Inner City Blues — Rodriguez
Chords and lyrics for Inner City Blues by Rodriguez (key of D).
Verse 1
is the
version from the Cold Fact Album. The live version is slightly different.
The introduction starts with down strums on the E chord and then an
intermittent E & Em
before changing to A.
The A has a riff using your little finger on the E string on the 2nd & 3rd
frets. This
riff occurs several times throughout the song.
Intro
[E] [Em] [A]
Verse
[E]Going down a dirty inner city side road, I [A]plotted
[E]Madness passed me by, she smiled hi, I [A]nodded
[E]Looked up as the sky began to [B5]cry, she shot[E] it
[E]Meet a girl from Dearborn, [A]early six o-clock this morn, a cold [E]fact
[A]Asked about her bag, suburbia's such a drag, wont go [E]back
Chorus
[G]'Cos Papa don't allow no [D]new ideas [A]round [E]here
[G]And now he sees the news, but the [D]pictures [A]not too [E]clear
[A]Mama, Papa, stop, treasure what you got; soon you may be caught without[E] it
[A]The curfews set for eight; will it ever all be straight? I [E]doubt it.
Verse
[E]Seven jealous fools playing by her [A]rules, can't believe [E]her
[A]He feels so in between, can't break the scene, it would grieve [E]her
[E]And that's the reason why he must [B5]cry, he'll never leave [A]her.
[E] [A]
[E]Crooked children, yellow chalk writing on the concrete walk, their King
died
[A]Drinking from a Judas cup, looking down but seeing up, sweet red [E]wine
Chorus
[G]'Cos Papa don't allow no [D]new ideas [A]round [E]here
[G]And now you hear the music, but the [D]words don't [A]sound too [E]clear.
[A]Mama, Papa, stop. Treasure what you got. Soon you may be caught without [E]it
[A]The curfews set for eight will it ever all be straight? I doubt [E]it.
Outro
[E]Going down a dusty, Georgian side road, I [A]wonder
[E]The wind splashed in my face, can [B5]smell a trace, of [E]thunder.
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