Capital Cities - Kangaroo Court
Capo 1st
Intro Em |Bm |Am |D ||x3
Verse 1
Em
There's a dark part of town where the girls get down
Bm Am
And I cannot wait for a chance to go
D
Wait for a chance to go
Em
I've got my bad luck shoes and every excuse
Bm Am
To dance these blues away ain't coming home
D
I ain't coming home
Chorus
Em Bm
Shut up, shut up, shut up, sit up, sit up, sit up
Am D
It's a kangaroo court, a kangaroo court
Em Bm
Shut up, shut up, shut up, sit up, sit up, sit up
Am D
It's a kangaroo court, a kangaroo court
Verse 2
Em
In a dusty room I come to assume
Bm Am
That I've been doomed to lose my mind tonight
D
Too weak to fight
Em
So I try to save face and I rest my case
Bm Am
The judge pulls me aside, says, "C'est la vie"
D
Let your darker side come out to feed
Chorus
Em Bm
Shut up, shut up, shut up, sit up, sit up, sit up
Am D
It's a kangaroo court, a kangaroo court
Em Bm
Shut up, shut up, shut up, sit up, sit up, sit up
Am D
It's a kangaroo court, a kangaroo court
Horn solo Em |Bm |Am |D ||x2 (all right, I can't do sexy)
C | |G |D ||x3
Verse 3
Em
I commit the crime of wasting time
Bm Am
Always trying to rhyme, yes, I am guilty
D
But don't misunderstand me
Em
I admit defeat then I move my feet
Bm Am
My history will never be repeated
D
I won't ever be repeated
Chorus
Em Bm
Shut up, shut up, shut up, sit up, sit up, sit up
Am D
It's a kangaroo court, a kangaroo court
Em Bm
Shut up, shut up, shut up, sit up, sit up, sit up
Am D
It's a kangaroo court, a kangaroo court
Em Bm
Shut up, shut up, shut up, sit up, sit up, sit up
Am D
It's a kangaroo court, a kangaroo court
Em Bm
Shut up, shut up, shut up, sit up, sit up, sit up
Am D
It's a kangaroo court, a kangaroo court