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Tuning: E A D G B E
[INTRO CHORDS] G (alt) x-x-0-7-8-7 D (alt) x-x-0-11-10-10 A (alt) x-x-0-9-10-9 D (alt 2) x-x-0-7-7-5 [Intro] D G D A G D [Verse]
Well now DBilly Voltaire was a piano player Gup from Miami Dway He used to Dplay in the bars, he could Dsound like the stars LaE7dies would pay andA7 pay OneG night he did wiDnd up plaCyin' in HavaGna town NDobody knew, leaDst Billy Voltaire that theAse were his final sounDds
[Verse]
He metD up with Meritta, a Gdancer in from the DCoast Half Dwoman, half child, she Ddrove him half wild He lE7oved that lady the mA7ost One Gnight he did find heDr in the armCs of Shrimper GDan So he Dpulled a knife, toDok poor Danny's life And then heA turned his own cold Dhand
[Chorus]
And iDt's just a CuGban crime of passion MesDsy and old fashioned Yeah, tAhat's what the papers did sDay It's just a CuGban crime of passion AnDjejo and knives a slashin' Yeah bAut that's what the people like to rAead aboCut UAp in AmericCa, up in AmerDica
[Instrumental] D G(alt) D(alt) A(alt) G(alt) D(alt2) [Verse]
Well now tDhey never found Meritta,G some people say she got Dill Billy DVoltaire had no Done to claim him, he was E7buried on pauper's hA7ill And no Gone talks abDout 'em no more, it Chappened just a week Gago But peDople get by and peDople get high IAn the tropics they come and they Dgo
[Chorus]
And iDt's just a CuGban crime of passion MesDsy and old fashioned Yeah, tAhat's what the papers did sDay It's just a CuGban crime of passion AnDjejo and knives a slashin' Yeah bAut that's what the people like to rAead aboCut UAp in AmericCa, up in AmerDica