Martial Law chords by Lou Reed
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Intro 1
(D major) (D minor) (D major) (D minor)
Verse 1
I've (D minor) declared a truce,
so stop your (D major) fighting
(D minor) The marshall is in town (D major) (D minor)
I won't (D major) put up (D minor) with
no big mouth yapping
At least not while I'm around
This is (G major) my friend Ace,
he's from the 8th precinct
Nothing goes on that he don't know
And (D minor) we've been send
cause your arguments
Have been (D major) go ing on (D minor) for (D major) too long
And before (A major) one of you hurts
the (G major) other one of you
I'm declar (D minor) ing (D major) martial law
(D minor) (D major)
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Verse 2
I came, I saw, (D minor) I declared martial law
I'm the marshall in the city (D major)
The jails are filled (D minor) with people like you
You oughta (D major) listen to your
diddy- wah- diddy
(D minor) What's (D major) a girl (G major) like you
doing with that lamp
You better drop it down on the floor (D minor)
And, son, that isn't (D major) very smart, (D minor)
kicking (D major) a hole in that door
Hey (A major) Ace, will you take a look at this place
And get those (G major) neighbors out of the hall
I'm declar (D major) ing (D minor) (D major) martial
law
(D minor) (D major) (D minor) (D major) (G major)
Verse 3
(D minor) I came, I saw, (D major) I declared (D minor) martial law
I'm the marshall of (D major) the city
And if you stand away, (D minor)
I've got something to say
That might even help (G major) you (D major)
Verse 4
Keep your (G major) hands to yourself and
keep your big mouth shut
Don't touch nobody with hate
(D major) And if all you've got is (D minor)
poison in your (D major) mouth
Make sure that you don't speak
It's (A major) 3:30 in the early morning
Don't (G major) punch, don't scratch,
don't bite (D major)
(D minor) Try not to take (D major) the garbage (D minor) of the day
Any place (D major) (D minor) but outside (G major)
Verse 5
(D major) (G major) Now (A major) me and Mr. Ace are
gonna leave this place
And this fighting's (G major) gonna end
And if (D minor) we're called (D major) back,
I'm gonna knock you flat
(G major) And stack (D major) you (D minor) (G major) (D major) (D minor)
(D major) (G major) (D major) (D minor) end to en (D major) d
I came, I saw, (G major) I declared
Verse 6
(D major)
(D minor) martial (D major) law
I'm the marshall (D minor) (D major) (D minor) (D major) (D minor) (D major) in (G major) the city
Outro 1
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Martial Law
Lou Reed
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