Ballad of the Lower East Side Michael Monroe
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CHORUS, ACOUSTIC:
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Things are different today back in New York.
I lived [Bm]down on third street [G]way back in that [D]day.[A]
There were [Bm]junkies, pimps and [G]whores. Halle[D]luj[A]ah!
Bm A G A D nc
Now it's squeaky clean, there's no place left to stay.
INTRO, DRUMS:
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BAND IN:
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CHORUS:
Things are [Bm]different to[G]day back in [D]New [A]York.
I lived [Bm]down on third street [G]way back in that [D]day.[A]
There were [Bm]junkies, pimps and [G]whores. Halle[D]luj[A]ah!
Now it's [Bm]squeaky [A]clean, there's [G]no place [A]left to [D]stay.[A]
|D | A |
VERSE 1:
[D]I remember [A]well the [D]streets an' all that[G] smell.
[D]Rats and roaches [A]in my kitchen --[Bm] oh f**kin' [G]hell!
[D]Landlord at my [A]door, [F#]always wanting [G]more.
[G]Local dealer [A]kept the thugs [D]away! [A](Hey, go!)
SOLO, GUITAR:
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|Bm A |G A |D | A |
|D | A |
VERSE 2:
It was [D]such a perfect [A]mess, what they [D]call the L.E.[G]S.
[D]Life was art on [A]every corner, but [Bm]now there is so much [G]less.
There's [D]Wi-Fi in Tompkins [A]Square but [F#]ask me if a [G]care.
[G]Gimme back that [A]Apple In De[D]cay! [A](Let's go!)
CHORUS:
Things are [Bm]different to[G]day back in [D]New [A]York.
I lived [Bm]down on third street [G]way back in that [D]day.[A]
There were [Bm]junkies, pimps and [G]whores. Halle[D]luj[A]ah!
Now it's [Bm]squeaky [A]clean, there's [G]no place [A]left to [D]stay.[A]
Now it's [Bm]squeaky [A]clean, there's [G]no place [A]left to [D]play.[A]
Now it's [Bm]squeaky [A]clean, there's [G]no place [A]left to [D]stay.
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Have fun!
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