Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Difficulty: Novice
Verse 1:
E MajorE
Standin' on the corner
E MajorE
Not doin' nothin' to no one
E MajorE
When a squad car stops
E MajorE
And out jump cops
E7E7
You one of them, if I ever saw one
A augmentedA
Wonder what I said
A augmentedA
As my face turned red
A7A7
Up against the wall, says the tall one
E MajorE
That's a cute mustache
E MajorE
Have ya got any hash?
E7E7
I'd like to make a buy, says the small one
Chorus:
A augmentedA
Now da whole thing's silly
A augmentedA
But I'm starin' at the billy
A7A7
Quietly askin' myself now will he
E MajorE
Use that thing
E MajorE
To make my eardrums ring
E7E7
It's all a bad dream
E7E7
And I'm in South Philly
E MajorE
Now tell 'em, Mr. Hohner
Verse 2:
E MajorE
Me and Mr. Hohner
E MajorE
In Yuma, Arizona
E MajorE
Tryin' to hitch a ride to Denver
E MajorE
Well, out of a toll
E MajorE
Comes the highway patrol
E7E7
To check up on my gender
A augmentedA
Is it her or him
A augmentedA
Or maybe Tiny Tim?
A7A7
Now up against the fence, says the dense one
E MajorE
You have picked a bad spot
E MajorE
To smoke your pot
E7E7
Whatcha gonna do two against one?
Chorus:
A augmentedA
Now da whole thing's silly
A augmentedA
But I'm starin' at the billy
A7A7
Quietly askin' myself now will he
E MajorE
Use that thing
E MajorE
To make my eardrums ring
E7E7
It's all a bad dream
E7E7
And I'm in South Philly
E MajorE
Now tell 'em, Mr. Hohner
Verse 3:
E MajorE
Me and Mr. Hohner
E MajorE
Relaxin' out at Kona
E MajorE
Hawaiian sun can be groovy
E MajorE
When a pair of MPs
E MajorE
Yell out, freeze!
E7E7
And I think I gotta part in a movie
A augmentedA
Hey! I'm talkin' to you
A augmentedA
Tell me what did I do?
A7A7
You're a draft card burner, says the thin one
E MajorE
We can tell by your looks
E MajorE
That you read too many books of wars
E7E7
And that's because ya ain't been in one
Chorus:
A augmentedA
Now the whole thing's silly
A augmentedA
But I'm starin' at the billy
A7A7
Quietly askin' myself now will he
E MajorE
Use that thing
E MajorE
To make my eardrums ring
E7E7
It's all a bad dream
E7E7
And I'm in South Philly
E MajorE
Now tell 'em, Mr. Hohner