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G/A[add2]: 555433 Dm9: x5355x Am7 5x55555 Gm7: 3x33333 FM7: 1x2210 Em: 779987 Dm: 557765 [Intro] G/A[add2] Dm9 [4x] [Verse] G/A[add2] Dm9 See that black boy over there, runnin' scared G/A[add2] Dm9 His ol' man's in a bottle G/A[add2] Dm9 He done quit his 9 to 5 he drink full time G/A[add2] Dm9 So now he's livin' in the bottle G/A[add2] Dm9 See that black boy over there, runnin' scared G/A[add2] Dm9 His ol' man got a problem and it's a bad one G/A[add2] Dm9 Pawned off damn near everything, his ol' G/A[add2] Woman's weddin' ring for a bottle [Chorus]
And Am7don't you think it's a Gm7crime FM7 Em Dm G/A[add2] Dm9 When time after time, people in the bottle
[Interlude] G/A[add2] Dm9 [Verse] G/A[add2] See that sista, sho wuz fine before she
Started Dm9drinkin' wine G/A[add2] Dm9 From the bottle G/A[add2] Said her ol' man committed a crime And Dm9he's doin' time G/A[add2] Dm9 So now she's in the bottle G/A[add2] Dm9 She's out there on the avenue, all by herself G/A[add2] Dm9 Sho' needs help from the bottle A13Preacherman tried to help her out She Dm9cussed him out and hit him in the head with A13a bottle Dm9
[Chorus]
Am7And don't you think it's a Gm7crime FM7 Em Dm G/A[add2] Dm9 When time after time, people in the bottle
[Interlude] G/A[add2] Dm9 [Verse] G/A[add2] Dm9 See that gent in the wrinkled suit He done damn near blown his cool G/A[add2] Dm9 To the bottle G/A[add2] Dm9 He wuz a doctor helpin' young girls along G/A[add2] Dm9 If they wuzn't too far gone to have problems G/A[add2] But defenders of the dollar eagle
Dm9Said "What you doin', Doc, it ain't legal," G/A[add2] Dm9 And now he's in the bottle G/A[add2] Now we watch him everyday tryin' to Chase the Dm9pigeons away G/A[add2] Dm9 From the bottle
[Chorus]
Am7And don't you think it's a Gm7crime FM7 Em Dm G/A[add2] Dm9 When time after time, people in the bottle
[Outro] G/A[add2] Dm9