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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Verse 1:
Dm
Everybody knows when he's coming to town
Edim Edim/A
They're locking the doors and they don't make a sound
Dm
People want him dead but he won't die yet
Edim Edim/A
First he's got to live with the things that he did
Dm
People want him leaving but he isn't leaving soon
Edim Edim/A
He gets him some smokes and some hoes and a hotel room
Dm
Then you best duck when he's through
Edim Edim/A
He's clinching his fists and he's lookin' for you
Chorus:
Dm
'Cause Darren's got an appetite for lightin' dynamite
Edim Edim/A
And letting it blow up in his hands
Dm
'Cause Darren's got an appetite for lightin' dynamite
Edim Edim/A
And letting it blow up in his hands
Dm
'Cause Darren's got an appetite for lightin' dynamite
Edim Edim/A
And letting it blow up in his hands
Dm
'Cause Darren's got an appetite for lightin' dynamite
Edim Edim/A
And letting it blow up in his hands
Verse 2:
Dm
Ava's got a Frank Sinatra tune
Edim Edim/A
Ava's got the sun and the wind and the moon
Dm
Ava's got a lawyer and a baller and a 4-foot taller
Edim Edim/A
And a bullfighter from Spain too
Dm
But I guess you could never forget
Edim Edim/A
The way she moves she removes your stress
Dm
"You ain't got a clue 'bout nothing like this"
Edim Edim/A
That's what she says and she means what she says
Chorus:
Dm
See Ava's got an appetite for lightin' dynamite
Edim Edim/A
And letting it blow up in her hand
Dm
See Ava's got an appetite for lightin' dynamite
Edim Edim/A
And letting it blow up in her hand
Dm
See Ava's got an appetite for lightin' dynamite
Edim Edim/A
And letting it blow up in her hand
Dm
See Ava's got an appetite for lightin' dynamite
Edim Edim/A
And letting it blow up in her hand
Outro:
Dm Edim Edim/A x4
F#m G x6
Song History
Last Updated: September 10, 2025