Cough Syrup Chords by Butthole Surfers
Tempo:
119.8 bpm
Chords used:
D
E
C
G
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
She played for the angels, I played for the dry.
[E] In summer heaven's holy land, the praises were all o'er.
There was big money on the line, big money on the line.
[G] Yeah, there was big money on the line.
[Em] [G] I can't walk, [D] so I guess I'm gonna stay [E] at home.
They [Bm] [D] can have my [C] wage, just leave my mail [E] alone.
I was in the kitchen, the year was in the fall.
A friend of mine told me that there weren't no point in rolling.
No, there weren't no point at all.
They'll speak my ears to all.
Yeah, there weren't no points at all.
[G] I can't walk, [D] so I guess I'm gonna stay [E] at home.
[D] They can have my wage, [C] just leave my mail [E] alone.
[G] And I can't talk, [D] so I guess I've got nothing [E] to say.
[D] I'll keep my eyes, [C] just take these tears [E] slowly.
Locked, stocked, and barreled, all the dogs were gone and feral.
And the car ran like a broken percolator.
His liver had gone hard, and he wouldn't borrow the yard.
There was big money on the line.
[C] I [D] learned that his brother [E] was a fighting [G] king.
You know, I'd [D] like to solve a problem [E] with a gun.
[C] You don't wanna [D] know, but [E] you gotta teach a pal a pack.
[G] And I hate cops, so [E] don't shoot.
[C] I'd rather [D] be a sailor [E] than a fighter.
[G] I'd like to sail a ship [E] into the sun.
[C] If you wanna [D] know the truth, you [Em] gotta think I'm Johnny Blue.
[G] And I hate [E] cops, so don't [E] shoot.
[C] I know [D] that your mother [E] is a martyr.
I heard she got connections with the law.
[C] If you wanna [D] learn to fight, you [E] gotta bring them all to life.
[G] And I hate [Dm] cops, so [E] don't shoot.
[C] I'd rather [D] be a nice big [E] man alive.
[G] I'd like to [D] see the world fill [E] up in blood.
[C] If you wanna [D] bless the sky, [Em] you must be prepared to die.
And I hate [D] cops, so [Em] don't shoot.
[C] I hate [D] cops, so [E] bad, I hate the blue.
[G] And I hate [D] cops, so [Em] it's blue.
[C] If you wanna [D] know the truth, you [Em] gotta pick up Johnny Blue.
[G] And I hate [D] cops, so [Em] don't shoot.
[C] I hate [D] cops, so [E] it's blue.
[G] [D] [Em] [C] [D]
[Em] [G] [D]
[E] [C] [D]
[Em] [G] [D]
[Em] [C] [D]
[Em] [G] [D]
[E] [Am] [B]
[Em] [D]
[B] [C] [D]
[B] [G] [D]
[Em]
[E]
[B]
[E] In summer heaven's holy land, the praises were all o'er.
There was big money on the line, big money on the line.
[G] Yeah, there was big money on the line.
[Em] [G] I can't walk, [D] so I guess I'm gonna stay [E] at home.
They [Bm] [D] can have my [C] wage, just leave my mail [E] alone.
I was in the kitchen, the year was in the fall.
A friend of mine told me that there weren't no point in rolling.
No, there weren't no point at all.
They'll speak my ears to all.
Yeah, there weren't no points at all.
[G] I can't walk, [D] so I guess I'm gonna stay [E] at home.
[D] They can have my wage, [C] just leave my mail [E] alone.
[G] And I can't talk, [D] so I guess I've got nothing [E] to say.
[D] I'll keep my eyes, [C] just take these tears [E] slowly.
Locked, stocked, and barreled, all the dogs were gone and feral.
And the car ran like a broken percolator.
His liver had gone hard, and he wouldn't borrow the yard.
There was big money on the line.
[C] I [D] learned that his brother [E] was a fighting [G] king.
You know, I'd [D] like to solve a problem [E] with a gun.
[C] You don't wanna [D] know, but [E] you gotta teach a pal a pack.
[G] And I hate cops, so [E] don't shoot.
[C] I'd rather [D] be a sailor [E] than a fighter.
[G] I'd like to sail a ship [E] into the sun.
[C] If you wanna [D] know the truth, you [Em] gotta think I'm Johnny Blue.
[G] And I hate [E] cops, so don't [E] shoot.
[C] I know [D] that your mother [E] is a martyr.
I heard she got connections with the law.
[C] If you wanna [D] learn to fight, you [E] gotta bring them all to life.
[G] And I hate [Dm] cops, so [E] don't shoot.
[C] I'd rather [D] be a nice big [E] man alive.
[G] I'd like to [D] see the world fill [E] up in blood.
[C] If you wanna [D] bless the sky, [Em] you must be prepared to die.
And I hate [D] cops, so [Em] don't shoot.
[C] I hate [D] cops, so [E] bad, I hate the blue.
[G] And I hate [D] cops, so [Em] it's blue.
[C] If you wanna [D] know the truth, you [Em] gotta pick up Johnny Blue.
[G] And I hate [D] cops, so [Em] don't shoot.
[C] I hate [D] cops, so [E] it's blue.
[G] [D] [Em] [C] [D]
[Em] [G] [D]
[E] [C] [D]
[Em] [G] [D]
[Em] [C] [D]
[Em] [G] [D]
[E] [Am] [B]
[Em] [D]
[B] [C] [D]
[B] [G] [D]
[Em]
[E]
[B]
Key:
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ She played for the _ angels, I played for the dry.
