C-standard tuning CFBbEbGc
-All chords relative to the tuning.
-All chords are 5 chords/power chords except BBb which are individual notes:
-"Em" indicates the EmEmGEmriffIntro:
EmEmGEmEmGEmBBbC|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
Eb|------------------4~--3~--|
Bb|--------------------------|
F|--------------------------|
C|-0-0-3-0---0-3-0----------|
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DEmVerse 1:
EmBBb
Well I'm goin' out west where the wind blows tall
EmBBb
Cause Tony Franciosi used to date my Ma
EmBBb
They got some money out there they're giving it away
EmEm
I'm gonna do what I want and I'm gonna get paid, do what I want and I'm gonna get paid
EmDEm
Little brown sausages lying in the sand
EmDEm
I ain't no extra baby, I'm a leading man
EmBBb
Well my parole officer will be proud of me
EmEm
With my Olds 88 and the devil on a leash, my Olds 88 and the devil on a leash
Chorus 1:
GAGA
Well I know karate, Voodoo too
DEmDEm
I'm gonna make myself available to you
GAGA
I don't need no make up, I got real scars
BA
I got hair on my chest, I look good without a shirt
Verse 2:
EmBBb
Well I don't lose my composure in a high speed chase
EmBBb
Well my friends think I'm ugly, I got a masculine face
EmBBb
I got some dragstrip courage, I can really drive a bed
EmEm
I'm gonna change my name to Hannibal or maybe just Rex, change my name to Hannibal or maybe just Rex
Chorus 2:
GAGA
Well I know karate, Voodoo too
DEmDEm
I'm gonna make myself available to you
GAGA
I don't need no make up, I got real scars
BA
I got hair on my chest, I look good without a shirt
Verse 3:
EmBBb
I'm gonna drive all night, take some speed
EmBBb
I'm gonna wait for the sun to shine down on me
EmBBb
I cut a hole in my roof in the shape of a heart
EmEm
And I'm goin' out west where they'll appreciate me, goin' out west, where they'll appreciate me.....
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