Tom Waits - Kentucky avenue

^A/C#Eddie Grace's buick g^Dot four bullet holes in the side ^A/C#Charley Delisle is sittin' at the top of an ^Davocado ^E7tree ^A/C#Mrs Storm will stab you with a steak knife ^Dif you step on her lawn ^A/C#I got a half a pack of lucky strikes man, so^D come al^E7ong with me ^A/C#Let's fill our pockets w^Dith macadamia nuts ^A/C#And go over to Bobby Goodmanson's and j^Dump off ^E7the roof

^A/C#Hilda plays strip poker when her^D mama's across the street ^A/C#Joey Navinsky says she put her ^Dtongue in hi^E7s mouth ^A/C#Dicky Faulkner's got a switchblade ^Dand some^C#7 gooseneck risers ^F#m7That eucalyptus is a ^B11hunchback, there's ^Bm7a wind down f^E7rom the south ^A/C#So let me tie you up with kite string,^D I'll show you the scabs on my knee ^A/C#Watch out for the broken glass, put your shoes and socks on, ^Dand come alo^E7ng with me

^A/C#Let's follow that fire truck, I ^Dthink your house is burning down ^A/C#Then go down to the hobo jungle and kill so^Dme rattlesna^E7kes with a trowel ^A/C#And we'll break all the windows in^D the old Anderson place ^A/C#We'll steal a bunch of boysenberries and^D smear 'em o^E7n your face ^A/C#I'll get a dollar from my mama's purse,^D buy that skull and crossbones ring ^A/C#And you can wear it round your ne^Dck on an old^E7 piece of string

^A/C#Then we'll spit on Ronnie Arnold^D and flip him the bird ^A/C#Slash the tires on the school bus, ^Dnow don't^E7 say a word ^A/C#I'll take a rusty nail, scratch ^Dyour initials in my arm ^A/C#I'll show you how to sneak up on the ^Droof of t^E7he drugstore

^A/C#I'll take the spokes from your wheelchair,^D and a magpie's wings ^A/C#And I'll tie 'em to your s^Dhoulders and ^E7your feet ^A/C#I'll steal a hacksaw from my dad, ^Dcut the braces off your legs ^A/C#And we'll bury them tonight o^Dut in the co^E7rnfield

^A/C#Just put a church key in your pocket ^DWe'll hop that freight train in the hall ^A/C#We'll slide all the way down the ^Ddrain ^E7To New Orleans in t^A/C#he fall