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