Smugglers Blues Chords

🎸 Intro: C C7 C F C 🎸 Verse 1: C There's trouble on the street tonight C I can feel it in my bones. C I had a premonition that C He should not go alone. C I knew the gun was loaded C But I didn't think he'd kill. C Everything exploded C And the blood began to spill.

🎸 Verse 2: F So, baby, here's your ticket F Put the suitcase in your hand. F Here's a little money now F Do it just the way we planned. C You be cool for twenty hours C And I'll pay you twenty grand. G I'm sorry it went down like this G Someone had to lose. F It's the nature of the business C It's the smuggler's blues. C Smuggler's blues 🎸 Verse 3: C The sailors and the pilots C The soldiers and the law. C The payoffs and the ripoffs C And the things nobody saw. C No matter if it's heroin C Cocaine or hash. C You've got to carry weapons C 'Cause you always carry cash 🎸 Verse 4: F There's lots of shady characters F Lots of dirty deals. F Every name's an alias F In case somebody squeals. C It's the lure of easy money C It's gotta very strong appeal. G Perhaps you'd understand it better G Standing in my shoes. F It's the ultimate enticement C It's the smuggler's blues. C Smuggler's blues 🎸 Verse 5: C See it in the headlines C You hear it every day. C They say they're gonna stop it C But it doesn't go away. C They move it through Miami C Sell it in L.A. C They hide it up in Telluride C I mean it's here to stay. 🎸 Verse 6: F It's propping up the governments F Of Columbia and Peru. F You ask any DEA man F He'll say there's nothing we can do. C From the office of the President C Right down to me and you. C Me and you G It's a losing proposition G But one you can't refuse. F It's the politics of contraband C It's the smuggler's blues. C Smuggler's blues.