Tonart: G major
Intro 1
E
F#m
G
E
G
E
Bm
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G
Em
A
Verse 1
Em
A
Workin' out of homicide
Em
A
They told me Joe Vinelli died
Em
A
We'd been a team for seven years
Em
D
His widow wouldn't waste her tears
Bm
Am
Who'd done it? No one seemed to care
D
Bm
'Cause crooked cops
Am
C#
foul up the air
Cm
C#
But since I worked so long with Joe
G#
F#m
I felt I had the right to know
Verse 2
C#m
F#m
I found a club in Malibu
He'd gone when he felt
C#sus4
F#m
black and blue
C#m
Twenty bucks in petty cash
F#m
The hat- check girl spilled
C#m
Bm
out some trash
F#m
In a tale I heard a name
Bm
That rang a gong to save the
F#m
Bb
game
Am
Bb
A congressman named Thollie Doakes
F
Who had a place in Sherman Oaks
Verse 3
C#m
Step softly gum shoe,
G#m
you're out of your class
Bm
therefore then there's glass in the grass!
Em
G
Em
Brass knuckles won't help you when
Bm
your hands ain't clean
F#
broken noses are a trench coat scene
Bm
E
And you ain't dressed for this affair
A
You're breathing rarefied air
E
Up through the luscious es
Verse 4
Em
E
Em
A servant made me show
A
my shield
E
Em
The congressman conversed with me
E
Em
D
convincingly
F#m
A
Am
D
He said he'd not a thing to hide
F#m
A
Am
C#
Which told me right away he lied
'Cause how could he af
Cm
C#
ford the rent
G#
Unless he's somewhat overspent?
Verse 5
F#m
And down the stairs he
C#m
F#m
missed his dose
C#m
The kind that takes off
C#m
She'd left her furs upon
C#m
Bm
And slipped on angel lace instead
F#m
Her husband left to get a drink
Bm
Her eyes squared up the
F#m
Bb
way I think
Am
I figured Doakes had murdered
Bb
Joe
F
When blackmail for his needing go
Verse 6
C#m
Brass knuckles copper,
G#m
you're falling in love
G#dim
G
Bm
You're near the rim of hell,
but you see heaven above!
Em
G
Brass knuckles won't fail you,
Em
Bm
but the light touch will
Em
Pistol holder, chip on shoulder with
F#
your guts set to spill
Bm
E
You think that justice just owes you face
Bm
A
Your brain is loaded with blanks
Verse 7
Em
A
heavenly
E
Em
E
A
She sank her body into me
Em
A
My double- breasted suit fit fine
Em
D
Her form aligned itself with mine
A
Am
D
I wonder I'd a nat ural brain
F#m
Am
I smelled the truth out clean and plain
C#
I'd have to take her
Cm
husband in that night
G#
F#m
without a fight
Verse 8
C#m
F#m
That's when the angel stole my gun
C#m
F#m
And said, "I hate to spoil your fun"
Then laughing,
C#m
F#m
she explained to me
C#m
Bm
The murderer was none but she
F#m
Bm
A love affair with Joe went tired
F#m
And six shots into him, she
Bb
fired
The congressman,
Am
Bb
a jerk like me
F
Had covered up to keep her free
Verse 9
C#m
So goodbye shameless,
G#m
I'll aim for the chest
G#dim
G
Bm
The bullet hole that entered
near the top of your vest!
Em
You lost your heart already so
Bm
you won't feel the pain
Bm
F#
brass knuckles and a brass- headed brain
Bm
Em
Take a breath, prepare to crash
You'll see a bright blinding flash!
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