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Wharf Rat
Wharf Rat
Old man down, way down, down, down by the But I'll get back on my feet someday,
docks of the city. The good Lord willin', if He says I may.
Blind and dirty, asked me for a dime, a dime for a I know that the life I'm livin's no good,
cup of coffee. I'll get a new start, live the life I should.
I got no dime but I got some time to hear his story. I'll get up and fly away, I'll get up and fly away, fly
away.
My name is August West, and I love my Pearly
Baker best, more than my wine Pearly's been true,
More than my wine, true to me, true to my dyin' day he said,
more than my maker, though he's no friend of I said to him,
mine. I said to him, "I'm sure sheeeee's been.
Everyone said, I'd I said to him I'm sure she's been true you.
come to no good, I knew I would, Pearly, believe
them. Got up and wandered, wandered downtown,
Half of my life, I Nowhere to go but just hang around.
spent doin' time for some other fucker's crime, I've got a girl,
The other half found me stumbling 'round drunk named Bonnie Lee, I know that girl's been true to
on Burgundy wine. me.
I know she's been, I'm sure she's been true to me.
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Wharf Rat 55-60bpm
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Asus2 1-
|-1h2 trill-||------8p7----0--| Old man down,
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|-----------||-4/7---------0--| way down, down, down by the docks of the city.
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Blind and dirty, asked me for a dime,
Asus2 |---------------|
I… |-----got----------------------|
a dime for a cup of coffee. |-----3p2-0-----| Em |-----3-5/-7--3--------3p2-----|
|---0-------2-2-| got no dime but I |--------------------------2-2-|
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|---------------| D Asus2 |-2----------------------------|
|-dime#2--------| got some time to hear his story. |-Em--D------------A-----------|
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Bridge ¾ 70-75bpm D Asus4 Drum toms intro
G D G D I know that the life I'm
But I'll get back on my A Em | 4/4 Em / / / | % | % | % |
A D G D livin's no good, Start on 3rd measure of Em
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feet someday, A Asus4 A Asus2 A |------------------|
C G C G I'll get a new start, live the |------------------|
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The good Lord willin', A7 |-1/2-2---2--------|
G D Dsus4 D life I should. |------------------|
if He says I may.
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Octavier
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