Great tune off the Fourth of July Album Written By John Doe and Exene Cervenka Tuning: Standard F: 3 Am 0 G 2 F 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 X 3 3 0 X X Intro Chords: F Am F Am Verse One:

S^Fhe's waitin' for me when ^GI get home from work O^Fh but things just ain't the ^Fsame ^FShe turns off the light and ^Gcries in the dark ^Fand she won't answer when I call her ^Gname

Chorus:

^FOn the stairs I smoke a ^Gcigarette alone ^FMexican kids are shooting ^Gfireworks below And ^Fhey baby it's the ^Am4th of July ^FHey Baby it's the ^Am4th of July

Verse two:

S^Fhe gives me her cheek when I^G want her lips ^FOh but I don't have the strength to ^Fgo ^FOn the Far side of town in a ^Gdark apartment ^FWe gave up trying so long^G ago

Chorus Between chorus one and verse two replay the intro chords John Doe and Tony Gilkyson do a "walk down" bass note run C B G E between the G and Em chords and a G F# E walk down prior to entering the chorus lines. Listen to the song to get the feel of the walk down.

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