| f | Gangsters - The Specials | f | Gangsters - The Specials |
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| Intro + Kazoo: | | Intro + Kazoo: |
| [A] [A] [A] [A] | | [A] [A] [A] [A] |
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| [Verse 1] | | [Verse 1] |
| Am G# Am | | Am G# Am |
| Why must you record my phone calls? | | Why must you record my phone calls? |
| G# Am | | G# Am |
| Are you planning a bootleg L P? | | Are you planning a bootleg L P? |
| Am G# Am | | Am G# Am |
| You Said you've been threatened by gangsters | | You Said you've been threatened by gangsters |
| D C E7 | | D C E7 |
| Now it's you that's threatening me. | | Now it's you that's threatening me. |
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| [Verse 2] | | [Verse 2] |
| Am G# Am | | Am G# Am |
| Can't fight cor-ruption with con tricks, | | Can't fight cor-ruption with con tricks, |
| G# Am | | G# Am |
| They use the law to commit crime. | | They use the law to commit crime. |
| G# Am | | G# Am |
| And I dread, dread to think, what the future will bring, | | And I dread, dread to think, what the future will bring, |
| C G E7 | | C G E7 |
| When we're living in gangster time. | | When we're living in gangster time. |
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| t | (Don't call me Scarface) | t | {blue}(Don't call me Scarface){/blue} |
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| Intro + Kazoo: | | Intro + Kazoo: |
| [A] [A] [A] [A] | | [A] [A] [A] [A] |
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| [Solo] | | [Solo] |
| (Am) (G#) (Am) x3, | | (Am) (G#) (Am) x3, |
| (D) (C) (E7) (E7) | | (D) (C) (E7) (E7) |
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| [Verse 3] | | [Verse 3] |
| Am G# Am | | Am G# Am |
| Don't inter-rupt while I'm talking, | | Don't inter-rupt while I'm talking, |
| G# Am | | G# Am |
| Or they'll confiscate all your gui-tars, | | Or they'll confiscate all your gui-tars, |
| G# Am | | G# Am |
| A catch twenty two says, if I sing the truth | | A catch twenty two says, if I sing the truth |
| C G E7 | | C G E7 |
| They won't make me an overnight star. | | They won't make me an overnight star. |
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| [Verse 4] | | [Verse 4] |
| Don't [Am*] offer us [G#*] legal [Am*] protection, | | Don't [Am*] offer us [G#*] legal [Am*] protection, |
| They [Am*] use the law [G#*] to commit [Am*] crime. | | They [Am*] use the law [G#*] to commit [Am*] crime. |
| And I [Am*] dread, to [G#*] think, what the [Am*] future will bring, | | And I [Am*] dread, to [G#*] think, what the [Am*] future will bring, |
| C G E7 | | C G E7 |
| When we're living in real gangster time. [E7] | | When we're living in real gangster time. [E7] |
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| Kazoo Outro: | | Kazoo Outro: |
| [A] [A] [A] [A] | | [A] [A] [A] [A] |
| [A - Single Strum] | | [A - Single Strum] |