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[VERSE 1:] Is it [E5] my imagination Or have I [F#7sus4] finally found [A5] something worth living [E5] for? (2nd part of intro riff) I was [E5] looking for some action But [F#7sus4] all I found was [A5] cigarettes and alcoho [E5] l (2nd part of intro riff again)
[Bridge] [A5] You could wait for a [E5] lifetime, [A5] To spend your days in the [E5] sunshine, [A5] You might as well do the [E5] white-line, Cause when it [Dsus2] comes on top:.......... [A(offbeat)]
[Chorus - Dsus2 and A on offbeats] You gotta make it [E5] happen, [Dsus2] You gotta [A] make it hap [E5] pen, [Dsus2] You gotta [A] make it hap [E5] pen, [Dsus2] You gotta [A] make it hap [E5] pen, [Dsus2][A]
[Solo line over chords - DROP THIS WITH TELEFONICS] Cadd9 B7 E5 E----------------------------- B----------------------------- G-11b12rb--9----6b7rb-4s1--1--1
[Verse] Is it [E5] worth the aggravashuuun To [F#7add11] find yourself a job when there's [A5] nothing worth working [E5] for, It's a [E5] crazy situashuuun But [F#7sus4] all i need are [A5] cigarettes and alcoho [E5] l,
[Bridge] [A5] You could wait for a [E5] lifetime, [A5] To spend your days in the [E5] sunshine, [A5] You might as well do the [E5] white-line, Cause when it [Dsus2] comes on top:.......... [A(offbeat)]
[Chorus - Dsus2 and A on offbeats] You gotta make it [E5] happen, [Dsus2] You gotta [A] make it hap [E5] pen, [Dsus2] You gotta [A] make it hap [E5] pen, [Dsus2] You gotta [A] make it hap [E5] pen, [Dsus2][A]
[INSTRUMENTAL:][E5][Dsus2][A] x4
[E5] You gotta, you gotta [Dsus2] , you gotta [A] make it! [E5] You gotta, you gotta [Dsus2] , you gotta [A] fake it! [E5] You gotta, you gotta [Dsus2] , you gotta [A] make it! [E5] You gotta, you gotta [Dsus2] , you gotta [A] fake it!
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[Harmonica in E ready for random solo and Oooohs] [Intro - No Drums] [E][D][A][E]
[Verse] [E] Please allow me to introd [D] uce myself I'm a [A] man of wealth and [E] taste [E] I've been around for a [D] long, long year [A] Stole many a man's soul and [E] faith
[E] And I was 'round when [D] Jesus Christ Had his [A] moment of doubt and [E] pain Made damn sure that [D] Pilate Washed his [A] hands and sealed his [E] fate
[Chorus] [B] Pleased to meet you Hope you guess my [E] name But what's [B] puzzling you Is the nature of my [E] game
[Verse] [E] I stuck around St. [D] Petersburg When I [A] saw it was a time for a [E] change Killed the Czar and his [D] ministers Anas [A] tasia screamed in [E] vain
I [E] rode a tank Held a [D] general's rank When the [A] Blitzkrieg raged And the [E] bodies stank
[Chorus] [B] Pleased to meet you Hope you guess my [E] name But what's [B] puzzling you Is the nature of my [E] game
[Verse] I [E] watched with glee While your [D] kings and queens Fought for [A] ten decades For the [E] Gods they made
I [E] shouted out "Who killed the [D] Kennedys?" When [A] after all It was [E] you and me
[E] Let me please intro [D] duce myself I'm a [A] man of wealth and [E] taste And I laid traps for [D] troubadours Who get [A] killed before they reached Bom [E] bay
[Chorus] [B] Pleased to meet you Hope you guess my [E] name But what's [B] puzzling you Is the nature of my [E] game oh yeah, get down, baby
[Solo]
[Chorus] [B] Pleased to meet you Hope you guess my [E] name But what's [B] puzzling you Is the nature of my [E] game
[Verse] Just as [E] every cop is a [D] criminal And [A] all the sinners [E] saints As heads is tails Just call me [D] Lucifer 'Cause I'm in [A] need of some re [E] straint
[E] So if you meet me Have some [D] courtesy Have some [A] sympathy, and some [E] taste Use all your well-learned pol [D] itesse Or I'll [A] lay your soul to [E] waste, um yeah
[Chorus] [B] Pleased to meet you Hope you guess my [E] name But what's [B] puzzling you Is the nature of my [E] game