Key: E minor
Intro 1
Em
G
Em
G
E
A
E
D
A
E
Verse 1
D
C
To the dark side of town
E
G
You went up against the mob
D
A
And now the curtain's comin' down
Verse 2
E
Em
G
They ordered me to make the hit
D
C
And there will be dust and bones
E
G
D
They want him buried in the ground
A
E
Where he never will be found
Verse 3
E
D
I hear you paint houses
A
E
You're a gun for hire
D
Bm
I hear you paint houses
D
A
E
Down to the wire
Verse 4
E
D
I hear you paint houses
Some call it street
justice (street justice)
Em
A
E
When they carry you away
Verse 5
D
C
Will forgive me for my sins
E
G
He raised me up to know better
D
A
E
But now the walls are closin' in
Verse 6
G
D
I got caught up in this wicked world
C
E
But it is the life I chose
G
D
When you fall into the snake pit
A
E
Where the emperor has no clothes
Verse 7
E
D
I hear you paint houses
A
E
You're a gun for hire
Bm
D
Bm
I hear you paint houses
A
E
Right down to the wire
Verse 8
D
A
Was all they had to say
Some call it street
justice (street justice)
D
Em
A
Em
When they carry you away
Verse 9
G
C
G
I trusted him, he trusted me
C
G
One of us made a big mistake
Interlude 1
no
Em
G
D
G
D
C
E
G
D
A
Verse 10
E
G
D
I got a bullet with your name on it
C
E
And I've got a job to do
G
Gm
D
The results ain't too pretty
A
E
Puttin' the cement in your shoes
Verse 11
E
D
I hear you paint houses
Bm
A
Em
E
A gun for hire
I hear you paint houses
Verse 12
Some call it street justice
A
E
D
(call it street justice)
Outro 1
(when they carry you away)
E
A
E
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