Inner City Blues Rodriguez
From the Album: Cold Fact | Tabbed by: Doug McCabe
This song is played in the key of E (with a capo on the second fret). This 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 Etc.
Verse:
[E]Going down a dirty inner city side road, I [A]plotted
[E]Madness passed me by, she smiled hi, I n[A]odded
[E]Looked up as the sky began to c[B5]ry, she shot[E] it
[E]Meet a girl from Dearborn, e[A]arly six o-clock this morn, a cold f[E]act
[A]Asked about her bag, suburbia's such a drag, wont go bac[E]k
Chorus:
[G]'Cos Papa don't allow no n[D]ew ideas [A]round h[E]ere
[G]And now he sees the news, but the pi[D]ctures [A]not too c[E]lear
[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 d[E]oubt it.
Verse:
[E]Seven jealous fools playing by her r[A]ules, can't believe h[E]er
[A]He feels so in between, can't break the scene, it would grieve h[E]er
[E]And that's the reason why he must [B5]cry, he'll never leave h[A]er.
[E] [A]
Cr[E]ooked children, yellow chalk writing on the concrete walk, their King died
[A]Drinking from a Judas cup, looking down but seeing up, sweet red w[E]ine
Chorus:
[G]'Cos Papa don't allow no n[D]ew ideas r[A]ound h[E]ere
[G]And now you hear the music, but the w[D]ords don't s[A]ound too cl[E]ear.
[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 i[E]t.
Outro:
[E]Going down a dusty, Georgian side road, I wond[A]er
[E]The wind splashed in my face, can s[B5]mell a trace, of thunde[E]r.
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