ADAADEADADAEAADA
He hit me right in the face.
ADE
I drove the Falcon uptown.
ADAD
Hung out in the library parking lot.
AEA
The swelling'll never go down.
DA
Tied a Hiram Walker in the lining
AE
of my father's old corduroy coat --
ADAD
big, big plans hatching in my brain and a
AEA
big ugly lump in my throat.
DA
I drove up to Harvey Mudd and I played pinball
AE
'til I didn't want to kill anyone.
ADAD
polished off all my cheap whiskey
AEA
and stepped out into the California sun.
ADA
Singing bainne na mbó is na ngamhna,
ADE
and the juice of the barley for me.
ADAD
Singing bainne na mbó is na ngamhna,
AEA
and the juice of the barley for me.
Break:
DAEADAEADA
My thirst carried me up the coast,
ADE
where it only got sharper, God damn it,
ADAD
in a small room that got even smaller
AEA
a block away from the Wilamette.
DA
There was nowhere I needed to go,
AE
and nowhere I wanted to be.
ADAD
And my window looked out upon nothing,
AEA
and nothing looked right back at me.
DA
I had a couple of things on my mind,
AE
a couple of problems to think through,
ADAD
and I drank 'til I couldn't see straight anymore --
AEA
until there was nothing to drink to.
ADA
singing bainne na mbó is na ngamhna,
ADE
and the juice of the barley for me.
ADAD
singing bainne na mbó is na ngamhna,
AEA
and the juice of the barley for me.
hey!
DAEADAEA
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