Intro: B E A D B E A D B Verse 1: E A I wanna shake like La Guardia D B Magic mouth in the sun E A Train ride to the courtyard D B Before you can run E A Down at the end of Lonely Street D B Where no one takes a walk E A Someone lyin' at your feet D B And someone's gettin' off
Chorus: D Just gimme some slack, yeah D Just gimme some slack D Just gimme, slack D B That's all I want is slack Verse 2: E A The seven floors of walkup D B The odor musted cracks E A And the peeping keyhole introverts D B With the monkeys on their backs E A And the rooftops strung with fräuleins D B The pastel pinned up sails E A The eighteen color roses D Against your face so pale Chorus: D A just gimme some slack, that's right D Uh gimme some slack D Gimme, slack, ooh yeah D B All I want is slack Verse 3: E A I wanna float like Euripides D B All visions intact E A I'm alright with Fellini fiends D B A trippin' over the track E A Down at the end of L-onely Street D B Where no one takes a chance E A Someone's in the cheap light D Someone wants to dance Chorus: D Just gimme some slack, that's right D All I want is slack D Oh, gimme, slack D All I want is slack Outro: D Gimme, slack D Slack D Slack D Sssslack D Slack D (unintelligible) slack