'Down the Drain' Written and Performed by the Jazz Butcher
CAPO: None
CHORDS:G C Em D
Intro:
Verse 1
[G]Well I wish I'd [D]born in a[G] bar
[G]I wouldn't have to [C]walk so bloody [D]far
[G]I'd peel back my c[Em]ranium, put my br[C]ain in a ja[D]r
[G]If only I'd been born in a[D] bar [G]
Verse 2
[G]And I wish I'd been [D]born on the [G]beach
[G]With everything I [C]want within my [D]reach
[G]I'd date the richest women and [C]suck 'em like a [D]leach
[G]If only I'd been born on a [D]beach [G]
Verse 3
[G]And I wish I'd been [D]born in the [G]woods
[G]And I don't want to [C]be misunder[D]stood
[G]I'd rail out all [Em]humanity and gi[C]ve it up for go[D]od
[G]If only I'd been [D]born in the [G]woods
Verse 4
[G]And I wish I'd been [D]born up a [G]tree
[G]Walking on the ground just [C]not for [D]me
[G]I'd build myself [Em]a shelter, get my f[C]oilage for f[D]ree
[G]If only I'd been born up a[D] tree [G]
--Musical Bridge'
[G] [D] [G] [G]
[G] [C] [D]
[G] [C] [C] [D]
[G] [D] [G]
Verse 5
[G]And I wish that I'd been [D]born in [G]Selangore
[G]I wish I'd been a [C]tiger even [D]more
[G]If I ever got in [Em]trouble I would o[C]nly have to [D]roar
[G]So I wish that I'd been [D]born in [G]Selangore
Verse 6 Appegio
[G]And I wish I'd been [D]born down the [G]drain
[G]'Tis where I've ended up, [C]all the [D]same
[G]Talk to the [Em]spiders, that co[C]me out in the ra[D]in
[G]If I'd been born down the [D]drain ... [G]
Or in a bar.
CAPO: None
CHORDS:G C Em D
Intro:
Verse 1
[G]Well I wish I'd [D]born in a[G] bar
[G]I wouldn't have to [C]walk so bloody [D]far
[G]I'd peel back my c[Em]ranium, put my br[C]ain in a ja[D]r
[G]If only I'd been born in a[D] bar [G]
Verse 2
[G]And I wish I'd been [D]born on the [G]beach
[G]With everything I [C]want within my [D]reach
[G]I'd date the richest women and [C]suck 'em like a [D]leach
[G]If only I'd been born on a [D]beach [G]
Verse 3
[G]And I wish I'd been [D]born in the [G]woods
[G]And I don't want to [C]be misunder[D]stood
[G]I'd rail out all [Em]humanity and gi[C]ve it up for go[D]od
[G]If only I'd been [D]born in the [G]woods
Verse 4
[G]And I wish I'd been [D]born up a [G]tree
[G]Walking on the ground just [C]not for [D]me
[G]I'd build myself [Em]a shelter, get my f[C]oilage for f[D]ree
[G]If only I'd been born up a[D] tree [G]
--Musical Bridge'
[G] [D] [G] [G]
[G] [C] [D]
[G] [C] [C] [D]
[G] [D] [G]
Verse 5
[G]And I wish that I'd been [D]born in [G]Selangore
[G]I wish I'd been a [C]tiger even [D]more
[G]If I ever got in [Em]trouble I would o[C]nly have to [D]roar
[G]So I wish that I'd been [D]born in [G]Selangore
Verse 6 Appegio
[G]And I wish I'd been [D]born down the [G]drain
[G]'Tis where I've ended up, [C]all the [D]same
[G]Talk to the [Em]spiders, that co[C]me out in the ra[D]in
[G]If I'd been born down the [D]drain ... [G]
Or in a bar.