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King Of The Kerb

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Verse 1
C#Sugar smile Bsavvy the king F#of the kerb
C#Got a temper Bin the style F#of a bomb
Got his friends in his pocket
And safe behind bars
All the local boys know what he's done
Refrain
F#He turns it on
F#He turns it on
F#He turns it on
Chorus
BSome boys are D#mdoing it fEor themselves
There's someEbody ouD#mt there Edoing it fF#or you
BSafe white youD#m're paying Eout for your health
EThey're the kings of F#the kerb
EAnd everybody knows F#what their worth
Verse 2 Same as verse 1
Refrain
Bridge
C#mSafe from D#mharm and safe C#mfrom greed
D#mA little pC#mrotection is aD#mll that you need
C#mSafe from harm and safe F#from greed
F#You're just a racket machine
Chorus

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King Of The Kerb

by Echobelly

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D#m

C#m

Verse 1

C# B F#

Sugar smile savvy the king of the kerb

C# B F#

Got a temper in the style of a bomb

Got his friends in his pocket

And safe behind bars

All the local boys know what he's done

Refrain

He turns it on

Chorus

B D#m E

Some boys are doing it for themselves

E D#m E F#

There's somebody out there doing it for you

B D#m E

Safe white you're paying out for your health

E F#

They're the kings of the kerb

E F#

And everybody knows what their worth

Verse 2 Same as verse 1

Refrain

Bridge

C#m D#m C#m

Safe from harm and safe from greed

D#m C#m D#m

A little protection is all that you need

C#m F#

Safe from harm and safe from greed

You're just a racket machine

Chorus

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