emand half-maArrowsEm  
who pushed
and pulled the bAarrowsEm  
the hod boys
and the rGolleywaymenD  
5.15 a.m.
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boom, like that
Capo:3
Chords:
Asus2[x02200]
G6 320000
Intro:
Em| G6| Asus2| C|
Em| G6| C:|
i’m going to sEman bernardino
rG6ing-а-ding-dingAsus2  C  
mEmilkshake mixers
thG6at’s my thing, nowC  
thEmese guys bought
a hG6eap of my stuffAsus2  C  
and i gEmotta see a good thing
sG6ure enough, nowC  
or my nEmame’s not kroc
that’s krG6oc with a ‘k’Asus2  C  
like ‘crEmocodile’
but not spG6elled that way, yCeah
it’s dEmog eat dog
rG6at eat ratAsus2  C  
Em
kroc-style
boom, like that
the folks line up
all down the street
and i’m seeing this girl
devour her meat, now
and then i get it, wham
as clear as day
my pulse begins to hammer
and i hear a voice say:
thEmese boys have
got this down
oCughtta be a one of these
in Devery townEm  
these boys have
got the touch
it’s clCean as a whistle
and it dDon’t cost muchEm  
wham, bam
you don’t wait long
shCake, fries
pDatty, you’re goneEm  
and how about that
friendly name?
heck, Cevery little thing
oughtta stDay the same
or my Emname’s not kroc
that’s kroc with a ‘k’
like ‘crocodile’
but not spelled that way, now
it’s dog eat dog
rat eat rat
kroc-style
boom, like that
you gentlemen
ought to expand
you’re going to need
a helping hand, now
so, gentlemen
well, what about me?
we’ll make a little
business history, now
or my name’s not kroc
call me ray
like ‘crocodile’
but not spelled that way, now
it’s dog eat dog
rat eat rat
kroc-style
boom, like that
well we build it up
and i buy ‘em out
but, man they made me
grind it out, now
they open up a new place
flipping meat
so i do, too
right across the street
i got the name
i need the town
they sell up in the end
and it all shuts down
sometimes you gotta
be an s.o.b.
you wanna make a dream
reality
competition?
send ‘em south
if they’re gonna drown
put a hose in their mouth
do not pass ‘go’
go straight to hell
i smell that
meat hook smell
or my name’s not kroc
that’s kroc with a ‘k’
like ‘crocodile’
but not spelled that way, now
it’s dog eat dog
rat eat rat
kroc-style
boom, like that
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sucker row
Capo: 5
Chords:
A5[x022xx]
F5[1x32xx]
G5[3x00xx]
D5[xx023x]
Intro:
A5
somebody’s gotta crack
a whip around here
who’A5/Gs mA5/F#inding the store?F5  
shake it up sell some beer
what’s your
money mG5aker for?
pA5ay day
we’re packin’ ‘em in
six-gun A5/Gannie
and bA5/F#uffalo jill
but whD5o’s to sA5ay
they’ll be bG/Gack agF5ainC/G  
for a rF5efill?
hC/Goney, you know the drF5ill
C/G| F5| C/G| F5| A5  
ain’t no left turn
down sleepy time street
you gotta be fast
but you gotta stay loose
thinking
on your feet
slick as grass
through a goose
we gotta
rationalise
the payroll
is giving me chills
you and me’s
getting organised
it’s kill or be killed
honey, you know the drill
well they cG5an all look down
on sC/Gucker rowG5  
but they all forgC/Get
the tG5allest trees
from C/Gacorns grow
though thF5ey ain’t yG5et
i never look down
on a sC/Gucker stakeG5  
they all pay the bC/Gills
i nG5ever gave a sucker
an C/Geven breakF5  
and i never wG5ill
a bA5eautiful vision
keeps coming to me
i see
a miracle mile
flying in
for free
service
with a smile
high rollers
fancy hotels
big time singers
topping the bill
you gotta have a feel
for the stuff that sells
call it a skill
honey, you know the drill
somebody’s gotta crack
a whip around here
who’s
minding the store?
