Gangsters - The Specials
Intro + Kazoo:
[A] [A] [A] [A]
[Verse 1]
Am G# Am
Why must you record my phone calls?
G# Am
Are you planning a bootleg LP?
Am G# Am
You Said you've been threatened by gangsters
D C E7
Now it's you that's threatening me.
[Verse 2]
Am G# Am
Can't fight corruption with con tricks,
G# Am
They use the law to commit crime.
G# Am
And I dread, dread to think, what the future will bring,
C G E7
When we're living in gangster time.
(Don't call me Scarface)
Intro + Kazoo:
[A] [A] [A] [A]
[Solo]
(Am) (G#) (Am) x3,
(D) (C) (E7) (E7)
[Verse 3]
Am G# Am
Don't interrupt while I'm talking,
G# Am
Or they'll confiscate all your guitars,
G# Am
A catch 22 says, if I sing the truth
C G E7
They won't make me an overnight star.
[Verse 4]
Am G#
Don't offer us legal protection,
Am G#
They use the law to commit crime.
G# Am
And I dread, to think, what the future will bring,
C G E7
When we're living in real gangster time. [E7]
Kazoo Outro:
[A] [A]
Gangsters [A]The Specials
Intro + Kazoo AAAA
Verse 1 Am Why must you G# record my Am phone calls? Are you planning a G# bootleg LAmP? Am You Said you've been G# threatened by Am gangsters Now it's D you that's C threatening E7 me.
Verse 2 Am Can't fight corG#ruption with Am con tricks, They use the law G# to commit Am crime. And I dread, dread to G# think, what the Am future will bring, CWhen we're living in G gangster E7 time.
Don't call me Scarface
Intro + Kazoo AAAA
Solo AmG#Amx3, DCE7E7
Verse 3 Am Don't interG#rupt while I'm Am talking, Or they'll confiscate G# all your guiAmtars, A catch 22 G# says, if I Am sing the truth They won't C make me an G overnight E7 star.
Verse 4 DoAmn't offer us G# legal protection, They Am use the law G# to commit crime. And G# I dread, to think, Am what the future will bring, When C we're living in G real gangster E7 time. E7