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Intro- |G |G |G |Am G|
|G |C D |C D |G |
Chorus 1- G
My daddy was a bankrobber,
Am G
But he never hurt no-body.
C D
He just loved to live that way,
C D G
And he loved to steal your money.
Verse 1- G
Some is rich, and some is poor,
Am G
That's the way the world is.
C D
But i don't believe in lying back,
C D G
Sayin' how bad your luck is.
G
So we came to jazz it up,
Am G
We never loved a shovel.
C D
Break your back to earn your pay,
C D G
An' don't for-get to grovel.
Chorus 2- G
Daddy was a bankrobber
Am G
But he never hurt no-body
C D
He just loved to live that way
C D G
And he loved to take your money
Link 1- ||:G |G |G |Am G|
|G |C D |C D |G :||
Verse 2- G
The old man spoke up in a bar
Am G
Said i never been in prison
C D
A lifetime serving one ma-chine
C D G
Is ten times worse than prison
G
Imagine if all the boys in jail
Am G
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Could now get out to-gether
C D
Whadda you think they'd want to say to us?
C D G
While he was being clever
G
Someday you'll meet your rocking chair
Am G
'Cos that's where we're spinning
C D
There's no poiunt to wanna comb your hair
C D G
When it's grey and thinning
Link 2- As link 1
Chorus 3- As chorus 1
Verse 3- G
So we came to jazz it up,
Am G
We never loved a shovel.
C D
Break your back to earn your pay,
C D G
An' don't for-get to grovel. Hey!
|G |G |G |Am G|G |C D|C D|G |
G
Get a-way, get away, get away, get away,
Am G
Get away, get away, get away.
|G |C D|C D|G ||
Chorus 4- As chorus 2
|G |G |G |Am G|G |C D|C D|G ||
Run rabbit run...
Verse 4- G
Strike out boys, for the hills.
C D
I can't find that hole in the wall
C D G
And i know that they never will.
Chorus 5- As chorus 2
Fade out
