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Call Of The Wreckin' Ball
by Dave Alvin and John Doe
The Knitters, "Poor Little Critter On The Road", Slash Records, 1985
X, "Live At The Whiskey A Go Go On The Fabulous Sunet Strip", Elektra, 1988
The Knitters are: Exene Cervenka (vocals), John Doe (vocals, acoustic
guitar), Dave Alvin (acoustic and electic guitar), D.J. Bonebrake (drums),
Johnny Ray Bartel (bass)
Intro:
E-type barre chords (top four(?) strings) G F# F E
E
Well ..
E
Went ..
E A B7 E
They ..
E
I got ..
E
Wear ..
E A B7 E
They call ..
E
I'll ..
E
Geese ..
E A B7 E
They ..
Chorus:
A
Roosters ..,
A
And ..,
A E
They ..
E
When I ..
E A
Well ..
A
I'm ..
B7 A E
That's ..
verse
verse
verse
(repeat chorus)
verse
E A B7
Yeah, ..
(no chord) E
Cause I'm ..
--Justin T. Broderick
SLC, Utah
jtb@xmission.com
Song History
Last Updated: April 24, 2021