Eric Andersen - Tin can alley

^EmCop is on the corner ^Bmlookin’ down the ^Emstreet, ^AWaitin’ for the runner ^Emcomin’ with the treat Crime it don’t exist when you ^Bmlook the other ^Away, It’s only in the movies….. when it never ^Empays. ^EmThey get you in the Jailhouse, the cops^A’ll get their pick, Y^Emou don’t fight back unless you’re lo^Aokin’ to get hit. In ^CTin Can ^GAlley the ^Dcops get the ^Akicks, They ^Emknow who it is, ^Bcarryin’ the stick^Ems. (2 Bars)

^EmHall-way nightmares ^Bmblackin’ out the ^Emmoon, ^ASomeone’s on the landing ^Emfumbling with a spoon Stay for a while, you ^Bmcan’t be here, Cause the ^Aman is comin’.....and he might be ^Emnear ^EmHe knows you’ll come a-lookin’ if you ^Adon’t find some, ^EmHe circles like a vulture till y^Aour Mind’s undone, You’re ^Ccrazy like a ^Grat but you ^Djust can’t ^Arun. Down in ^EmTin Can Alley with your ^Bback to the s^Emun.

^EmShoebox halls, ain't ve^Bmry much space, ^EmIt ain’t just the ^Akids that ^Emover-run the place Rats in the cupboard, ^Bmpapa just sighs, ^AMan is afraid... they’ll make the baby cr^Emy ^EmThey creep along the floor, they cr^Aeep along the wall, la^Emndlord’s out every ^Atime you call You^C’re scared at ^Gnight, you can’t ^Dwalk out in the ^Ahall Down in ^EmTin Can Alley, they ain’t ^Bafraid of you at ^Emall.

^EmChurch is on the corner ^Aheralding the poor ^EmThe earth is in a vault ^Alocked inside the door ^EmRepent and it is yours is the ^Apromise that they give ^EMAnd you hope and ^Bmpray that ^AJesus...... remembers where you li^Emve. ^EmYou were born to suffer the ^Apreacher he believes ^EmPay for all your sins, now g^Aet down on your knees But^C you've been down so l^Gong that you d^Don't know what it ^Ameans Oh, par^Emked out in the alley in his ^Bchauffeured limous^Emine Down in ^EmTin Can Alley with your ^Bback to the s^Emun.