[E]Down, down, do[G]wn town,[A] east side of the river[E]
Bowery [G]boys[A] are living off the street[E]
There stands a [G]stranger[A] all dressed in black[E]
He's looking for [G]someone, he's gonna [A]knife 'em in the back
PRE-CHORUS:
[E]Hit man, g-man, [G]con man, watch it man, he [A]might be from the CIA[E]
Sneaky Pete's [G]using his feet, [A]getting off the street 'cause
He's got something to [E]hide
CHORUS:
[G]Danger, there's a stranger[A]
Intruding in your own back[E]yard
But [A]stranger, there's a danger[C]
Don't come across nobody [E]hard
So tough [G]mixing it rough[A] down in Harlem[E]
There's no [G]honky boys[A] for miles around[E]
But there's that [G]stranger[A] all dressed in white[E]
He's looking for [G]someone
He's gonna show 'em the [A]light, yeah
He's gonna show 'em the light, oh yeah
INSTRUMENTAL: A E
Don't feel safe using the face [A]of fifth avenue
[E]Pin stripe suits ain't [G]no disguise, [A]if you're not a man that's true
PRE-CHORUS:
[E]Hit man, g-man, [G]con man, watch it man, he [A]might be from the CIA[E]
Sneaky Pete's still [G]using his feet he's [A]getting off the street 'cause
He's got something to [E]hide
CHORUS:
[G]Danger, there's a stranger[A]
Intruding in your own back[E]yard
But [A]stranger, there's a danger[C]
Don't come across nobody [E]hard
Bowery [G]boys[A] are living off the street[E]
There stands a [G]stranger[A] all dressed in black[E]
He's looking for [G]someone, he's gonna [A]knife 'em in the back
PRE-CHORUS:
[E]Hit man, g-man, [G]con man, watch it man, he [A]might be from the CIA[E]
Sneaky Pete's [G]using his feet, [A]getting off the street 'cause
He's got something to [E]hide
CHORUS:
[G]Danger, there's a stranger[A]
Intruding in your own back[E]yard
But [A]stranger, there's a danger[C]
Don't come across nobody [E]hard
So tough [G]mixing it rough[A] down in Harlem[E]
There's no [G]honky boys[A] for miles around[E]
But there's that [G]stranger[A] all dressed in white[E]
He's looking for [G]someone
He's gonna show 'em the [A]light, yeah
He's gonna show 'em the light, oh yeah
INSTRUMENTAL: A E
Don't feel safe using the face [A]of fifth avenue
[E]Pin stripe suits ain't [G]no disguise, [A]if you're not a man that's true
PRE-CHORUS:
[E]Hit man, g-man, [G]con man, watch it man, he [A]might be from the CIA[E]
Sneaky Pete's still [G]using his feet he's [A]getting off the street 'cause
He's got something to [E]hide
CHORUS:
[G]Danger, there's a stranger[A]
Intruding in your own back[E]yard
But [A]stranger, there's a danger[C]
Don't come across nobody [E]hard