Subterranean Homesick Blues

	 
[Intro]
A7 A
[Versetto]
A7                       A 
Johnny's in the basement mixing up
 the medicine 
Johnny's in the basement mixing up the medicine 
A7                  A 
I'm on the pavement thinking about
 the government 
I'm on the pavement thinking about the government 
A7                          A 
The man in the trench coat, badge
 out, laid off 
The man in the trench coat, badge out, laid off 
A7                         A 
Says he's got a bad cough, wants to
 get it paid off 
Says he's got a bad cough, wants to get it paid off 
D7 
Look out kid, it's something you did
 
Look out kid, it's something you did 
A7                         A 
God knows when, but you're doing it
 again 
God knows when, but you're doing it again 
           A7                     
You better duck down the alleyway,
 A 
 looking for a new friend 
You better duck down the alleyway, looking for a new friend 
    E7 
The man in the coonskin cap in the
 pig pen 
The man in the coonskin cap in the pig pen 
      A7                       A 
Wants eleven dollar bills, but you
 only got ten
Wants eleven dollar bills, but you only got ten
[Versetto]
A7                       A 
Maggie comes fleet foot, face full of
 black soot 
Maggie comes fleet foot, face full of black soot 
A7                       A 
Talking that the heat put plants in
 the bed but 
Talking that the heat put plants in the bed but 
A7                       A 
The phone's tapped anyway, Maggie
 says that many say 
The phone's tapped anyway, Maggie says that many say 
A7                       A 
They must bust in early May, orders
 from the D.A. 
They must bust in early May, orders from the D.A. 
D7 
Look out kid, don't matter what you
 did 
Look out kid, don't matter what you did 
A7                         A 
Walk on your tip toes, don't try No
 Doz 
Walk on your tip toes, don't try No Doz 
A7                         A 
Better stay away from those that
 carry around a fire hose 
Better stay away from those that carry around a fire hose 
E7 
Keep a clean nose, watch the plain
 clothes 
Keep a clean nose, watch the plain clothes 
A7                         A 
You don't need a weather man to know
 which way the wind blows 
You don't need a weather man to know which way the wind blows 
A7                         A 
Ah, get sick, get well, hang around
 the Ink Well 
Ah, get sick, get well, hang around the Ink Well 
A7                         A 
Ring a bell, hard to tell if anything
 is going to sell 
Ring a bell, hard to tell if anything is going to sell 
A7                         A 
Try hard, get barred, get back, write
 braille 
Try hard, get barred, get back, write braille 
A7                         A 
Get jailed, jump bail, join the army,
 if you fail 
Get jailed, jump bail, join the army, if you fail 
D7 
Look out kid, you're gonna get hit 
A7                         A 
But losers, cheaters, six-time users
 
But losers, cheaters, six-time users 
A7                         A 
Hanging 'round the theaters 
E7 
Girl by the whirlpool's looking for a
 new fool 
Girl by the whirlpool's looking for a new fool 
A7                         A 
Don't follow leaders, and watch your
 parking meters 
Don't follow leaders, and watch your parking meters 
A7                         A 
Ah get born, keep warm, short pants,
 romance, learn to dance 
Ah get born, keep warm, short pants, romance, learn to dance 
A7                         A 
Get dressed, get blessed, try to be a
 success 
Get dressed, get blessed, try to be a success 
A7                         A 
Please her, please him, buy gifts,
 don't steal, don't lift 
Please her, please him, buy gifts, don't steal, don't lift 
A7                         A 
Twenty years of schooling and they
 put you on the day shift 
Twenty years of schooling and they put you on the day shift 
D7 
Look out kid, they keep it all hid 
A7                         A 
Better jump down a manhole, light
 yourself a candle 
Better jump down a manhole, light yourself a candle 
A7                         A 
Don't wear sandals, try to avoid the
 scandals 
Don't wear sandals, try to avoid the scandals 
E7 
Don't wanna be a bum, you better chew
 gum 
Don't wanna be a bum, you better chew gum 
A7                         A 
The pump don't work 'cause the
 vandals took the handle
The pump don't work 'cause the vandals took the handle