Intro
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verse 1,2,3
[B5]she hit town like a [A5]rose in bloom[E5], smellin sweet said sweet perfume[A5][B5]
the colour faded and the [A5]petals die[E5]d, down in the city no one crie[A5]d[D]
in the streets the garbage lie[E5(7)]s protected by a[E] mill[E5(7)]ion fli[E]es
the [B5]roaches so big you know [A5]that they got bones[E5]
theY [E6]move[E]d [E5]in and m[E6]ade [E]a [E5]tenem[E6]ent h[E5]ome
CHORUS:
i sa[A5]id n[B5]ice boys don't play rock and [A5]roll[B][A][B][A][A]
[B5]nice boys don't play rock and ro[A5]ll i'm not a [E5]nice boy
i sa[A5]id n[B5]ice boys don't play rock and [A5]roll[B][A][B][A][A]
[B5]nice boys don't play rock and ro[A5]ll i'm not a [E5]nice boy and i never was
(VERSE 2)
(CHORUS)
Slide guitar solo
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(verse 3)
(chorus) 3x
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verse 1,2,3
[B5]she hit town like a [A5]rose in bloom[E5], smellin sweet said sweet perfume[A5][B5]
the colour faded and the [A5]petals die[E5]d, down in the city no one crie[A5]d[D]
in the streets the garbage lie[E5(7)]s protected by a[E] mill[E5(7)]ion fli[E]es
the [B5]roaches so big you know [A5]that they got bones[E5]
theY [E6]move[E]d [E5]in and m[E6]ade [E]a [E5]tenem[E6]ent h[E5]ome
CHORUS:
i sa[A5]id n[B5]ice boys don't play rock and [A5]roll[B][A][B][A][A]
[B5]nice boys don't play rock and ro[A5]ll i'm not a [E5]nice boy
i sa[A5]id n[B5]ice boys don't play rock and [A5]roll[B][A][B][A][A]
[B5]nice boys don't play rock and ro[A5]ll i'm not a [E5]nice boy and i never was
(VERSE 2)
(CHORUS)
Slide guitar solo
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(verse 3)
(chorus) 3x