Murder most foul    (video)

 

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1. It was a dark day in Dallas, November '63,

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    a day that will live on in infamy.

                       C

    President Kennedy was a-ridin' high,

                 F

    good day to be livin' and a good day to die.

               C

    Being led to the slaughter like a sacrificial lamb,

                       F

    he said, "Wait a minute, boys, you know who I am ?"

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    "Of course we do, we know who you are !"

F

    Then they blew off his head while he was still in the car.

 

     C

2.      Shot down like a dog in broad daylight,

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    was a matter of timing and the timing was right.

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    You got unpaid debts, we've come to collect,

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    we're gonna kill you with hatred, without any respect.

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    We'll mock you and shock you and we'll put it in your face,

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    we've already got someone here to take your place.

 

   C

3.     The day they blew out the brains of the king,

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    thousands were watching, no one saw a thing.

C

    It happened so quickly, so quick, by surprise,

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    right there in front of everyone's eyes.

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    Greatest magic trick ever under the sun,

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    perfectly executed, skillfully done.

C

    Wolfman, oh, wolfman, oh, wolfman, howl !

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    Rub-a-dub-dub, it's a murder most foul.

 

       C

4. Hush, little children, you'll understand,

F

    the Beatles are comin', they're gonna hold your hand.

C

    Slide down the banister, go get your coat,

        F                                                                   - C

    Ferry 'cross the Mersey and go for the throat.

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    There's three bums comin' all dressed in rags,

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     pick up the pieces and lower the flags.

G

    I'm goin' to Woodstock, it's the Aquarian Age,

F

    then I'll go to Altamont and sit near the stage.

 

     C

5.       Put your head out the window, let the good times roll,

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    there's a party going on behind the Grassy Knoll.

F

    Stack up the bricks, pour the cement,

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    don't say, Dallas don't love you, Mr. President.

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    Put your foot in the tank and then step on the gas,

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    try to make it to the triple underpass.

        G

     Blackface singer, whiteface clown,

      F

    better not show your faces after the sun goes down.

 

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6.    Up in the red light district, they've got cop on the beat,

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    living in a nightmare on Elm Street.

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    When you're down on Deep Ellum, put your money in your shoe,

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    don't ask what your country can do for you.

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     Cash on the ballot, money to burn,

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    Dealey Plaza, make a left-hand turn.

 

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7. I'm going down to the crossroads, gonna flag a ride,

              C                                                         - F

    the place where faith, hope, and charity lie.

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    Shoot him while he runs, boy, shoot him while you can.

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    see if you can shoot the invisible man.

         C                                                      F

    Goodbye, Charlie ! Goodbye, Uncle Sam !

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    Frankly, Miss Scarlett, I don't give a damn.

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    What is the truth, and where did it go ?

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    Ask Oswald and Ruby, they oughta know.

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   "Shut your mouth," said a wise old owl,

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    business is business, and it's a murder most foul.

 

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8. Tommy, can you hear me ? I'm the Acid Queen !

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    I'm riding in a long, black Lincoln limousine.

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    Ridin' in the backseat next to my wife,

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    headed straight on in to the afterlife.

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    I'm leaning to the left, I got my head in her lap,

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    hold on, I've been led into some kind of a trap.

                       C                                                         F

    Where we ask no quarter, and no quarter do we give,

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    we're right down the street,        from the street where you live.

 

                C                                                                      - F

9. They mutilated his body and they took out his brain.

                 C                                                                   - F

    What more could they do ? They piled on the pain.

                   C                                                                        F

    But his soul was not there where it was supposed to be at,

                 C                                                                     - F

    for the last fifty years they've been searchin' for that.

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    Freedom, oh, freedom, freedom over me,

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     I hate to tell you, mister, but only dead men are free.

 

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10.     Send me some lovin', then tell me no lie,

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    throw the gun in the gutter and walk on by.

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    Wake up, little Susie, let's go for a drive

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    cross the Trinity River, let's keep hope alive.

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    Turn the radio on, don't touch the dials,

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    Parkland hospital, only six more miles.

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    You got me dizzy, Miss Lizzy, you filled me with lead,

F                                                                       C

    that magic bullet of yours has gone to my head.

 

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    I'm just a patsy like Patsy Cline,

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     never shot anyone from in front or behind.

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    I've blood in my eye, got blood in my ear,

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    I'm never gonna make it to the new frontier.

 

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10.     Zapruder's film I seen night before,

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     seen it thirty-three times, maybe more.

           C                                                               - F

    It's vile and deceitful, it's cruel and it's mean,

      C                                                         - F

    ugliest thing that you ever have seen.

