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Dead End Street
|Am | | Am/B |
|C6 Am/B |Am Am/B |C6 Am/B |
Am C G
There's a crack up in the cei ling
Dm F Am
And the kitchen sink is lea king
C G
Out of work and got no mo ney
Dm F Am
A Sunday joint of bread and ho ney
G F
What are we living for?
E7
Two roomed apartment on the second floor?
Am G F
No money comin' in,
E7
the rent collector's knockin' trying to get in
A Dm E
We are strictly second class, we don't under stand
D7/F# F Am Am/G
Dead end! Why we should be in dead end street
D7/F# F Am Am/G
Dead end! People are livin' in dead end street
D7/F# F Am Am/G
Dead end! I'm gonna die in dead end street
C F C F
Dead end street (yeah!) Dead end street (yeah!)
Am C G
On a cold and frosty mor ning
Dm F Am
Wipe my eyes and stop me yawn ing
Am C G
And my feet are nearly fro zen
Dm F Am
Boil the tea and put some toast on
G F
What are we livin' for?
E7
Two roomed apartment on the second floor?
Am G F
No chance to emigrate,
E7
I'm deep in debt and now it's much too late
A Dm E
We both have to work so hard, we can't get the chance
D7/F# F Am Am/G
Dead end! People live on dead end street
D7/F# F Am Am/G
Dead end! People are dyin' on dead end street
D/F# F Am Am/G
Dead end! I'm gonna die on dead end street
C F C F
Dead end street (yeah!) Dead end street (yeah!)
|Am Am/B |C6 Am/B |Am Am/B |
|C6 Am/B |Am Am/B |C6 Am/B |
D7/F# F Am Am/G
Dead end! People live on dead end street
D7/F# F Am Am/G
Dead end! People are dyin' on dead end street
D7/F# F Am Am/G
Dead end! I'm gonna die on dead end street
C F7 C F7
Dead end street (yeah!) Dead end street (yeah!)
C F7 C F7
Dead end street (yeah!) Head to my feet(yeah!)
C F7 C F7
Dead end street (yeah!) Dead end street (yeah!)
etc…
In the continuing spirit of Andrew Rogers' admirably light-heated; not-be-taken-all-that seriously
braggadacio,let me now bring to your attention yet another simply
awesomely undeniably anally accurate chord chart.
Yes folks. It does not get any better than this.
chart and transcription
Peter Kruger