shake it up
sell some beer
money walking
through the door
annie’s arriving
at a dangerous age
don’t you
go getting ill
get another woman
up in the cage
who ain’t over the hill
honey, you know the drill
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the trawlerman’s song
Capo: 3
Chords:
G9 323001
Intro: Am  
we’re taking on water
dDiesel and stores
lGaying up awhile
before i’m bCack on board
they’re pAmatching her up
to go fishing agDainG  
thAmey’re welding her rudder
scrDubbing her keel
scGars on her belly
need tCime to heal
in the dAmock
with the trawlermB7en
i know all the people
there’s nobody new
soon we’ll be leaving
with the same old crew
on the green water
the tumbling sea
they ain’t running
like the good old days
time’s just slipping
down the old slipways
in the dock
so dear to me
Am
dark is the nDightG  
i need a gEmuiding light
to kGeep me
from fEmoundering
on the rDocksAm  
my only prDayerG  
is just to sEmee you there
at the Gend
of my Dwandering
back in the dGockG9  
C| Am| D| Bm| F  
Em| B7| F| Em  
i could use a layoff
getting my strength back
but there’s a loan to pay off
and a few skipjack
so it’s a turnaround
back in the southerly wind
pirates coming in
to steal our gold
you can count yourself lucky
with a profit in the hold
in the dock
when we come in
dark is the night
i need a guiding light
to keep me
from foundering
on the rocks
my only prayer
is just to see you there
at the end
of my wandering
back in the dock
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back to tupelo
Capo: 2
Chords:
C7M[x32000]
Am
around the time of ‘clambake’
movie number twenty-five
you and the lying dutchman
are still in overdrive
you’re as strong as when you started
mississippi in your soul
you can still be marlon brando
and the kGing of rock and rAmoll
it isn’t just the records
no, you must have hollywood
the songs alone are not enough
that much is understood
you’ll soon be back in memphis
maybe then you’ll know what to do
the storylines they’re giving you
are jGust not ringing trAmueAm/G  
oh, it’s a ways Fto goDm/F  G  C  
back to tupeloF  Dm/F  G  C7  
oh, it’s a wayFs to goDm/F  G  C  
back to tupeloF  Dm/F  G  
Dm| G| C7M| F  
Dm| G| C7M| F  
Dm| G  
Am
when you’re young and beautiful
your dreams are all ideals
later on it’s not the same
lord, everything is real
sixteen hundred miles of highway
roll back to the truth
and a song to give your mother
in your first recording booth
around the time of ‘clambake’
that old dream’s still rolling on
sometimes there’ll be the feeling
things are going wrong
the morning star is fading
lord, the mississippi’s cold
you can still be marlon brando
and the king of rock and roll
but it’s a ways to go
back to tupelo
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our shangri-la
Capo: No
Chords:
Esus2 022200
Intro:
E| Esus2| E| F#m| A| E  
it’s the end of a perfect day
for sF#murfer boys and girls
the sAun’s dropping down in the bay
and fEalling off the wBorld
there’s a dEiamond in the sky
our F#mevening star
in Aour shangrEi-laB  
get that fire burning strong
right here and right now
it’s here and then it’s gone
there’s no secret, anyhow
we may never love again
to the music of guitars
in our shangri-la
tAonight your beauty burnsG#m  
into my F#memory F#m  
the wheel of heaven turnsA  
above us endlessly
this is Eall the heaven we’ve got
rF#might here where we are
in Aour shangriE-laB  
E| F#m| A| E| B  
this is all the heaven we’ve got
right here where we are
in our shangri-la
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everybody pays
Capo: No
Chords:
E7M 021100
Asus2[x02200]
Intro:
E   E7M| C#m   C#m7| A|
E   B| A| E| B| E  A  
i got shEot off my horseE7M  
so what? i’m Aup againAsus2  
and plAaying
in one of these
big saloons on mEainE7M  
you can come uAp here
tBake a look
around these sEinners’ densE7M  
you’re Aonly ever going to find
one or two rBeal gamesB  
F#m
nobody’s drF#m/Eiving
me unBdergroundF#m  
nF#m/Eot yet anywBayA  B  
but Eeither on the stripE7M  
or on Athe edge of townAsus2  
Aeverybody paysAsus2  
everybody pays to plEay
E   E7M| C#m   C#m7| A|
E   B| E  
yeah, you ought to stayE7M  
right where you are
in Asawdust landAsus2  
it’s prAobably the
safest place to bEeE7M  
with your