C                                                                              - F

    They killed him once and they killed him twice,

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     killed him like a human sacrifice.

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    The day that they killed him, someone said to me, "Son,

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    the age of the Antichrist has just only begun."

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    Air Force One comin' in through the gate,

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    Johnson sworn in at 2:38.

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    Let me know when you decide to throw in the towel,

       C                                                     F

    It is what it is, and it's murder most foul.

 

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11. What's new, pussycat ? What'd I say ?

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    I said the soul of a nation been torn away.

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    And it's beginning to go into a slow decay,

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    and that it's thirty-six hours past Judgment Day.

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    Wolfman Jack,         he's speaking in tongues,

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    he's going on and on at the top of his lungs.

 

       C                                                      F

12.       Play me a song, Mr. Wolfman, Jack,

 

    play it for me in my long Cadillac.

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    Play me that "Only the Good Die Young",

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    take me to the place Tom Dooley was hung.

                     C                                                            F

    Play "St. James Infirmary" and the Court of King James,

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    if you want to remember, you better write down the names.

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    Play Etta James, too, play "I'd Rather Go Blind",

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    play it for the man with the telepathic mind.

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    Play John Lee Hooker, play "Scratch My Back",

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    play it for that strip club owner named Jack.

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    Guitar Slim going down slow,

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    play it for me and for Marilyn Monroe.

 

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                   C                                                              - F

13. Play "Please, Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood",

 

     play it for the First Lady, she ain't feeling any good.

C

    Play Don Henley, play Glenn Frey,

F

    take it to the limit and let it go by.

C

    Play it for Carl Wilson, too,

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    looking far, far away down Gower Avenue.

C

     Play “Tragedy”, play "Twilight Time",

F

    take me back to Tulsa to the scene of the crime.

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    Play another one and "Another One Bites the Dust",

F

    play "The Old Rugged Cross" and "In God We Trust".

       G

     Ride the pink horse down that long, lonesome road,

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    stand there and wait for his head to explode.

 

     C                                                                - F

14.     Play "Mystery Train" for Mr. Mystery,

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    the man who fell down dead like a rootless tree.

 

    Play it for the reverend, play it for the pastor,

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     play it for the dog that got no master.

C                                                F

    Play Oscar Peterson, play Stan Getz,

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     Play "Blue Sky," play Dickey Betts.

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    Play Art Pepper, Thelonious Monk,

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    Charlie Parker and all that junk,

F

    all that junk and "All That Jazz".

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    Play something for the Birdman of Alcatraz.

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    Play Buster Keaton, play Harold Lloyd,

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    play Bugsy Siegel, play Pretty Boy Floyd.

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    Play the numbers, play the odds,

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    play "Cry Me A River" for the Lord of the gods.

 

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15.       Play Number nine, play Number six,

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    play it for Lindsey and Stevie Nicks.

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    Play Nat King Cole, play "Nature Boy",

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    play "Down In The Boondocks" for Terry Malloy.

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    Play "It Happened One Night" and "One Night of Sin",

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    there's twelve million souls that are listening in.

                 G                                             F

    Play "Merchant of Venice", play "Merchants of Death",

                G                                                        - F

    play "Stella by Starlight" for Lady Macbeth.

 

      C                                                                      F

16.      Don't worry, Mr. President, help's on the way,

               C                                                        F

    your brothers are comin', there'll be hell to pay.

                                  C                                          F

    Brothers ? What brothers ? What's this about hell ?

                                                         C                                              - F

    Tell them, "We're waiting, keep coming," we'll get them as well.

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    Love Field is where his plane touched down,

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    but it never did get back up off the ground.

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    Was a hard act to follow, second to none,

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    they killed him on the altar of the rising sun.

 

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17. Play "Misty" for me and "That Old Devil Moon",

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    play "Anything Goes" and "Memphis in June".

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    Play "Lonely At the Top" and "Lonely Are the Brave",

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    play it for Houdini spinning around his grave.

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    Play Jelly Roll Morton, play "Lucille",

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    play "Deep In a Dream", and play "Driving Wheel".

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    Play "Moonlight Sonata" in F-sharp,

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    and "A Key to the Highway" for the king on the harp.

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    Play "Marching Through Georgia" and "Dumbarton's Drums",

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    play darkness and death will come when it comes.

                        C                                                                  - F

    Play "Love Me Or Leave Me" by the great Bud Powell,

                          C                                                                F

     Play "The Blood-stained Banner", play "Murder Most Foul".

 

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    (Bob Dylan)