Tabbed by Brian Ree ([email protected]) Intro riff: e---------------------------------------------------------------- b---------------------------------------------------------------- g------7-6------7-6------7-6------7-6-----7-6---7-6---7-6---7-6-- D---7-7---7--7-7---7--7-7---7--7-7---7---0---7-9---7-0---7-9---7- A---0--------0--------0--------0--------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------------------- e--------------------------------------- b--------------------------------------- g------7-6------7-6------7-6------7-6--- D---7-7---7--7-7---7--7-7---7--7-7---7-- A---0--------0--------0--------0-------- E--------------------------------------- Verse riff: e--------------------------------- b-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2- g-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2- D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2- A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- E--------------------------------- My eyes sting, my chest heaves hard The street is filling up with fumes e--2---------------------------------------- b--3-3--------0-0--------------------------- g--2---------------------------------------- D------------------------------------------- A------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------- Glen Campbell croons across the vacant yards e--2---------------------------------------- b--3-3--------2-0-0-------------------------- g--2---------------------------------------- D------------------------------------------- A------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------- The lights are on inside the little rooms e--------------------------------------- b--------------------------------------- g------7-6------7-6------7-6------7-6--- D---7-7---7--7-7---7--7-7---7--7-7---7-- A---0--------0--------0--------0-------- E--------------------------------------- She pushed the baby to the methadone clinic Left the pram by the Chinese takeaway Stepped inside and felt nothing Stepped outside to face the price you pay Chorus: How you gonna stand it How you gonna stand it Stand it Stand it Jesus was the sacred son Said he was the only one They nailed him to a rugged cross (play riff above) And I heard my darling lost her innocence They cut the cancer from his skin He took it home in a little jar And tasted it, wondered what it was Though he could never think too hard He got a book and put a song inside A heavy metal song he called "The Bet" All about alcoholic people Ordinary people out of their heads _____________ Repeat Chorus _____________ She was huge, He was a runt He knocked her down He kicked her hard He called her a useless cunt He kneeled beside her She kissed him by surprise She said all the fear inside your heart won't Bring tears to my eye eye eye eyes, whoa whoa whoa (heavy) I won't cry for you no more They're selling fish & chips for just one buck Cut your veins don't be sensitive You walk Cleveland looking for a fuck (riff) Jump the tracks and see how we live Cars collide and buildings rise You sit back and draw the curtins Cause you can't see tears in her eyes You just think nobodys hurt _____________ Repeat Chorus _____________ You know Les Darcy died without a friend Bradmans lost the toss again Ellwyn Walters pulled his hamstring again And I can't pay the rent my friend And the kids don't know whats happenning And the kids don't know whats happenning And the kids don't know whats happenning (riff) And the kids don't know Are you gonna stand it Are you gonna stand it Stand it Stand it Any corrections, comments or abuse to [email protected]

Top songs from Perry Keyes and the Stolen Holdens
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