The Cold Stares - Election blues

^{Bb C} Oh I’ve been here before, got my finger on the trigger and my good foot out the door^{F# G F G Bb C} I think I’ve heard this line, the house is on fire but everything will be just fine^{F# G F G D}Tell the lawyers that I paid my bills,^F dotted the line when I ^Csigned my will. ^GHey momma won’t you tie your shoes, you got the rattlesnake fever and election blues

^{Bb C} I think I’ve seen this film, different director but we all know how it ends ^{F# G F G Bb C} Oh, you know I’ve read this book, just another killer that gets right off the hook^{F# G F G D}Tell the lawyers that I paid my bills^F, dotted the line when I ^Csigned my will. ^GHey momma won’t you tie your shoes, you got the rattlesnake fever and election blues

^GFirst they ^Ftell your ^C/Ebrother’s not the ^Csame ^GThen they ^Ftell you that your ^C/Esister is to ^Cblame ^GThen they ^Ftell you there’s no ^C/Eheaven up a^Cbove ^GThey put a knife in your ^Fneck and tell you ^C/Eall you need is ^Clove Now tell me do you ^Gwanna be free?^F Oh Lord^C/E. ^C Now tell me do you ^Gwanna be free?^F Hey now^C/E. ^C Are you ready, and do you ^Gwanna be free?^F C^C/Eome o^Cn now. Come on and tell me now, do you ^Gwant to be fre^Fe?^{C/E C Eb}

^DTell the lawyers that I paid my bills^F, dotted the line when I ^Csigned my will. ^GHey momma won’t you tie your shoes, you got the rattlesnake fever and election blues^{F# G}