Inner City Blues Lyrics

This song is played in the key of E (with a capo on the second fret). This is the
version from the Cold Fact Album. The live version is slightly different.
The introduction starts with down strums on the E chord and then an intermittent E & Em
before changing to A.
The A has a riff using your little finger on the E string on the 2nd & 3rd frets. This
riff occurs several times throughout the song.
Intro:
E, Em, A Etc.
Verse:
Going down a dirty inner city side road, I plotted
Madness passed me by, she smiled hi, I nodded
Looked up as the sky began to cry, she shot it
Meet a girl from Dearborn, early six o-clock this morn, a cold fact
Asked about her bag, suburbia's such a drag, wont go back
Chorus:
'Cos Papa don't allow no new ideas round here
And now he sees the news, but the pictures not too clear
Mama, Papa, stop, treasure what you got; soon you may be caught without it
The curfews set for eight; will it ever all be straight? I doubt it.
Verse:
Seven jealous fools playing by her rules, can't believe her
He feels so in between, can't break the scene, it would grieve her
And that's the reason why he must cry, he'll never leave her.
Crooked children, yellow chalk writing on the concrete walk, their King died
Drinking from a Judas cup, looking down but seeing up, sweet red wine
Chorus:
'Cos Papa don't allow no new ideas round here
And now you hear the music, but the words don't sound too clear.
Mama, Papa, stop. Treasure what you got. Soon you may be caught without it
The curfews set for eight will it ever all be straight? I doubt it.
Outro:
Going down a dusty, Georgian side road, I wonder
The wind splashed in my face, can smell a trace, of thunder.