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Ex-Con

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ex-con
(smog)
CWhenever I get dressed up
FI feel like an ex-con
TrCying to mFake good  (x2)
  C   F(x2)
CJean jacket and tie
FeFel like such a lie
WChen I go to your house
I feel liFke I'm
CCasiFng the joint
ICn the grocery store
In lFine beChind a mother and a child
I'm Fgonna take that child
I'm Cgonna take that child
I'm goFnna take that child
  C    F    C    F    C    F    C   F(solo)
SeCe because alone in my room
I feeFl lCike such a part of the community
But oFut on the streets
I feel like Ca robFot by the river
CAlone in my room
I feel Fsuch a warCmth for the community
Oh, but Fout on the streets
COut on the streets
I Ffeel lCike a robot by the river
Looking for Ca drinkF  
C  F  C  F  C  F  C  F

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Ex-Con

by Smog

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ex-con

(smog)

Whenever I get dressed up

I feel like an ex-con

C F

Trying to make good (x2)

C F

(x2)

Jean jacket and tie

Feel like such a lie

When I go to your house

I feel like I'm

C F

Casing the joint

In the grocery store

F C

In line behind a mother and a child

I'm gonna take that child

C F C F C F C F

(solo)

See because alone in my room

F C

I feel like such a part of the community

But out on the streets

C F

I feel like a robot by the river

Alone in my room

F C

I feel such a warmth for the community

Oh, but out on the streets

Out on the streets

F C

I feel like a robot by the river

C F

Looking for a drink

C F C F C F C F

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