grAeasy little pBork pies
and your shEoestring handsE7M  A  
it makes
no difference to mBeF#m  
all those dirF#m/Eections
which we nBever tookF#m  
to gF#m/Eo our different wBaysA  B  
who wEent and wrote
the E7Moldest story Ain the book?Asus2  
Aeverybody paysAsus2  
everybody pays to plEay
E   E7M| C#m   C#m7| A|
E   B|
Bm| C#| F#m| B  
Em| A| D| F#  
Bm| C#| F#m| B  
Em| D| C| B  
cEurl up inside
a bE7Moxcar dreamA  
and disappearAsus2  A  
with a couple
low roller friEendsE7M  
you were nAever one
for trBouble
so get Eout of hereE7M  
i knAew the game
was dangerous back thBenF#m  
but nobody’s brF#m/Eeezing
through these swBinging doorsF#m  
just F#m/Eups and walks BawayA  B  
Eeverybody has to lE7Meave
some blAood here on the floorAsus2  
Aeverybody paysAsus2  
everybody pays to plEayE7M  C#m  C#m7  
Aeverybody paysAsus2  
everybody pays to plEay
E   E7M| C#m   C#m7| A|
E   B| A| E| B| E  A  
E   E7M| C#m   C#m7| A|
E   B| A| E| B| E  A  
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song for sonny liston
Capo: 4
Chords:
A5[x022xx]
A7[x05655]
Am6[x04555]
sA5o many mouths
to feed on the farm
sonny was the second
to the last one born
his mamma ran away
and his daddy beat him bad
and he grew up wild
good love he never had
he had a left
like henry’s hammer
a right like betty bamalam
rode with the muggers
in the dark and dread
and all them sluggers
went down like lead
well he hung with the hoods
he wouldn’t stroke the fans
but he had dynamite
in both his hands
boom bam
like the slammer door
the bell and the can
and the bodies on the floor
beware the bear’s in town
somebody’s money says
the bear’s going down
yeah, the bear never smiles
sA5/Gonny’s going down
for mA5/F#iles and miles
sA5/Fonny’s going down
for miles and milesA5  
the writers didn’t like him
the fight game jocks
with his lowlife backers
and his hands like rocks
they didn’t want to have
a bogey man
they didn’t like him
and he didn’t like them
blD5ack cadillac
alligator boots
mA5oney in the pockets
of his sharkskin suits
sA7ome say the bear
tAm6ook a flop
they cA7ouldn’t believe it
when they saw him drop
he had a lA5eft
like henry’s hammer
a right like betty bamalam
rode with the muggers
in the dark and dread
and all them sluggers
went down like lead
joe louis was his hero
he tried to be the same
but a criminal child
wears a ball and chain
so the civil rights people
didn’t want him on the throne
and the hacks and the cops
wouldn’t leave him alone
beware the bear’s in town
somebody’s money says
the bear’s going down
yeah, the bear never smiles
sonny’s going down
for miles and miles
sonny’s going down
for miles and miles
at the foot of his bed
with his feet on the floor
there was dope in his veins
and a pistol on the drawer
there was no investigation
as such
he hated needles
but he knew too much
criss-crossed
on his back
scars from his daddy
like slavery tracks
the second-last child
was the second-last king
never again was it the same
in the ring
he had a left
like henry’s hammer
a right like betty bamalam
rode with the muggers
in the dark and dread
and all them sluggers
went down like lead
they never could be sure
about the day he was born
a motherless child
set to working on the farm
and they never could be sure
about the day he died
the bear was the king
they cast aside
beware the bear’s in town
somebody’s money says
the bear’s going down
yeah, the bear never smiles
sonny’s going down
for miles and miles
sonny’s going down
for miles and miles
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whoop de doo
Capo: No
Chords:
D9[x5455x]
E9[x7677x]
if i’m over the mEoonG#7  
it’s because i’m C#mover you
a day at a tD9imeG#7  
and i’m tickety-C#mbooE9  
i don’t carry AonG#7  
the way i C#mused toA7  
whoop de dE/BooB  
whoop de dEoo
if i’m doing grEeatG#7  
it’s because when C#mi get home
i don’t go strD9aightG#7  
to my aC#mnswerphoneE9  
and the tears don’t cAomeG#7  
the way they C#mused toA7  
whoop de dE/BooB  
whoop de dEoo
D7
so many little things
are so much bEetter nowC  
they were only the lAmittle thingsB  
anyhow
if i’m over the mEoonG#7  
it’s because that’s whC#mat i am
funny that D9onceG#7  
i used to gC#mive a damnE9  
and i’d do anythAingG#7  
in the whole C#mwide world for youA7  
whoop de dE/BooB  
