Transcribed by: Pasi Sauvamäki (fools_gold2000@yahoo.com) (Tab includes guitar and bass parts) Intro: e-------------------------------------- B-------------------------------------- G--7---------------7/4---------------7- D--7---------------7/4---------------7- A--5---7--5--------5/2---7--5--------5- E------------7--5--------------7--5---- Verse: e--5-5------------------5-5----------------- B--6-6------------------6-6----------------- G--7-7------------------7-7----------------- D--7-7------------------7-7----------------- A--5-5------------------5-5----------------- E--5-5---3--3--2---2-0--5-5---3--3---2--2-0- Chorus: e----------------------------- B----------------------------- G----------------------------- D----------------------------- A-5-5--5-5---3-----3-5---7--5- E-3-3--3-3-------5------------ Middle: D5, C5, A5, G5, D5 Bridge: e-------------------------------- B-------------------------------- G-------------------------------- D--7-7-7---7-7-7----------------- A--5-5-5---5-5-5---8-7-5---8-7-5- E-------------------------------- Intro Verse 1: I come from a long way away, and I know a fine thing when I see it, see it, for the same reason, no-one ever points a telescope at the sun talking about the red angels of N.Y. city Chorus: Who shot the shot? who got shot tonight Verse 2: Not even 5 enforcement agencies can safe their own, never mind the people, tonight it's raining on the angels of the city, did anyone prophesize these people? only Travis, come in Travis Spoken: verse riff once, then chorus riff All the animals come out at night, queens, fairies, dopers, junkies sick, venal, some day a real rain will come out and wash all the scum off the street Middle Spoken: riff 1 (bass only) Thank god for the rain to wash the trash off the sidewalk listen screwheads! Here is a man who would not take it any more, a man who stood up against the scum, the filth now I see clearly Verse 3: Personally, I know the alleys, where Jack feeds on the birds of night not even bobbies bicycling (two by two) can stop the blood & feathers flying Chorus Middle Verse 4: Wearing overalls, & for once & for all, what is the dream? I'll tell it, to live like they do, in the movies, San Jaun, you listening Bridge: Yeah, I bet you are hands up for Hollywood (hooray!) snappy on the air, hang in there, wall to wall, you saved the world, what else? you saved the girl, champagne on ice, Verse 5: no stranger to Alcatraz - to boot or strip it down, chop it a little, being reasonable, just freedom to move, to live, for women to take a walk in the park at midnight, hey, this is serious, she can't even get back home One of these days, I'm gonna get myself organizized!
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