Chords with lyrics
Intro:
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Verse 1:
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I bought a bourgeoise house in the Hollywood hills
With a truckload of hundred thousand dollar bills
Man came by to hook up my cable TV
We settled in for the night my baby and me
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We switched 'round and 'round 'til half-past dawn:
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There was fifty-seven channels and nothin' on
Chorus:
DmDm
Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on
Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on
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Verse 2:
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Well now home entertainment was my baby's wish
So I hopped into town for a satellite dish
I tied it to the top of my Japanese car
I came home and I pointed it out into the stars
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A augmentedA message came back from the great beyond:
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There's fifty-seven channels and nothin' on
Chorus:
DmDm
Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on
Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on
Middle 8:
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Well we might'a made some friends with some billionaires
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We might'a got all nice and friendly if we'd made it upstairs
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All I got was a note that said, "Bye-bye, John
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Our love's fifty-seven channels and nothin' on,"
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Chorus:
DmDm
Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on
Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on
Verse 3:
DmDm
So I bought a .44 magnum, it was solid steel cast
And in the blessed name of Elvis well I just let it blast
'Til my TV lay in pieces there at my feet
And they busted me for disturbin' the almighty peace
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Judge said, "What you got in your defense son "
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"Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on,"
Chorus:
DmDm
Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on
Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on
Outro:
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I can see by your eyes, friend, you're just about gone
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Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on
Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on
Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on
Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on
Fifty-seven channels and nothin' on