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Tuning: E A D G B E
[ABC Run] used at end of chorus A---0-2-3--- E----------- [Intro Riff] E---5-5--5--5--7-7-7--7--7--10-10--9---9---7--7--5--5--5 B---7-7--7--7--8-8-8--8--8--12-12--10--10--8--8--7--7--7 E---5-5--5--5--7-7-7--7--7--10-10--9---9---7--7--5--5--5 B---7-7--7--7--8-8-8--8--8--12-12--10--10--8--8--7--7--7
Well now DBilly Voltaire was a Dpiano player Gup from Miami Dway He used to Dplay in the bars, he could Dsound like the stars E7Ladies would pay and A7pay G G (D C) G One night he did wind up playin' in Havana town GNobody knew, least DBilly Voltaire that Athese were his final Dsounds
DHe met up with DMeritta, a Gdancer in from the DCoast Half Dwoman, half child, she Ddrove him half wild E7He loved that lady the A7most G G (D C) G One night he did find her in the arms of Shrimper Dan GSo he pulled a knife, Dtook poor Danny's life And then he Aturned his own cold Dhand D
Chorus:
And it's just a GCuban crime of passioGn DMessy and old fasDhioned AYeah, that's what the Apapers did sDay D It's just a GCuban crime of passioGn DAnjejo and knives a Dslashin' A A [ABC Run] Yeah but that's what the people like to read about [ABC Run] D Up in America, up in America
[Interlude Riff] E---5-5--5--5--7-7-7--7--7--10-10--9---9---7--7--5--5--5 B---7-7--7--7--8-8-8--8--8--12-12--10--10--8--8--7--7--7 E---5-5--5--5--7-7-7--7--7--10-10--9---9---7--7--5--5--5 B---7-7--7--7--8-8-8--8--8--12-12--10--10--8--8--7--7--7
DWell now they never found DMeritta, Gsome people say she got Dill DBilly Voltaire had Dno one to claim him, he was E7buried on pauper's A7hill G G (D C) G And no one talks about 'em no more, it happened just a week ago But Gpeople get by and Dpeople get high In the Atropics they come and they Dgo D
Chorus:
And it's just a GCuban crime of passioGn DMessy and old fasDhioned AYeah, that's what the Apapers did sDay D It's just a GCuban crime of passioGn DAnjejo and knives a Dslashin' A A [ABC Run] Yeah but that's what the people like to read about [ABC Run] D Up in America, up in America
[Outro Riff) E---5-5--5--5--7-7-7--7--7--10-10--9---9---7--7--5--5--5 B---7-7--7--7--8-8-8--8--8--12-12--10--10--8--8--7--7--7 E---5-5--5--5--7-7-7--7--7--10-10--9---9---7--7--5--5--5 B---7-7--7--7--8-8-8--8--8--12-12--10--10--8--8--7--7--7