Great tune off the Fourth of July Album Written By John Doe and Exene Cervenka Tuning: Standard G: 3 Em 0 D 2 C 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 X 3 3 0 X X Intro Chords: G Em G Em Verse One:

S^Ghe's waitin' for me when ^DI get home from work O^Ch but things just ain't the ^Gsame ^GShe turns off the light and ^Dcries in the dark ^Cand she won't answer when I call her ^Dname

Chorus:

^COn the stairs I smoke a ^Dcigarette alone ^CMexican kids are shooting ^Dfireworks below And ^Ghey baby it's the ^Em4th of July ^GHey Baby it's the ^Em4th of July

Verse two:

S^Ghe gives me her cheek when I^D want her lips ^COh but I don't have the strength to ^Ggo ^GOn the Far side of town in a ^Ddark apartment ^CWe gave up trying so long^D ago

Chorus Between chorus one and verse two replay the intro chords John Doe and Tony Gilkyson do a "walk down" bass note run C B G E between the G and Em chords and a G F# E walk down prior to entering the chorus lines. Listen to the song to get the feel of the walk down.

X - Fourth of july