1a. ThisAmi
one's for the shoeshine boy And the farmer in debt
Each string is barbed wire Each chord is a threat
This G
blues guy I met That never had a hit
SaidAmi
you don't gotta be loud, son To be heavy as shit
2a. Well I'm the triggerman, baby And tonight I'll prove
That this machine here Well it kills fascists too
And don't be surprised If the sermon on the mount
Next time is delivered In a little coffee house
3b. CauseDmi
somebody here's Gotta let them know
I doubAmi
t it's me But here I go
I Dmi
hit the button vTape started to roll
The Ami
song's got fire G
But it's got no soul
R: C
There's a lonely Ami
stretch of G
blacktop
G
Between here and Ami
home
C
Drop down into theG
Ami
valley
G
Piano playin' in theAmi
living room
F
And when you see theAmi
white barn
G
You'll know the journey'sAmi
through
C
My dog's barkingG
in the backAmi
seat
G
Cause he knows itAmi
too
Dmi
C
G
4a. You'll need a fake passport And fix your disguise
And don't fire, sugar Til you see the whites of their eyes
I turned the other cheek But now I'm through
The skin you're in Makes choices for you
5. Dmi
I was checking off names And I came late to dinner
Ami
Seems the slices of pie Keep getting thinner and thinner
G
Brothers and sisters Rejoice and repent
Ami
The landlord's dead You can keep the rent
6b. You got twelve fine friends But one of 'em's rotten
There's a hole out back Ain't got no bottom
Forty days in the wilderness Forty sleepless nights
I'm confused, half blind And sure I'm right
R: There's a lonely stretch of blacktop …
*: Dmi
Officer please I won't be long
Ami
Called the radio station Requested this song
I had my doubts About what I knew
So I turned it up --- G
Then it sounded true
7a. Kiss the ring If the Queen will let you
But come over the fence And the dogs will get you
On a rope hung the traitor On a hook hung the meat
You and me are missing persons Til we're C
counted in theG
streets
8. Ami
So seize the time And storm the tower
G
And come correct Ami
With Maximum Firepower
For the sins of the fathers The son he must pay
The Nightwatchman giveth And he taC
keth aG
way
9b. Thought hard about this next line Pretty sure it's true
If you take a step towards freedom It'll take two steps towards you
So mister I ain't scared And mister I ain't worried
Cause on that lonely stretch of blacktop I sit as judge and jury
R: There's a lonely stretch of blacktop …
10. Ami
The clock strikes the hour Tonight we ride
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You've got three more secondsTo choose siAmi
des