Garbageman chords by William Shatner

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Intro 1

Verse 1
Em 
You  (E minor) ain't no punk,
you punk.
You wanna talk about the real junk?
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Em 
If I ever said  (G major) I'd  (E minor) be bad,
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Em 
cause  (G major) I'm  (E minor) the garbage man.
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Em 
Well, you can't  (G major) dig me,  (E minor) 
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Em 
 (G major) you can (E minor) 't dig nothing,
you want the real thing,
or are you just talking?
Do you understand?
I'm the garbage man.
He hides up from the garage
and down the driveway.
Now get out of your mind
and get out of my way.
Do you understand?
Do you understand?
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Em 
Oh, Louie,  (G major) Louie,  (E minor) Louie, Louie
The bird's the word,
and do you know why?
You gotta beat it with a stick
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Em 
You gotta beat a  (G major) killing stick (E minor) 
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Em 
You gotta live until  (G major) you're  (E minor) dead
You gotta rot until you see red
Now do you understand?
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Em 
Do you under (G major) stand?  (E minor) 
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Em 
I'm the garbage  (G major) man  (E minor) 
Oh, jump on and ride it, baby!
Yeah, it's just what you need
when you're down in the dumps
One half hillbilly and one half punk
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Em 
Big long  (G major) legs  (E minor) and one big mouth
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Em 
G 
The hottest  (G major) thing  (E minor) from the  (G major) north
Em 
Come  (E minor) out of the south
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Em 
G 
 (G major) Do you  (E minor) under (G major) stand?
Em 
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Em 
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Em 
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Em 
 (E minor)  (G major)  (E minor) Do  (G major) you  (E minor) under (G major) stand?  (E minor) 
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Em 
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I  (G major) can (E minor) 't lynch with the stuff  (G major) I use
Em 
 (E minor) And you don't choose no substitutes
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Em 
So stick out your can (G major)  (E minor) 
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Em 
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Em 
 (G major) Cause  (E minor) I'm the garbage  (G major)  (E minor) man
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Em 
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Am 
Here I come, look out baby  (G major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (A minor) 
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Am 
Em 
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A 
Em 
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Em 
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Em 
 (A major)  (A minor)  (E minor)  (B major)  (A major)  (E minor)  (G major)  (E minor)  (G major)  (E minor) 
The bird's the word, and do you know why
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Em 
 (E major) You gotta beat  (E minor) it with a stick,
you gotta beat it till it's thick
You gotta live until you're dead
You got a rock and you see red?
Now do you understand?
Do you understand?
Huh?
Do you understand?
Alright now, let her rip!
Woo -hoo -hoo -hoo -hoo! you