The Hold Steady - Little hoodrat friend

You^Gr little hoodrat friend makes m^Ce sick But ^Emafter I get sick I just get ^Fsad ^C 'Cause it ^Gburns being broke, ^CHurts to be heartbroken, And ^Emalways being both must be a ^Fdrag^C She's been ^Gcalling me again^{C Em F C} She's been ^Gcalling me again^{C Em F C}

Your ^Glittle hoodrat friend's been ^Ccalling me again And I ^Emcan't stand all the things that she st^Ficks into her sk^Cin Like s^Gharpened ballpoint pens and ^Csteel guitar strings She sa^Emys it hurts, but it's worth i^Ft ^{C G}Tiny little text ^Cetched into her neck It said "^EmJesus lived and died for all your ^Fsins^C" ^GShe's got blue black ink and it's ^Cscratched into her lower back ^EmSays, Damn right, I'll rise again. ^FYeah, damn right she'll rise a^Ggain ^{G C Em F C} Yeah, damn right she'll rise again! G C Em F C

^GAnd I've been dusted in the dark up in ^DPenetration Park, and I've been ^Cplastered ^GI've been shaking hard and searching in a ^Ddirty storefront church, and I've been ^Cplowed ^GBut I ain't never been with your ^Dlittle hoodrat friend ^FI ain't never been with your ^Clittle hoodrat friend ^GI ain't never been with your ^Dlittle hoodrat friend ^FWhat makes you think I'm getting with your ^Clittle hoodrat friend?

^GYour little hoodrat friend got me high ^Cthough When we were ^Em17 and stuck up, up in ^FOsse^Co She said, it's ^Gfunny how true love gets troubled by ^Cstill water And ^Emwashed up in the Mississippi ^FRiver ^C Her ^Gcladdagh ring was pointed at the ^Cpeople She said, "^EmSt. Theresa came to me in ^Fdreams^C" She said, "^GI ain't gonna do anything ^Csexual with you I'm ^Emkinda saving myself for the ^Fscene"^C

^GAnd I've been dusted in the dark up in ^DPenetration Park, and I've been ^Cplastered ^GI've been shaking hard and searching in a ^Ddirty storefront church, and I've been ^Cplowed ^GBut I ain't never been with your ^Dlittle hoodrat friend ^FI ain't never been with your ^Clittle hoodrat friend ^GI ain't never been with your ^Dlittle hoodrat friend ^FWhat makes you think I'm getting with your ^Clittle hoodrat friend?

^GAnd she said city center used to be the center of our scene ^GNow city center's over, no one really goes there ^GAnd then we used to drink beneath this railroad bridge ^GSome nights the bus wouldn't even stop, there was just too many kids

I was ^Gwaiting for my ride and I got ^Djumped from behind, I got ^Cpunctured I got ^Gstopped by the cops and they found it in my ^Dsocks, And I got ^Cprobed ^GBut I ain't never been with your ^Dlittle hoodrat friend ^FI ain't never been with your ^Clittle hoodrat friend ^GI ain't never been with your ^Dlittle hoodrat friend ^FWhat makes you think I'm getting with your ^Clittle hoodrat friend?