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[Intro]
FWhoa, Whoa, Whoa
[Verse 1]
FIt's a Broad CLic FNic
And I'll Bbtell you while I'm Fable
BbOr I'll smash your Fskull
If you'll not drink Gmenough Black CLabel
FIt's a hard Cman's Fdrink
And Bbthough the bottle's Fbroken
Put your Bbmoney on the Ftable
Strain the Cglass through your Fteeth
FSo, we grew up lean, mean
BbKings of the street Fscene
BbWithout a mother's Fguiding hand
To Gmkeep us Cclean
FDown your rum
We'll Bbtake life as it Fcomes
And all you Bbblue rinse Fcritics
Lick our Cliterary Fbum
[Verse 2]
I drank my Dmfirst pure malt
GmBefore I was three
I smoked a pack of Dutch Dmcigarettes
My Cpappy left for me
FAnd I romanced a little lass
Who was Bb12 years my Felder
At the Bbage of six I Fheld her
That Bbyear I also Fbed her
So beBbfore I was Fseven
My Cfirst child was Fborn
[Verse 3]
I Dmtold a pack of filthy lies
As a poliGmtician
GmI heard my own conDmfession as an
CAct of contrition
I spent Dmten years as a Trappist monk
In a Gmvillage in TiDmbet (Liar!)
And I Bbwalked up Everest Fnaked
CJust to win a Fbet
[Interlude]
FWhoa, Whoa
[Verse 4]
FWell, I severed my leg to win a
BbOne-legged rFace
BbAnd when I won I Fstitched it
GmRight back into Cplace
FI fought Mohammed Ali
I've seBbduced Mata FHari
I've Bbeven worn a Fsari
When I imGmpersonated CGandhi
And I Fdare Cany man Fhere
To Bbcall me a lFiar
But I Bbswear I've seen EFzekiel
I Bbswear I've seen IsaFiah
BbToasting marshFmallows in BeGmelzebub's Cfire
[Verse 5]
FAnd we're mad (Mad!) Bad (Bad!)
BbDangerous to Fknow
We Bbnever gave a Ftinker's cuss
AGmbout the seeds we'd Csow
And we Fstay up late
And Bbnever be forFlorn (Hey!)
And Bbwhen the morning Fcomes around
We'll Gmkiss the crack of Fdawn
[Bridge]
We Dmtook the wax from Kerouacs
And Gmdusty DostoDmevskys
And when Gmall was said and Dmdone
Booze was Call I had left me
For, Dmall the world's great thinkers
Are Gmall a load
Of Dmpus
[Verse 6]
And if you Bbasked how ZaraFthustra spoke
FHe spake thus:
FDrink! Drink! Drink!
BbDrink until you're Fdrunk
BbDrink until you Fcan't stand up
Till you're Gmroly-poly Cstung
Till your Fbladder bursts
Till you Bbthrow a fit to Fcurse
Till they Bblift you up still Fcomatose
And Cslam you in the Fhearse
[Interlude]
FWhoa, whoa, Whoa,Whoa
[Outro]
FAnd we're good (Good!) Bad (Bad!)
BbUgly as Fsin
We Bbmixed up cough Fsyrup
GWith our Cgin
FSo take your medicine
I Bbpray that when I Fdie (Hey!)
There'll be Bbsomeone else Faround to kiss my Carse goodFbye
FYes I pray, CI pray
I Fpray that when I Cdie
There'll be Fsomeone else aBbround to kiss my Farse gooCdbyeF  

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Broad Lic Nic

by The Doug Anthony All Stars

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[Intro]

Whoa, Whoa, Whoa

[Verse 1]

F C F

It's a Broad Lic Nic

Bb F

And I'll tell you while I'm able

Bb F

Or I'll smash your skull

Gm C

If you'll not drink enough Black Label

F C F

It's a hard man's drink

Bb F

And though the bottle's broken

Bb F

Put your money on the table

C F

Strain the glass through your teeth

So, we grew up lean, mean

Bb F

Kings of the street scene

Bb F

Without a mother's guiding hand

Gm C

To keep us clean

Down your rum

Bb F

We'll take life as it comes

Bb F

And all you blue rinse critics

C F

Lick our literary bum

[Verse 2]

I drank my first pure malt

Before I was three

I smoked a pack of Dutch cigarettes

My pappy left for me

And I romanced a little lass

Bb F

Who was 12 years my elder

Bb F

At the age of six I held her

Bb F

That year I also bed her

Bb F

So before I was seven

C F

My first child was born

[Verse 3]

I told a pack of filthy lies

As a politician

Gm Dm

I heard my own confession as an

Act of contrition

I spent ten years as a Trappist monk

Gm Dm

In a village in Tibet (Liar!)

Bb F

And I walked up Everest naked

C F

Just to win a bet

[Interlude]

Whoa, Whoa

[Verse 4]

Well, I severed my leg to win a

Bb F

One-legged race

Bb F

And when I won I stitched it

Gm C

Right back into place

I fought Mohammed Ali

Bb F

I've seduced Mata Hari

Bb F

I've even worn a sari

Gm C

When I impersonated Gandhi

F C F

And I dare any man here

Bb F

To call me a liar

Bb F

But I swear I've seen Ezekiel

Bb F

I swear I've seen Isaiah

Bb F Gm C

Toasting marshmallows in Beelzebub's fire

[Verse 5]

And we're mad (Mad!) Bad (Bad!)

Bb F

Dangerous to know

Bb F

We never gave a tinker's cuss

Gm C

About the seeds we'd sow

And we stay up late

Bb F

And never be forlorn (Hey!)

Bb F

And when the morning comes around

Gm F

We'll kiss the crack of dawn

[Bridge]

We took the wax from Kerouacs

Gm Dm

And dusty Dostoevskys

Gm Dm

And when all was said and done

Booze was all I had left me

For, all the world's great thinkers

Are all a load

Of pus

[Verse 6]

Bb F

And if you asked how Zarathustra spoke

He spake thus:

Drink! Drink! Drink!

Bb F

Drink until you're drunk

Bb F

Drink until you can't stand up

Gm C

Till you're roly-poly stung

Till your bladder bursts

Bb F

Till you throw a fit to curse

Bb F

Till they lift you up still comatose

C F

And slam you in the hearse

[Interlude]

Whoa, whoa, Whoa,Whoa

[Outro]

And we're good (Good!) Bad (Bad!)

Bb F

Ugly as sin

Bb F

We mixed up cough syrup

G C

With our gin

So take your medicine

Bb F

I pray that when I die (Hey!)

Bb F C F

There'll be someone else around to kiss my arse goodbye

F C

Yes I pray, I pray

F C

I pray that when I die

F Bb F C F

There'll be someone else around to kiss my arse goodbye

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