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Tuning: Down a whole step, D tuning
I w[G]ent to the su[D]bway to p[A]lay my guit[Bm]ar
with the C[G]hicago poli[D]ce I didn't[A] get very f[Bm]ar
See, in[G] my left [D]pocket[A] i had a b[Bm]ag
and n[G]obody like[D]d it when i [A]offered a d[Bm]rag, i s[A]aid
[Bm]"Come on boys, you k[A]now you all do it!"
But the lo[G]ok on their face said, "Man, you just blew [G]it!"[A]
They t[Bm]ook me to the station, took my p[A]hotograph
And i[G]f you ever see[D/F#] it, I'll be[G]t you'll la[A]ugh
They call me "[G]Dion [D]46[A]50[Bm]1"
Just a [G]free-wheeling, [D]life-loving [A]son of a g[Bm]un
[G]Come on now[D] boys, I didn't [A]hurt anyo[Bm]ne
I'm singing, "[G]Dion [D]46[A]50[Bm]1"
Now [G]back at the [D]station they g[A]ave me a c[Bm]ell
it was sti[G]nky, it was j[D]unky, it was u[A]gly, it was c[Bm]old as...
[G]"Hello, n[D]eighbors, H[A]OWDLEE D[Bm]OO!
Why does the C[G]ity of Ch[D]icago have a b[A]eef with y[Bm]ou?[A]"
[Bm]One man said, "I m[A]ugged an old lady"
A[G]nother man said, "I Ain't killed nobody la[G]tel[A]y"
A[Bm]nother man said, "I'm the devil and I'll s[A]teal your soul"
I said, "I[G]'m a music[D/F#]ian playing r[G]ock and r[A]oll"
They call me "[G]Dion [D]46[A]50[Bm]1"
Just a [G]free-wheeling, [D]life-loving [A]son of a g[Bm]un
[G]Come on now[D] boys, I didn't [A]hurt anyo[Bm]ne
I'm singing, "[G]Dion [D]46[A]50[Bm]1"
[G] [D] [A] [Bm]
[Bm]Late nights, [A]early beers
[G]I play, people cheer[G][A]
[Bm]I just do w[A]hat i do
and [G]i don't t[D/F#]hink that i'm [G]bothering [A]you
Well they l[G]et me [D]out about a [A]quarter to f[Bm]our
they said, "Now [G]keep this up, D[D]ion, and we'll be s[A]eeing you some m[Bm]ore!"
[G]On the way h[D]ome I lo[A]st me w[Bm]ay
The c[G]ity was co[D]ming on the b[A]reak of d[Bm]ay[A]
[Bm]All the people looked at m[A]e with a sneer
They said,[G] "What the hell is he doing here[G]?"[A]
[Bm]I hopped a bus about a qu[A]arter to five
And I s[G]aid to mys[D/F#]elf, "Thank [G]God i'm a[A]live!'
Singing "[G]Dion [D]46[A]50[Bm]1"
Just a [G]free-wheeling, [D]life-loving [A]son of a g[Bm]un
[G]Come on now[D] boys, I didn't [A]hurt anyo[Bm]ne
I'm singing, "[G]Dion [D]46[A]50[Bm]1"
Closing: G D A Bm
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Tuning: Down a whole step, D tuning
I w[G]ent to the su[D]bway to p[A]lay my guit[Bm]ar
with the C[G]hicago poli[D]ce I didn't[A] get very f[Bm]ar
See, in[G] my left [D]pocket[A] i had a b[Bm]ag
and n[G]obody like[D]d it when i [A]offered a d[Bm]rag, i s[A]aid
[Bm]"Come on boys, you k[A]now you all do it!"
But the lo[G]ok on their face said, "Man, you just blew [G]it!"[A]
They t[Bm]ook me to the station, took my p[A]hotograph
And i[G]f you ever see[D/F#] it, I'll be[G]t you'll la[A]ugh
They call me "[G]Dion [D]46[A]50[Bm]1"
Just a [G]free-wheeling, [D]life-loving [A]son of a g[Bm]un
[G]Come on now[D] boys, I didn't [A]hurt anyo[Bm]ne
I'm singing, "[G]Dion [D]46[A]50[Bm]1"
Now [G]back at the [D]station they g[A]ave me a c[Bm]ell
it was sti[G]nky, it was j[D]unky, it was u[A]gly, it was c[Bm]old as...
[G]"Hello, n[D]eighbors, H[A]OWDLEE D[Bm]OO!
Why does the C[G]ity of Ch[D]icago have a b[A]eef with y[Bm]ou?[A]"
[Bm]One man said, "I m[A]ugged an old lady"
A[G]nother man said, "I Ain't killed nobody la[G]tel[A]y"
A[Bm]nother man said, "I'm the devil and I'll s[A]teal your soul"
I said, "I[G]'m a music[D/F#]ian playing r[G]ock and r[A]oll"
They call me "[G]Dion [D]46[A]50[Bm]1"
Just a [G]free-wheeling, [D]life-loving [A]son of a g[Bm]un
[G]Come on now[D] boys, I didn't [A]hurt anyo[Bm]ne
I'm singing, "[G]Dion [D]46[A]50[Bm]1"
[G] [D] [A] [Bm]
[Bm]Late nights, [A]early beers
[G]I play, people cheer[G][A]
[Bm]I just do w[A]hat i do
and [G]i don't t[D/F#]hink that i'm [G]bothering [A]you
Well they l[G]et me [D]out about a [A]quarter to f[Bm]our
they said, "Now [G]keep this up, D[D]ion, and we'll be s[A]eeing you some m[Bm]ore!"
[G]On the way h[D]ome I lo[A]st me w[Bm]ay
The c[G]ity was co[D]ming on the b[A]reak of d[Bm]ay[A]
[Bm]All the people looked at m[A]e with a sneer
They said,[G] "What the hell is he doing here[G]?"[A]
[Bm]I hopped a bus about a qu[A]arter to five
And I s[G]aid to mys[D/F#]elf, "Thank [G]God i'm a[A]live!'
Singing "[G]Dion [D]46[A]50[Bm]1"
Just a [G]free-wheeling, [D]life-loving [A]son of a g[Bm]un
[G]Come on now[D] boys, I didn't [A]hurt anyo[Bm]ne
I'm singing, "[G]Dion [D]46[A]50[Bm]1"
Closing: G D A Bm
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