tin can alley chords by Eric Andersen

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Intro 1

Verse 1
Em 
Cop is on the corner,
Bm 
looking down the street
A 
Looking for the runners,
C 
coming with the cheat
Em 
Crime, it don't exist,
Bm 
if you turn the other way
A 
Cause it's only in the movies,
Em 
when it never pays
We'll get you in the jailhouse,
A 
cops will get the pick
Em 
You don't fight back, son,
A 
unless you're looking to get hit
In
C 
Tin
Can
G 
D 
A 
Alley, the cops, they'll get the kicks
Em 
Cause you know who it is,
B 
A 
Em 
carrying the sticks
Hallway night mess,
Bm 
blackening out the moon
A 
C 
Someone's on the landing from the mist,
booing
Em 
Wait for a while,
Bm 
but you can't stay here
A 
Yes, the man is coming
Em 
And he might be near
Now he knows you come looking
A 
if you don't get some
Em 
He follows like a vulture till
A 
your mind's undone
C 
G 
You're crazy like a rat,
D 
A 
but you just don't run
Down in
Em 
Tin
Can
B 
Alley we look back to the sun

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Interlude 1

Verse 2
Em 
Bm 
Shoebox halls ain't very much space
A 
It ain't just kids
C 
Let over on the place
Em 
Rats in the cupboard
Bm 
Papa just sighs
A 
Mama is afraid
Em 
They'll make the baby cry
They creep along the floors
A 
They creep along the walls
Em 
A 
Landlords are out every time you call
C 
I'm just so scared at night
G 
D 
A 
I can't walk out in the hall
Down in
Tin
Em 
Can
Alley
B 
They ain't afraid of you
A 
Em 
at all
Bm 
Outdoor sun that gives a kid
a clean mind
A 
There ain't no trees,
C 
it's just an old street sign
Em 
Bm 
Ain't no room to run and fall
A 
Em 
So you learn how to box your shadow home
In a smokestacks coffin a
A 
couple blocks away
Em 
A 
It's so dirty, the sheets are turning gray
C 
G 
It looks like midnight,
D 
it's the middle of the day
A 
Em 
Doom, done a team can
Bm 
And away the broke kids play