whoop de dC#mooF#7  
EanythingG#7  
anything yC#mou’d want me toD7/C  
whoop de dE/BooB  
whoop de dEoo
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postcards from paraguay
Capo: 6
Chords:
Dsus2[xx0230]
Em6[34200x]
Intro:
Em   G| B7/F#   Em| Em   G| B7/F#  
Em   G| B7/F#   Em| Em   G| B7/F#   Em| B7/F#  Em  
G
one thing was lG/F#eading to the nEmextEm/D  C  
i bit off mGore than i could chDewDsus2  D  G  
i had the pG/F#ower to sign the chEmequesEm/D  Em6  
it wasn’t difficult to dDo
i couldn’t stDsus2/Cay and face the musBmicEm  C  
so mGany reasons whDy
i wDsus2/Con’t be sending pBostcEmardsC  
from paraguGay
from paragDuayB7/F#  
from paragEmuayG  B7/F#  Em  
Em   G| B7/F#   Em| Em   G| B7/F#   Em| B7/F#  Em  
i robbed a bank full of dinero
a great big mountain of dough
so it was goodbye companero
and cheerio
i couldn’t stay and face the music
so many reasons why
i won’t be sending postcards
from paraguay
Em   G| B7/F#   Em| Em   G| B7/F#   Em| B7/F#  Em  
C| C   G| G| G   C| C| C   G| B7| B7   Em| B7   Em|
i never meant to be a cheater
but there was blood on the wall
i had to steal from peter
to pay what i owed to paul
i couldn’t stay and face the music
so many reasons why
i won’t be sending postcards
from paraguay
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all that matters
Capo: 1
Intro:
A| Em| A| A| A| Em| A| D  
my darling gDirl
my darling girl
you’re all that matters
in thD7is wicked wGorld
all that mA7atters
all that mGattersA7  
my darling bDoy
my darling boy
all of my sD7unshine
and all of my jGoy
you’re all that mA7atters
all that mDatters
well, i can’t stop the pDain
when it cGalls
i’m a mA7an
and i can’t stop the rF#ain
when it fBmalls, my dGarling
who cA7an?Em  A7  
my darling girl
my darling girl
you’re all that matters
in this wicked world
all that matters
all that matters
my darling friend
my darling friend
all we’ve got going
is love in the end
it’s all that matters
all that matters
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stand up guy
Capo: 2
Intro:
D/A   A   D/A| A   E| A  
brew the coffee in a bucket
double straight man A/C#and banjDo
if you don’t got the snAake oil
buster, yDou don’t got a shEow
who puts the dAoh-re-mEe
in our pAockets
keeps the party gA/C#oing Don?
it’s the man
who sells the pAotions
i’m just Eone who plays the sAongs
now they gEenerally buys
the bigger size
they Ausually rub it in
C#i drDank it once, it tAasted
like grDease and paraffEin
it’s mAostly EalcohAol, okay
you can’t dA/C#eny it’s strDong
we was going through the mAotions
‘til the dEoctor came Aalong
there stands the bC#mottleD  
ladies and gAentlemenD  
all these bAottlesD  
don’t have to tEell you, friends
thAese dEays mAiracles
don’t come falling A/C#from the skDy
raise your glasses to the dAoctorD  
to a stAand Eup gAuy
D/A   A   D/A| A   E| A  
when the monkeyshine is flying
and he’s promising the cure
he says the french
for your lovesick blues
la maladie d’amour
he gets the chumps all laughing
but he gets a few to buy
here’s to beefsteak
when you’re hungry
and whiskey when you’re dry
now the band’ll blow their moolah
like sailors gone ashore
now we’re going to west helena
to gamble, drink and whore
let’s you and me
all make whoopee
here’s mud in your eye
here’s to all the gals you ever want
and heaven when you die
there stands the bottle
ladies and gentlemen
all these bottles
don’t have to tell you, friends
these days miracles
don’t come falling from the sky
raise your glasses to the doctor
to a stand up guy
there’s a big cheese with a cigar
been sizing up the show
he wants to get the doctor
pitching on the radio
i will make a switch to guitar
but the rules all still apply
they want to trust somebody
yeah, they want a stand up guy
there stands the bottle
here’s to absent friends
all these bottles
dead soldiers in the end
these days miracles
don’t come falling from the sky
raise your glasses to the doctor
to a stand up guy
to the doctor
a stand up guy
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donegan’s gone
Tuning: DADF#AD
(Open D tuning)
Licks:
Main Lick:
e|D0------------/4--------|0------------/4--------|
B|-----0--------------0--|-----0--------------0--|
G|-----0-----------------|-----0-----------------|
