2 acessos
F5 F7 F5 F7sus4 F5 F7 [Verse 1] F F5 Bb The sweet pretty things are in bed now of course F5 F Bb The city fathers they’re trying to endorse F5 F Bb F The reincarnation of Paul Revere’s horse Bb G F But the town has no need to be nervous F Bb F The ghost of Belle Starr she hands down her wits F Bb F To Jezebel the nun she violently knits F Bb F A bald wig for Jack the Ripper who sits Bb F At the head of the chamber of commerce [Chorus] Bb Mama’s in the factory F She ain't got no shoes Bb Daddy’s in the alley F He’s lookin' for food Bb I am in the kitchen C7 With the tombstone blues F7 F (Yeah Yeah) [Bridge] F5 F7 F5 F7sus4 F5 F7 [Verse 2] F F5 Bb The hysterical bride in the penny arcade F5 F Bb Screaming she moans, “I’ve just been made” F5 F Bb F Then sends out for the doctor who pulls down the shade Bb G F And says, “My advice is to not let the boys in” F Bb F Now the medicine man comes and he shuffles inside F Bb F He walks with a swagger and he says to the bride F Bb F “Stop all this weeping, swallow your pride Bb G F You will not die, it’s not poison” [Chorus] Bb Mama’s in the factory F She ain't got no shoes Bb Daddy’s in the alley F He’s lookin' for food Bb I’m in the kitchen C7 With the tombstone blues [Bridge] F7 F [Verse 3] F F5 Bb Well, John the Baptist, after torturing a thief F5 F Bb Looks up at his hero, the commander-in-chief F5 F Bb F Saying, “Tell me, great hero, but please make it brief Bb G F Is there a hole for me to get sick in?” F Bb F The commander-in-chief answers him while chasing a fly F Bb F Saying, "Death to all those who would whimper and cry" F Bb F And dropping a barbell, he points to the sky Bb F Saying, "The sun’s not yellow, it’s chicken" [Chorus] Bb Mama’s in the factory F She ain't got no shoes Bb Daddy’s in the alley F He’s lookin' for food Bb I am in the kitchen C7 With the tombstone blues [Bridge] F5 F7 F5 F7sus4 F5 F7 [Verse 4] F F5 Bb The king of the Philistines his soldiers to save F5 F Bb Puts jawbones on their tombstones and flatters their graves F5 F Bb F Puts the pied pipers in prison and fattens the slaves Bb G F Then sends them out to the jungle F Bb F Gypsy Davey with a blowtorch he burns out their camps F Bb F With his faithful slave Pedro behind him he tramps F Bb F With a fantastic collection of stamps Bb F To win friends and influence his uncle [Chorus] Bb Mama’s in the factory F She ain't got no shoes Bb Daddy’s in the alley F He’s lookin' for food Bb I’m in trouble C7 With the tombstone blues [Bridge] F7 F [Verse 5] F F5 Bb The geometry of innocence, flesh on the bone F5 F Bb Causes Galileo’s math book to get thrown F5 F Bb F At Delilah who's sitting worthlessly alone Bb G F But the tears on her cheeks are from laughter F Bb F Now I wish I could give Brother Bill his great thrill F Bb F I would set him in chains at the top of the hill F Bb F Then send out for some pillars and Cecil B. DeMille Bb F He could die happily ever after [Chorus] Bb Mama’s in the factory F She ain't got no shoes Bb Daddy’s in the alley F He’s lookin' for food Bb I am in the kitchen C7 With the tombstone blues [Bridge] F5 F7 F5 F7sus4 F5 F7 [Verse 6] F F5 Bb Where Ma Rainey and Beethoven once unwrapped their bedroll F5 F Bb Tuba players now rehearse around the flagpole F5 F Bb F And the National Bank at a profit sells road maps for the soul Bb G F To the old folks home and the college F Bb F Now I wish I could write you a melody so plain F Bb F That could hold you dear lady from going insane F Bb F That could ease you and cool you and cease the pain Bb F Of your useless and pointless knowledge [Chorus] Bb Mama’s in the factory F She ain't got no shoes Bb Daddy’s in the alley F He’s lookin' for food Bb I am in the kitchen C7 With the tombstone blues