Carpetbaggers chords by Jenny Lewis

Chords with lyrics

From her new album, Acid Tongue, and featuring Elvis Costello. I did my best, cheers.

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They come to town when the war is over
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Dirty boots in the middle of the night
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Trolling the bars, hitting on the soldiers
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Boys give it up without a fight
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They say, "Hey, boy, how about your place?
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I know you really want to take me home"
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Drop the bags off on the bedroom floor
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They make love with the lights on, saying

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"I'm a carpetbagger, baby
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I'm coming to your town
C majorC
I'm going to treat you kind (woo-hoo)
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I'm going to rob you blind (woo-hoo)
D MajorD
I'll smile all the time
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Whoa, yeah
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Whoa, yeah
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Whoa, yeah
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Sally could have had any one of the boys
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But she couldn't love no one she could not control
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Friend of mine and her got married
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I don't hear too much from them anymore
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Last I heard, he had a rope around his neck
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Dragging around the grocery store
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Carrying her bags and pushing down the aisles
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Saying, "I ain't got no home in this world anymore"

C majorC          G+G
"I'm a carpetbagger, baby
C majorC         G+G
I'm coming to your town
C majorC
I'm going to treat you kind (woo-hoo)
G+G
I'm going to rob you blind (woo-hoo)
D MajorD
I'll smile all the time
   G+G  C majorC D MajorD
Whoa, yeah
   G+G  C majorC D MajorD
Whoa, yeah
   G+G  C majorC D MajorD
Whoa, yeah
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They come to town when the party's over
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Books been written and truths been tried
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They'll take it all if the door's left open
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Steal the nose right from under your eyes


C majorC          G+G
Singing, "I'm a carpetbagger, baby
C majorC         G+G
I'm coming to your town
C majorC
I'm going to treat you kind (woo-hoo)
G+G
I'm going to rob you blind (woo-hoo)
D MajorD
I'll smile all the time
   G+G  C majorC D MajorD
Whoa, yeah
   G+G  C majorC D MajorD
Whoa, yeah
   G+G  C majorC D MajorD
Whoa, yeah
G+G  D MajorD G+G