Carpetbaggers — Jenny Lewis
Chords and lyrics for Carpetbaggers by Jenny Lewis (key of G).
Verse 1
From her new album, Acid Tongue, and featuring Elvis Costello. I did my
best, cheers.
[G]They come to town when the [C]war is [D]over
[G]Dirty boots in the [C]middle of the[D] night
[G]Trolling the bars, [C]hitting on the [D]soldiers
[G]Boys give it up [D]without a [G]fight
[G]They say, [G]“Hey, boy, how[C] about [D]your place?
[G]I know you really want to[C] take me[D] home”
[G]Drop the bags off on the [C]bedroom[D] floor
[G]They make love with the [D]lights[G] on, saying
[C]“I’m a carpetbagger, [G]baby
[C]I’m coming to your [G]town
[C]I’m going to treat you kind (woo-hoo)
[G]I’m going to rob you blind (woo-hoo)
[D]I’ll smile all the time
Whoa, [G][C]yeah[D]
Whoa, [G][C]yeah[D]
Whoa, [G][C]yeah[D]
[G] [D] [G]
[G]Sally could have had any [C]one of the [D]boys
But she[G] couldn’t love no one she could[C] not [D]control
[G]Friend of mine and [C]her got [D]married
[G]I don’t hear too much from [D]them [G]anymore
[G]Last I heard, he had a[C] rope around [D]his neck
[G]Dragging around the [C]grocery [D]store
[G]Carrying her bags and [C]pushing down the [D]aisles
Saying, “I [G]ain’t got no home in this [D]world [G]anymore”
[C]“I’m a carpetbagger, [G]baby
[C]I’m coming to your [G]town
[C]I’m going to treat you kind (woo-hoo)
[G]I’m going to rob you blind (woo-hoo)
[D]I’ll smile all the time
Whoa, [G][C]yeah[D]
Whoa, [G][C]yeah[D]
Whoa, [G][C]yeah[D]
[G] [D] [G]
[G]They come to town when the [C]party’s [D]over
[G]Books been written and [C]truths been [D]tried
[G]They’ll take it all if the [C]door’s left [D]open
[G]Steal the nose right from [D]under your [G]eyes
[C]Singing, “I’m a [G]carpetbagger, baby
[C]I’m coming to your [G]town
[C]I’m going to treat you kind (woo-hoo)
[G]I’m going to rob you blind (woo-hoo)
[D]I’ll smile all the time
Whoa, [G][C]yeah[D]
Whoa, [G][C]yeah[D]
Whoa, [G][C]yeah[D]
[G] [D] [G]
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