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