I Hate Banks
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: ACapotraste: Sem capotraste
As recorded by Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper
(From the 1986 Album FRENZY)
[Intro]
E A N.C. A
Bo
[Verse 1]
A
Well, I hate banks, I just can't stand 'em
A
Gimme a shovel and, man, I'll plant 'em
D
Six feet under, that's where they belong
A
"I Hate Banks" is the name of this song
E
I think I'll rob myself one or two
N.C. A
I hate banks, yeah, how 'bout you?
[Verse 2]
A
Well, lend me a nickel and lend me a dime
A
Repossess my house any old time
D
Financial institutions
A
Think they're so high falutin'
E
Just a bunch of fruits in three-piece suits, yeah
N.C.
Tryin' to steal all my loot
[Bridge]
D
Things are smellin' mighty rank
A
We must be near a stinky bank
D
Smells worse than Rockefeller's feet
E N.C. E N.C. A
Wall Street can eat my meat
[Verse 3]
A
Yeah, throw the money changers outta the temple
A
I hate banks, it's just that simple
D
A Royal Crown pomade tin
A N.C.
Is the best thing to keep your money in, yeah
N.C.
Mason jar is okay too
A N.C. A
If you see a bank, well, you know what to do
[Verse 4]
A
Now, lemme tell you people something
A
The only banks I like, well, I like Ernie Banks alright
D A
And I like the banks of the Mississippi River
E N.C.
Yeah, and I like banks of Fender twin-reverb electric guitar amplifiers behind me
E D A E
Ragin' on the stagin'
[Bridge]
A N.C.
Well, when I walk in, they treat me like a dog
N.C.
Wanna hit 'em in the head with a doo-doo log
A N.C.
Republicans, one and all
A N.C.
Their tallywhackers are mighty small
D N.C.
Stealin' from the poor and give to the rich
E N.C. A
Wanna make the bank president twitch in a ditch
[Verse 5]
A
Yeah, see that teller with the blue hair
A
Giving me the evil-eye stare
N.C.
Won't cash my check, don't like my ID
D N.C.
Got the security guard after me
E
If I was P. F. Sloan
N.C. A
I'd say the Dow Jones can suck my bone, yeah, alright
A
Everybody say these three magic words
A
I want you to help me say the words, I want you to repeat after me, here we go
N.C.
I hate banks (I hate banks)
N.C.
Can't stand 'em
N.C.
I hate banks
N.C.
Don't like 'em
N.C.
I hate banks
N.C.
Bunch of foo-foos
N.C.
I hate banks
N.C.
Pop 'em like a big zit
N.C.
I hate banks
[Verse 5]
A
I hate banks, just can't stand 'em
A
Gimme a shovel and man, I'll plant 'em
D
Six feet under, that's where they belong
N.C.
"I Hate Banks" is the name of this song
E
I think I'll rob myself one or two
N.C. A
I hate banks, yeah, how 'bout you?
[Verse 6]
A
Now lemme tell you something else
D
I'm not real fond of the phone company either, you know?
A
Yeah, and I don't like the cable TV company
E N.C.
You know why I don't like the cable TV company?
N.C.
'Cause they just be sucking that stuff right out the sky!
N.C.
They don't have to pay nothin' for it
N.C.
I just get me one of them bootleg cable boxes
N.C.
And get me one of them there, climb the pole and stick the thing in
N.C.
I ain't gonna pay for it, no!
[Outro]
E A
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