_ [E] _ In summer heaven's holy land, the praises were all o'er.
There was big money on the line, _ _ big money on the line.
[G] Yeah, there was big money on the line.
[Em] _ _ [G] I can't walk, [D] so I guess I'm gonna stay [E] at home.
They _ [Bm] _ _ [D] can have my [C] wage, just leave my mail [E] alone. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I was in the kitchen, _ the year was in the fall.
_ _ A friend of mine told me that there weren't no point in rolling.
No, there weren't no point at all.
_ _ They'll speak my ears to all.
_ Yeah, there weren't no points at all.
_ [G] I can't walk, [D] so I guess I'm gonna stay [E] at home.
_ _ _ _ [D] They can have my wage, [C] just leave my mail [E] alone. _
_ _ _ _ [G] And I can't talk, [D] so I guess I've got nothing [E] to say. _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] I'll keep my eyes, [C] just take these tears [E] slowly. _
_ _ _ _ _ Locked, stocked, and barreled, all the dogs were gone and feral.
And the car ran like a broken percolator.
_ His liver had gone hard, and he wouldn't borrow the yard.
There was big money on the line.
_ [C] I [D] learned that his brother [E] was a fighting _ [G] king.
You know, I'd [D] like to solve a problem [E] with a gun.
_ [C] You don't wanna [D] know, but [E] you gotta teach a pal a pack.
[G] And I hate cops, so [E] don't shoot.
_ _ [C] I'd rather [D] be a sailor [E] than a fighter.
_ _ [G] I'd like to sail a ship [E] into the sun.
[C] If you wanna [D] know the truth, you [Em] gotta think I'm Johnny Blue.
[G] And I hate [E] cops, so don't [E] shoot.
_ [C] I know [D] that your mother [E] is a martyr.
_ I heard she got connections with the law.
_ [C] If you wanna [D] learn to fight, you [E] gotta bring them all to life.
[G] And I hate [Dm] cops, so [E] don't shoot.
_ [C] I'd rather [D] be a nice big [E] man alive.
_ [G] I'd like to [D] see the world fill [E] up in blood.
_ [C] If you wanna [D] bless the sky, [Em] you must be prepared to die.
And I hate [D] cops, so [Em] don't shoot.
_ [C] I hate [D] cops, so [E] bad, I hate the blue.
[G] And I hate [D] cops, so [Em] it's blue.
_ [C] If you wanna [D] know the truth, you [Em] gotta pick up Johnny Blue.
[G] And I hate [D] cops, so [Em] don't shoot.
_ [C] I hate [D] cops, so [E] it's blue.
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
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_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ She played for the _ angels, I played for the dry.
_ [E] _ In summer heaven's holy land, the praises were all o'er.
There was big money on the line, _ _ big money on the line.
[G] Yeah, there was big money on the line.
[Em] _ _ [G] I can't walk, [D] so I guess I'm gonna stay [E] at home.
They _ [Bm] _ _ [D] can have my [C] wage, just leave my mail [E] alone. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I was in the kitchen, _ the year was in the fall.
_ _ A friend of mine told me that there weren't no point in rolling.
No, there weren't no point at all.
_ _ They'll speak my ears to all.
_ Yeah, there weren't no points at all.
_ [G] I can't walk, [D] so I guess I'm gonna stay [E] at home.
_ _ _ _ [D] They can have my wage, [C] just leave my mail [E] alone. _
_ _ _ _ [G] And I can't talk, [D] so I guess I've got nothing [E] to say. _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] I'll keep my eyes, [C] just take these tears [E] slowly. _
_ _ _ _ _ Locked, stocked, and barreled, all the dogs were gone and feral.
And the car ran like a broken percolator.
_ His liver had gone hard, and he wouldn't borrow the yard.
There was big money on the line.
_ [C] I [D] learned that his brother [E] was a fighting _ [G] king.
You know, I'd [D] like to solve a problem [E] with a gun.
_ [C] You don't wanna [D] know, but [E] you gotta teach a pal a pack.
[G] And I hate cops, so [E] don't shoot.
_ _ [C] I'd rather [D] be a sailor [E] than a fighter.
_ _ [G] I'd like to sail a ship [E] into the sun.
[C] If you wanna [D] know the truth, you [Em] gotta think I'm Johnny Blue.
[G] And I hate [E] cops, so don't [E] shoot.
_ [C] I know [D] that your mother [E] is a martyr.
_ I heard she got connections with the law.
_ [C] If you wanna [D] learn to fight, you [E] gotta bring them all to life.
[G] And I hate [Dm] cops, so [E] don't shoot.
_ [C] I'd rather [D] be a nice big [E] man alive.
_ [G] I'd like to [D] see the world fill [E] up in blood.
_ [C] If you wanna [D] bless the sky, [Em] you must be prepared to die.
And I hate [D] cops, so [Em] don't shoot.
_ [C] I hate [D] cops, so [E] bad, I hate the blue.
[G] And I hate [D] cops, so [Em] it's blue.
_ [C] If you wanna [D] know the truth, you [Em] gotta pick up Johnny Blue.
[G] And I hate [D] cops, so [Em] don't shoot.
_ [C] I hate [D] cops, so [E] it's blue.
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