[Intro]
A G D 2x
[Verse]
D G
When you're lost in the rain in Juarez,
D
and it's Easter time too
And your gravity fails,
G D
and negativity don't pull you through
G
Don't put on any airs,
D
when you're down on Rue Morgue Avenue
A
They got some hungry women there,
G D
and they really make a mess outa you.
[Verse]
Now if you see Saint Annie,
G D
please tell her thanks a lot
I cannot move,
G D
my fingers are all in a knot
G
I don't have the strength,
D
to get up and take another shot
A
And my best friend, my doctor,
G D
won't even say what it is I've got.
[Verse]
Sweet Melinda,
G D
the peasants call her the goddess of gloom
She speaks good English,
G D
and she invites you up into her room
G
And you're so kind,
D
and careful not to go to her too soon
A
And she takes your voice,
G D
and leaves you howling at the moon.
[Verse]
Up on Housing Project Hill,
G D
it's either fortune or fame
You must pick up one or the other,
G D
though neither of them are to be what they claim
G
If you're lookin' to get silly,
D
you better go back to from where you came
A
Because the cops don't need you,
G D
and man they expect the same.
[Verse]
Now all the authorities,
G D
they just stand around and boast
G
How they blackmailed the sergeant-at-arms,
D
into leaving his post
G
And picking up Angel who,
D
just arrived here from the coast
A
Who looked so fine at first,
G D
but left looking just like a ghost.
[Interlude]
D G 3x
D A G D
[Verse]
I started out on burgundy,
G D
but soon hit the harder stuff
G
Everybody said they'd stand behind me,
D
when the game got rough
G
But the joke was on me,
D
there was nobody even there to bluff
A
I'm going back to New York City,
G D
I do believe I've had enough.
[Outro]
A G D 4x
[Intro]
A G D 2x
[Verse]
D When you're lost in
G
the rain in Juarez,
D
and it's Easter time too
And your gravity fails,
G and negativity don't
D
pull you through
G
Don't put on any airs,
when you're down
D
on Rue Morgue Avenue
A
They got some hungry women there,
G and they really make
D
a mess outa you.
[Verse]
Now if you see Saint Annie,
G D
please tell her thanks a lot
I cannot move,
G D
my fingers are all in a knot
G
I don't have the strength,
D
to get up and take another shot
A
And my best friend, my doctor,
G won't even say what
D
it is I've got.
[Verse]
Sweet Melinda,
G the peasants call her
D
the goddess of gloom
She speaks good English,
G and she invites
D
you up into her room
G
And you're so kind,
and careful not to
D
go to her too soon
A
And she takes your voice,
G and leaves you howling
D
at the moon.
[Verse]
Up on Housing Project Hill,
G D
it's either fortune or fame
You must pick up one or the other,
G though neither of them
D
are to be what they claim
G
If you're lookin' to get silly,
you better go back
D
to from where you came
A
Because the cops don't need you,
G D
and man they expect the same.
[Verse]
Now all the authorities,
G D
they just stand around and boast
How they blackmailed
G
the sergeant-at-arms,
D
into leaving his post
G
And picking up Angel who,
D
just arrived here from the coast
A
Who looked so fine at first,
G but left looking
D
just like a ghost.
[Interlude]
D G 3x
D A G D
[Verse]
I started out on burgundy,
G D
but soon hit the harder stuff
Everybody said they'd
G
stand behind me,
D
when the game got rough
G
But the joke was on me,
there was nobody
D
even there to bluff
A
I'm going back to New York City,
G D
I do believe I've had enough.
[Outro]
A G D 4x