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Shelf Life

Love and Rockets
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Date: Mon, 30 Mar 1998 22:01:53 -0800
From: jamiii <jamiii@concentric.net>
Subject: l/love_and_rockets/shelf_life.crd
"Shelf Life" by Love and Rockets
from _Sweet F.A._
special chord voicings:
A+/D: xx0221
Dm7: xx0211
Dm A+/D Dm7 G7 F
How many A&R men does it take to change a light bulb?
I'll get back to you on that 
Dm A+/D Dm7 G7 F
How many spells and dollars does it take to make the magic
of pulling legends from a hat 
Will they take another sucker for an undersell
Regarding them with compliments and muskatelle
A honeymoon in Vegas in a plush hotel
Well, that's a sad town in the morning light 
Dm A+/D Dm7 G7 F C G G7
How many bullets in the back does it take to kill a singing cowboy?
Dm A+/D Dm7 G7 F C
And how much more of this bullshit can you take
From the charming envoy 
When your making with the ballpoint on the dotted line
Devil's in his heaven and your hair sublime
You fit the mold for stardom and the big bells chime
But it's gold leaf on a wild, wild, wind
And they're serving up your future with a twist of lime
Paying you in dollars for the perfect crime
And you're scratching off the silver for a nail of grime
And pissing in the bitter wind 
Dm A+/D Dm7 G7 F C
Last month's colour you're passed your sell by date
And your days are numbered 
What is you shelf life?
Simple song, lots of chord changes (J wrote this one). Listen to the track
for the breaks and play verse chords. "End on Dm stroke", writes J.
tabbed by john m.
mailto:jamiii@concentric.net

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