Intro
G A# C G A# C
G
I hit the dance floor around about midnight
A# C
Gin and juice and I was feelin’ fine
G
Come the morning all the sounds went up
A# C
Police man said the joint was shut
G
All the brothers gettin' busted outside
A# C
Undercover officers readin' them their rights
G
It’s a one way ticket boys you’re prison bound
A# C
The night the lights in Dallas went down
Chorus
So
G
How long we gotta wait until
D# C G
We get the keys to the mansion on the hill
G
How long we gotta waste our time
D# C G
Boardin' a bus that's bound for the welfare line
G A# C
G
She shakes the blues off then she tries her luck
A# C
Makes a little bet, hopes her horse comes up
G
She’s pickin' pockets for some easy money
A# C
Blew the damn lot on the lottery
G
She steals a paper, checks the front page
A# C
Headlines read the dancehall can't be saved
G
How can they open up an opera house
A# C
The night the lights in Dallas went down
Chorus
So
G
How long we gotta wait until
D# C G
We get the keys to the mansion on the hill
G
How long we gotta waste our time
D# C G
Boardin' a bus that's bound for the welfare line
G D# C
C G
Welfare line…
G A# C
G
Tweek freak Tony on the four two eight
A# C
Special branch sting right time wrong place
G
Columbian connections in the corridors of power
A# C
Mean the man on the money ain't ever goin' down
G
Lord Lucky takes his lady to the Magic Flute
A# C
Little taste or two thinks he's bullet proof
G
Tony tunes the underground radio
A# C
On the night the lights in Dallas went down
Chorus
So
G
How long we gotta wait until
D# C
We get the keys to the mansion on the hill
G
How long we gotta waste our time
D# C G
Boardin' a bus that's bound for the welfare line
Finish how you like! Do another chorus or two!!