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