Chords for Rickie Lee Jones - Subterranean Homesick Blues
Tempo:
139.6 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
Bm
F#
A#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B]
[A#] [B] I'm on the bed, man, thinking about the government.
A man in a trench coat badge, I'm dead off.
He says he's got a bat, [G#m]
so he can get [A] it paid [E] off.
He's got a [A] kid, [E]
he's something he did.
[B] God knows well, but he's doing it again.
He's got a dog, got an alleyway, looking for a new [D#m] friend.
A man in [F#] a coon skin cap, and a big [B] pen.
Won eleven dollar bills, [E] you only got [B] ten.
[A#] [B] Maggie's long sleeve, foot face, full of [E] black [B] shirt talking.
[Bm] Grab the heat, put the plants in the [B] bed, but the phone's there anyway.
Maggie said the medicine in my [Bm] sputum hurt him, and [C] water from the pee.
Yeah, look at that kid, [E] he's something you did.
[B] Walk on your tiptoes, don't tie no bows.
Better stay away from those that carry [F#] around a fire hose.
Keep your pee nose full, [B] play until they don't need a weatherman.
I know it's a little weird, but
[D] [B] hey, it did sit good and well.
Hang around the inkwell, hang bail.
Hard to tell if anything is gonna show.
Try hard, get barred, get back, write, [E] press, get jailed.
Get up, let go, they all be in the bed.
Look at that kid, you're gonna get hit [B] by losers, cheaters, it's time users.
Hang around the [F#] theaters, a girl by the wall, pulling, looking for a [B] new rule.
Don't follow leaders and watch the [A#] walking me.
[B]
Get up on, keep on, short pants, romance.
I learn to dance, get blessed, get blessed.
Try to be a success, please help, please invite.
And the doors still don't lift.
Twenty years of schooling, and they put you on [E] a day shift.
Look at that kid, he's been all [B] his.
Up down the manhole, light yourself a candle.
Throw it, send it, try to point the [F#] scandal.
Go on, eat on, you better chew.
The [B] pump don't work, [Bm] cause all that muck you can [B] handle.
[Bm] [F#m] [B]
[Em] [Bm] [B] [D]
[B] [F#m]
[B]
[A#] [B] I'm on the bed, man, thinking about the government.
A man in a trench coat badge, I'm dead off.
He says he's got a bat, [G#m]
so he can get [A] it paid [E] off.
He's got a [A] kid, [E]
he's something he did.
[B] God knows well, but he's doing it again.
He's got a dog, got an alleyway, looking for a new [D#m] friend.
A man in [F#] a coon skin cap, and a big [B] pen.
Won eleven dollar bills, [E] you only got [B] ten.
[A#] [B] Maggie's long sleeve, foot face, full of [E] black [B] shirt talking.
[Bm] Grab the heat, put the plants in the [B] bed, but the phone's there anyway.
Maggie said the medicine in my [Bm] sputum hurt him, and [C] water from the pee.
Yeah, look at that kid, [E] he's something you did.
[B] Walk on your tiptoes, don't tie no bows.
Better stay away from those that carry [F#] around a fire hose.
Keep your pee nose full, [B] play until they don't need a weatherman.
I know it's a little weird, but
[D] [B] hey, it did sit good and well.
Hang around the inkwell, hang bail.
Hard to tell if anything is gonna show.
Try hard, get barred, get back, write, [E] press, get jailed.
Get up, let go, they all be in the bed.
Look at that kid, you're gonna get hit [B] by losers, cheaters, it's time users.
Hang around the [F#] theaters, a girl by the wall, pulling, looking for a [B] new rule.
Don't follow leaders and watch the [A#] walking me.
[B]
Get up on, keep on, short pants, romance.
I learn to dance, get blessed, get blessed.
Try to be a success, please help, please invite.
And the doors still don't lift.
Twenty years of schooling, and they put you on [E] a day shift.
Look at that kid, he's been all [B] his.
Up down the manhole, light yourself a candle.
Throw it, send it, try to point the [F#] scandal.
Go on, eat on, you better chew.
The [B] pump don't work, [Bm] cause all that muck you can [B] handle.
