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"Welcome To Struggleville" by Edwin McCain
From the album "Lost In America"
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Tabbed by: Aaron Field
Email: [email protected]
Intro: D - Em - D - C - D - A - D - C
D - Em - D - C - D - A - A
Verse 1:
[Em]All is quiet on the [Bm]Western front
There ap[C]pears to be a [A]lull
Oh [Em]John and Jane Doe are sleeping [D]well tonight
With [C]little thoughts inside their skulls
[Em]Salome she's un[Bm]dressed to the nines
And [C]although a few pounds [A]fatter
She got [Em]Pavlov's bells on her [D]ankles and wrists
She [C]coming at you with her platter
Chorus 1:
They're [D]building a new [Em]gallows
When you [C]show up on the [G]str[G/F#]eets[G/E]
Oh they're [D]polishing the [Em]electric chair
Gonna [C]give you a front row [D]seat
Heard a [D]sneer outside the [Em]garden
Salu[C]tation so [A]well
"[Em]Welcome all you [D]suckers to Struggle[C]ville"
Repeat Intro: D - Em - D - C - D - A - D - C
D - Em - D - C - D - A - A
Verse 2:
[Em]I stole down to the [Bm]waterfront
To [C]escape the desert [A]heat
Oh [Em]what on earth you gotta [D]do around here
[C] To try and get yourself a drink
Heard [Em]John the Baptist [Bm]preaching
He said [C]"Make way for the [A]King
But if you [Em]wanna recognize [D]him
You gotta [C]tell me all your sins"
Chorus 2:
They're [D]building a new [Em]gallows
When you [C]show up on the [G]stre[G/F#]ets[G/E]
Oh they're [D]polishing the [Em]electric chair
Gonna [C]give you a front row [D]seat
Heard a [D]sneer outside the [Em]garden
Salu[C]tation so [A]well
"[Em]Welcome all you [D]suckers to Struggle[C]ville"
"[Em]Welcome all you [D]suckers to Struggle[C]ville"
Solo: D - Em - D - C - D - A - D - C (x2)
Verse 3:
[Em]I've been trying to ne[Bm]gotiate peace
[C]With my own exis[A]tence
She got [Em]stockpiles full of [D]weaponry
She breakin' [C]every cease-fire agreement
Oh the [Em]whole thing is [Bm]full of decay
As [C]sure as I'm made of d[A]ust
Oh but [Em]in the rust I [D]hear the beast is [C]calling
Chorus 3:
They're [D]building a new [Em]gallows
When you [C]show up on the [G]stre[G/F#]ets[G/E]
Oh they're [D]polishing the [Em]electric chair
Gonna [C]give you a front row [D]seat
Heard a [D]sneer outside the [Em]garden
Salu[C]tation so [A]well
"[Em]Final Stop! No [D]points beyond [C]Struggleville
[Em]Welcome all you [D]suckers to Struggle[C]ville"
Outro: D - Em - D - C - D - A - D - C (x4)
"Welcome To Struggleville" by Edwin McCain
From the album "Lost In America"
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Tabbed by: Aaron Field
Email: [email protected]
Intro: D - Em - D - C - D - A - D - C
D - Em - D - C - D - A - A
Verse 1:
[Em]All is quiet on the [Bm]Western front
There ap[C]pears to be a [A]lull
Oh [Em]John and Jane Doe are sleeping [D]well tonight
With [C]little thoughts inside their skulls
[Em]Salome she's un[Bm]dressed to the nines
And [C]although a few pounds [A]fatter
She got [Em]Pavlov's bells on her [D]ankles and wrists
She [C]coming at you with her platter
Chorus 1:
They're [D]building a new [Em]gallows
When you [C]show up on the [G]str[G/F#]eets[G/E]
Oh they're [D]polishing the [Em]electric chair
Gonna [C]give you a front row [D]seat
Heard a [D]sneer outside the [Em]garden
Salu[C]tation so [A]well
"[Em]Welcome all you [D]suckers to Struggle[C]ville"
Repeat Intro: D - Em - D - C - D - A - D - C
D - Em - D - C - D - A - A
Verse 2:
[Em]I stole down to the [Bm]waterfront
To [C]escape the desert [A]heat
Oh [Em]what on earth you gotta [D]do around here
[C] To try and get yourself a drink
Heard [Em]John the Baptist [Bm]preaching
He said [C]"Make way for the [A]King
But if you [Em]wanna recognize [D]him
You gotta [C]tell me all your sins"
Chorus 2:
They're [D]building a new [Em]gallows
When you [C]show up on the [G]stre[G/F#]ets[G/E]
Oh they're [D]polishing the [Em]electric chair
Gonna [C]give you a front row [D]seat
Heard a [D]sneer outside the [Em]garden
Salu[C]tation so [A]well
"[Em]Welcome all you [D]suckers to Struggle[C]ville"
"[Em]Welcome all you [D]suckers to Struggle[C]ville"
Solo: D - Em - D - C - D - A - D - C (x2)
Verse 3:
[Em]I've been trying to ne[Bm]gotiate peace
[C]With my own exis[A]tence
She got [Em]stockpiles full of [D]weaponry
She breakin' [C]every cease-fire agreement
Oh the [Em]whole thing is [Bm]full of decay
As [C]sure as I'm made of d[A]ust
Oh but [Em]in the rust I [D]hear the beast is [C]calling
Chorus 3:
They're [D]building a new [Em]gallows
When you [C]show up on the [G]stre[G/F#]ets[G/E]
Oh they're [D]polishing the [Em]electric chair
Gonna [C]give you a front row [D]seat
Heard a [D]sneer outside the [Em]garden
Salu[C]tation so [A]well
"[Em]Final Stop! No [D]points beyond [C]Struggleville
[Em]Welcome all you [D]suckers to Struggle[C]ville"
Outro: D - Em - D - C - D - A - D - C (x4)
