Difficulty
Beginner
Rate for accuracy
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🎸 Intro:
A D A
🎸 Verse:
A
You've got me runnin' round in circles
B
Tied my little brothers to a railroad track
A
In the black of the night you sit and pant
B
Crammed them all together in a plastic bag
🎸 Chorus:
C D C D E
You're a night prowler, you're a night howler, yeh
A E A
E A
Trash can murders
E A
In the black of night
E A
Trash can murders
E D A
When will it be alright
🎸 Verse:
A E
A
Walk the streets and you're dressed in black
B
You tied their hands behind their backs
A
That's cold yeh, ya know it's true
B
Just wait and see what happens to you
🎸 Chorus:
C D C D E
You're a night prowler, you're a night howler, yeh
E A E
E A
Trash can murders
E A
In the black of night
E A
Trash can murders
E D A E
When will it be alright
🎸 Solo:
A B D A
🎸 Verse:
A
I can hear him scream, it's midnight
B
In the alley like a Chinese cat
A
I've got a hatchet gonna take your life
B
Oh yeh, tell me, what ya think of that
🎸 Chorus:
C D C D E
I'm a night prowler, I'm a night howler yeh
E A E A
E A
Trash can murders
E A
In the black of night
E A
Trash can murders
E D A E
When will it be alright
🎸 Outro:
E A X8
Song History
Published: September 29, 2023
Last Updated: September 10, 2025