Money For Gasoline
Ratdog (www.ratdog.org)
never recorded only played live
Intro:
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F C Bb F
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Sorehead judge, with red in the face
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Called Johnnie a bum, a civic disgrace
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'Cause he fell asleep in a handicap space
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Now he's gonna learn his by-God place
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Down went Frankie to the court that day
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The law weren't inclined to give her her say
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Worse come to blows -- and in the melee
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Frankie and Johnnie skedad- skedad- skedaddle away
F
(Spin the wheel)
Bb C
Hit the bricks and run like hell
F
(Spin the wheel)
Bb C
Pound the piss out the courthouse bell
F
(Spin the wheel)
Bb C
Dive right in to the wishing well and
C
Spin the wheel like Ezekiel
F
(Spin the wheel)
Bb C
Spin the wheel, spin the wheel
F
(Spin the wheel)
Bb C
Spin the wheel, spin the wheel
F
(Spin the wheel)
Bb C
Spin the wheel, spin the wheel
C Repeat Intro
Spin the wheel like Ezekiel
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Joint in Des Moines, called the Club Baltimore
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Fella been drinking, hell he had a few more
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"Frankie" says he, "You're a cow and a whore"
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Now he layin there dead in the muck on the floor
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44 colt Colt makes a great big sound
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Cop come by, no gun to be found
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They stuck that drunk in the cold potter's ground
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Frankie and Johnnie, they weren't around
F
(Spin the wheel)
Bb C
Hit the bricks and run like hell
F
(Spin the wheel)
Bb C
Pound the piss out the courthouse bell
F
(Spin the wheel)
Bb C
Dive right in to the wishing well and
C
Spin the wheel like Ezekiel
F
(Spin the wheel)
Bb C
Spin the wheel, spin the wheel
F
(Spin the wheel)
Bb C
Spin the wheel, spin the wheel
F
(Spin the wheel)
Bb C
Spin the wheel, spin the wheel
C
Spin the wheel like Ezekiel
C Repeat intro
Spin the wheel like Ezekiel
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Frances and John, Lord they can run
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They made good time in the last of the sun
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Money for gasoline, liquor for fun
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The law's an ass, yes and love weighs a ton
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Frankie and Johnnie - they're lovers, you know
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A story so real, well it just goes to show
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Song is the same wherever you go
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It's wheels up above, yes and hearts down below
F
(Spin the wheel)
Bb C
Hit the bricks and run like hell
F
(Spin the wheel)
Bb C
Pound the piss out the courthouse bell
F
(Spin the wheel)
Bb C
Dive right in to the wishing well and
C
Spin the wheel like Ezekiel
F
(Spin the wheel)
Bb C
Spin the wheel, spin the wheel
F
(Spin the wheel)
Bb C
Spin the wheel, spin the wheel
F
(Spin the wheel)
Bb C
Spin the wheel, spin the wheel
C
Spin the wheel like Ezekiel
C
Spin the wheel like Ezekiel
C
Spin the wheel like Ezekiel
Repeat intro and end on F