Subterranean Homesick Blues chords by Mike e. clark

SimplifiedAm · D · G#aug · G# · Dm …

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Am
D
G#aug
G#
Dm
G

Intro 1

Verse 1
Am 
Johnny's in the basement,
mixing up the medicine
I'm on the bed, man,
thinking about the government
The man in the trench
coat badge got let up
Says he's got a bad cough
and wants to get it fed up
D 
Look out, kid, it's something you did
Am 
God knows what,
but you're doing it again
You better duck down the alleyway,
looking for a new friend
Man ain't it cool,
skippin' cap and a pen pen
You want eleven dollars,
D 
but you only got ten
Am 
Well, Maggie calls Fleetfoot,
face full of black soot
Talk about the heat,
put the plants in the bed
But the phone's tapped anyway,
Maggie said
The man, he say,
they must bust an early May
Orders from the D .A.
D 
Look, I kid, was it something you did?
Am 
Walk on  the tiptoes, don't tie no bows
Better stay away from
those who carry fire hose
Keep a clean nose
and wash your plain clothes
You don't need a weatherman
to know which way the wind
D 
Am 
blows
G#aug 
Am 
Get fit, get well, hang around the inkwell
Hang bail, high tail,
if anything it's gonna sell
Try hard, get bought, get back, write braille
Get jailed, jump bail,
join the army if you fail
D 
G# 
D 
Look, I kid, you're gonna get hit
Dm 
Am 
By losers and cheaters,
six -time users
Hanging around the theater
Girl by the whirlpool looking
for a new fool
Don't follow the leaders
and watch your fuckin' meters
G 
Am 
Get born, keep warm, short pants, romance,
learn to dance, get dressed, get blessed,
try to be a success
Please her, please him, buy her gifts,
don't steal, don't lip,
twenty years of school,
then they put you on the day shift
D 
Look, I kid, you keep it all hid,
Am 
jump down a manhole,
light yourself a candle
So don't wear sandals
and try to force a scandal
Don't wanna be a bump,
better chew gum
The pump don't work
cause the vandals took the handle
D 
Goddamn bumps
Am 
I'll