[Bm] [F#m] [B]
[Em] [Bm] [B] [D]
[B] [F#m]
[B]
Key:
B
E
Bm
F#
A#
B
E
Bm
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A#] _ [B] I'm on the bed, man, thinking about the government.
A man in a trench coat badge, I'm dead off.
He says he's got a bat, [G#m]
so he can get [A] it paid [E] off.
He's got a [A] kid, [E]
he's something he did.
[B] God knows well, but he's doing it again.
He's got a dog, got an alleyway, looking for a new [D#m] friend.
A man in [F#] a coon skin cap, and a big [B] pen.
Won eleven dollar bills, [E] you only got [B] ten. _ _ _ _
_ _ [A#] _ [B] _ _ _ Maggie's _ _ _ _ long sleeve, foot face, full of [E] black [B] shirt talking.
[Bm] Grab the heat, put the plants in the [B] bed, but the phone's there anyway.
Maggie said the medicine in my [Bm] sputum hurt him, and [C] water from the pee.
Yeah, look at that kid, [E] he's something you did.
[B] Walk on your tiptoes, don't tie no bows.
Better stay away from those that carry [F#] around a fire hose.
Keep your pee nose full, [B] play until they don't need a weatherman.
I know it's a little weird, but _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [B] hey, it did sit good and well.
Hang around the inkwell, hang bail.
Hard to tell if anything is gonna show.
Try hard, get barred, get back, write, [E] press, get jailed.
Get up, let go, they all be in the bed.
Look at that kid, you're gonna get hit [B] by losers, cheaters, it's time users.
Hang around the [F#] theaters, a girl by the wall, pulling, looking for a [B] new rule.
Don't follow leaders and watch the [A#] walking me.
[B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Get up on, keep on, short pants, romance.
I learn to dance, get blessed, get blessed.
Try to be a success, please help, please invite.
And the doors still don't lift.
Twenty years of schooling, and they put you on [E] a day shift.
Look at that kid, he's been all [B] his.
Up down the manhole, light yourself a candle.
Throw it, send it, try to point the [F#] scandal.
Go on, eat on, you better chew.
The [B] pump don't work, [Bm] cause all that muck you can [B] handle. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ [F#m] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A#] _ [B] I'm on the bed, man, thinking about the government.
A man in a trench coat badge, I'm dead off.
He says he's got a bat, [G#m]
so he can get [A] it paid [E] off.
He's got a [A] kid, [E]
he's something he did.
[B] God knows well, but he's doing it again.
He's got a dog, got an alleyway, looking for a new [D#m] friend.
A man in [F#] a coon skin cap, and a big [B] pen.
Won eleven dollar bills, [E] you only got [B] ten. _ _ _ _
_ _ [A#] _ [B] _ _ _ Maggie's _ _ _ _ long sleeve, foot face, full of [E] black [B] shirt talking.
[Bm] Grab the heat, put the plants in the [B] bed, but the phone's there anyway.
Maggie said the medicine in my [Bm] sputum hurt him, and [C] water from the pee.
Yeah, look at that kid, [E] he's something you did.
[B] Walk on your tiptoes, don't tie no bows.
Better stay away from those that carry [F#] around a fire hose.
Keep your pee nose full, [B] play until they don't need a weatherman.
I know it's a little weird, but _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [B] hey, it did sit good and well.
Hang around the inkwell, hang bail.
Hard to tell if anything is gonna show.
Try hard, get barred, get back, write, [E] press, get jailed.
Get up, let go, they all be in the bed.
Look at that kid, you're gonna get hit [B] by losers, cheaters, it's time users.
Hang around the [F#] theaters, a girl by the wall, pulling, looking for a [B] new rule.
Don't follow leaders and watch the [A#] walking me.
[B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Get up on, keep on, short pants, romance.
I learn to dance, get blessed, get blessed.
Try to be a success, please help, please invite.
And the doors still don't lift.
Twenty years of schooling, and they put you on [E] a day shift.
Look at that kid, he's been all [B] his.
Up down the manhole, light yourself a candle.
Throw it, send it, try to point the [F#] scandal.
Go on, eat on, you better chew.
The [B] pump don't work, [Bm] cause all that muck you can [B] handle. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ [F#m] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
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