Tonalidad: G major
Intro 1
B
C#m
D
B
D
B
F#m
D
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D
Bm
E
Verse 1
Bm
E
Workin' out of homicide
Bm
E
They told me Joe Vinelli died
Bm
E
We'd been a team for seven years
Bm
A
His widow wouldn't waste her tears
F#m
Em
Who'd done it? No one seemed to care
A
F#m
'Cause crooked cops
Em
G#
foul up the air
Gm
G#
But since I worked so long with Joe
D#
C#m
I felt I had the right to know
Verse 2
G#m
C#m
I found a club in Malibu
He'd gone when he felt
G#sus4
C#m
black and blue
G#m
Twenty bucks in petty cash
C#m
The hat- check girl spilled
G#m
F#m
out some trash
C#m
In a tale I heard a name
F#m
That rang a gong to save the
C#m
F
game
Em
F
A congressman named Thollie Doakes
C
Who had a place in Sherman Oaks
Verse 3
G#m
Step softly gum shoe,
D#m
you're out of your class
D
You're trailing money,
F#m
therefore then there's glass in the grass!
Bm
D
Bm
Brass knuckles won't help you when
F#m
your hands ain't clean
Bm
Rubber hoses,
C#
broken noses are a trench coat scene
F#m
B
And you ain't dressed for this affair
E
You're breathing rarefied air
B
Up through the luscious es
Verse 4
Bm
B
Bm
A servant made me show
E
my shield
B
Bm
The congressman conversed with me
E
He flashed his smile
B
Bm
A
convincingly
C#m
E
Em
A
He said he'd not a thing to hide
C#m
E
Em
G#
Which told me right away he lied
'Cause how could he af
Gm
G#
ford the rent
D#
Unless he's somewhat overspent?
Verse 5
C#m
And down the stairs he
G#m
C#m
missed his dose
G#m
The kind that takes off
C#m
ermine cloaks
G#m
She'd left her furs upon
G#m
F#m
And slipped on angel lace instead
C#m
Her husband left to get a drink
F#m
Her eyes squared up the
C#m
F
way I think
Em
I figured Doakes had murdered
F
Joe
C
When blackmail for his needing go
Verse 6
G#m
Brass knuckles copper,
D#m
you're falling in love
D#dim
D
F#m
You're near the rim of hell,
but you see heaven above!
Bm
D
Brass knuckles won't fail you,
Bm
F#m
but the light touch will
Bm
Pistol holder, chip on shoulder with
C#
your guts set to spill
F#m
B
You think that justice just owes you face
F#m
E
Your brain is loaded with blanks
Verse 7
Bm
E
heavenly
B
Bm
B
E
She sank her body into me
Bm
E
My double- breasted suit fit fine
Bm
A
Her form aligned itself with mine
E
Em
A
I wonder I'd a nat ural brain
C#m
Em
I smelled the truth out clean and plain
G#
I'd have to take her
Gm
husband in that night
G#
I hoped he'd come
D#
C#m
without a fight
Verse 8
G#m
C#m
That's when the angel stole my gun
G#m
C#m
And said, "I hate to spoil your fun"
Then laughing,
G#m
C#m
she explained to me
G#m
F#m
The murderer was none but she
C#m
F#m
A love affair with Joe went tired
C#m
And six shots into him, she
F
fired
The congressman,
Em
F
a jerk like me
C
Had covered up to keep her free
Verse 9
G#m
So goodbye shameless,
D#m
I'll aim for the chest
D#dim
D
F#m
The bullet hole that entered
near the top of your vest!
Bm
You lost your heart already so
F#m
you won't feel the pain
Bm
Brass knuckles,
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C#
brass knuckles and a brass- headed brain
F#m
Bm
Take a breath, prepare to crash
You'll see a bright blinding flash!
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