Carpetbaggers


From her new album, Acid Tongue, and featuring Elvis Costello. I did my best, cheers. G C D They come to town when the war is over G C D Dirty boots in the middle of the night G C D Trolling the bars, hitting on the soldiers G D G Boys give it up without a fight G G C D They say, “Hey, boy, how about your place? G C D I know you really want to take me home” G C D Drop the bags off on the bedroom floor G D G They make love with the lights on, saying C G “I’m a carpetbagger, baby C G I’m coming to your town C I’m going to treat you kind (woo-hoo) G I’m going to rob you blind (woo-hoo) D I’ll smile all the time G C D Whoa, yeah G C D Whoa, yeah G C D Whoa, yeah G D G G C D Sally could have had any one of the boys G C D But she couldn’t love no one she could not control G C D Friend of mine and her got married G D G I don’t hear too much from them anymore G C D Last I heard, he had a rope around his neck G C D Dragging around the grocery store G C D Carrying her bags and pushing down the aisles G D G Saying, “I ain’t got no home in this world anymore” C G “I’m a carpetbagger, baby C G I’m coming to your town C I’m going to treat you kind (woo-hoo) G I’m going to rob you blind (woo-hoo) D I’ll smile all the time G C D Whoa, yeah G C D Whoa, yeah G C D Whoa, yeah G D G G C D They come to town when the party’s over G C D Books been written and truths been tried G C D They’ll take it all if the door’s left open G D G Steal the nose right from under your eyes C G Singing, “I’m a carpetbagger, baby C G I’m coming to your town C I’m going to treat you kind (woo-hoo) G I’m going to rob you blind (woo-hoo) D I’ll smile all the time G C D Whoa, yeah G C D Whoa, yeah G C D Whoa, yeah G D G