D|-----0-----------0-----|-----0-----------0-----|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|0---------0------------|0---------0------------|
Chord Bm: Chord Dsus4:
e|---------0--------|-----------------0----------|
B|---------2--------|-----------------0----------|
G|---------0--------|-----------------1----------|
D|---------0--------|-----------------2----------|
A|---------2--------|-----------------0----------|
E|------------------|----------------------------|
Chord D/A: Chord D/F#: Chord D/G:
e|---------0--------|------0--|-----------0------|
B|---------0--------|------0--|-----------0------|
G|---------0--------|------0--|-----------0------|
D|---------0--------|------0--|-----------0------|
A|---------0--------|------0--|-----------0------|
E|------------------|------4--|-----------5------|
Donegan's gDone, Lonnie DDsus4onegan
D Main Lick
Donegan's gone
GDone, Lonnie Donegan
Main Lick
Donegan's gone
PlDay that big grand cD/F#oulee dD/Gam
ND/Aobody loves like an irishman
GBmone, Lonnie DDsus4onegan
Donegan's gDone
Main Lick
Donegan's gDone, Lonnie DDsus4onegan
D Main Lick
Donegan's gone
GDone, Lonnie Donegan
Main Lick
Donegan's gone
LDord, I'm just a rD/F#olling stD/Gone
RD/Aock my soul I wanna go home
GBmone, Lonnie DDsus4onegan
Donegan's gDone
Solo (I think it's not a problem to play that solo, and i didn't tab it)
Donegan's gDone, Lonnie DDsus4onegan
D Main Lick
Donegan's gone
Gone, Lonnie Donegan
Donegan's gone
StDackalee and a gD/F#amblin' mD/Gan
RD/Aock my soul in the bosom of abraham
GBmone, Lonnie DDsus4onegan
Donegan's gDone
Main Lick
Donegan's gDone, Lonnie DDsus4onegan
D Main Lick
Donegan's gone
Gone, Lonnie Donegan
Donegan's gone
TDime just goes on rD/F#olling bD/Gy
LD/Aord, I feel like I could cry
GBmone, Lonnie DDsus4onegan
Donegan's gDone
Main Lick
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don’t crash the ambulance
Capo: 2
Intro:
Am   F| E   E/B| Am   F| E  E/B  
Am   F| E   E/B| Am   F| E  E/B  
Am
don’t often open up this floorE  
since i handed in my gun
what all these keys are forAm  
now my tour of duty’s doneAm/G  F  
you got to knF/Eow the switches
nDmow you got your turnDm/C  Dm/B  
watch and learn, juniorE  
watch and learnAm  
Am   F| E   E/B| Am   F| E  E/B  
now yAmou will get your
trouble spotsE  
here’s one from
down voodoo way
bragged he had me
by the you-know-whatsAm  
very funny, yAm/Gou don’t sayF  
the big enchilF/EadaDm  
stealing elDm/CectionsDm/B  
had to go down thereE  
trash collectionF  
got his cojones
on my deEsk in thereAm  
made into a souvenirAm/G  F  
set of cufflinksE, nice pair
the rAmest of him’s
someplace up hAm/GereF  
sometimes you gF/Eot to
put a shDmoulder to the door
nCot so fast, juniorE  
listen to your pa
hFere, sonF/E  
i’m handing Dmover to you
dCon’t crash the ambulanceG  E  
whatever you dAmo
Am   F| E   E/B| Am   F| E  E/B  
whAmat we have here’s
a dung hole placeE  
thought it was fly shit
on the map
fat bastard, ugly faceAm  
and the personal crapAm/G  F  
you can’t move the bF/Earriers
you can’t mDmess with oil and gasDm/C  Dm/B  
had to go down there
stick a coupleE  
aircraft carriers
in his ass
fFancy dress
mEedals chest
it’s Amall in here
for all the gigsAm/G  F  
gas mask
bEullet-proof vestAm  
all the usual rigsAm/G  F  
there’ll be things they mF/EissedDm  
they didn’t mDm/CentionDm/B  
you’ve even
got a whistle in thereE  
for attracting attentionAm  
Am   F| E   E/B| Am   F| E  E/B  
wAmell, i think you’re gonna
be okay, sonE  
you’ve had the tour, i guess
these two buttons
by the way
thAmis one i hope
you nAm/Gever pressF  
some holy foF/Eol, just watch
who’s nDmot like you or meDm/C  Dm/B  
that one’s the whole
shooting match
right thereE  
it’s the whole shitaree
we dAmon’t forget
who put us here, jackE  
that’s page one
we talk soft
but carry a big stickAm  
and pack the biggest gunAm/G  F  
we don’t like F/EaccidentsDm  
major or minor
you don’t wCant yourself
an incidentE  
don’t ever invade china
hFere, sonF/E  
i’m handing Dmover to you
dCon’t crash the ambulanceG  E  
hFere, sonF/E  
i’m handing Dmover to you
dCon’t crash the ambulanceG  E  
whatever you dAmo
Am   F| E   E/B| Am   F| E  E/B  
Am   F| E   E/B| Am   F| E  E/B  
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