The Pros And Cons Of Hitchhiking
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Intro: Am G C Am D G
Dm
An angel on a Harley
Am
Pulls across to greet a fellow rolling stone
Dm
Puts his bike up on it's stand
Leans back and then extends
Am
Scarred and greasy hand...he said
G C G4/B Am
How ya doin bro?...where ya been?...where ya goin'?
D
Then he takes your hand
In some strange Californian handshake
G
And breaks the bone
Have a nice day
Dm
A housewife from Encino
Whose husband's on the golf course
Am
With his book of rules
Dm
Breaks and makes a 'U' and idles back
Am
To take a second look at you
G
You flex your rod
C G4/B Am
Fish takes the hook
D
Sweet vodka and tobacco in her breath
G
Another number in your little black book
C Em
These are the pros and cons of hitchhiking
C Em
These are the pros and cons of hitchhiking
D G
Oh babe, I must be dreaming
Dm
I'm standing on the leading edge
Am
The Eastern seaboard spread before my eyes
Dm
"Jump" says Yoko Ono
Am
"I'm too scared and too good looking" I cried
G
"Go on", she says
C Am
"Why don't you give it a try?
D G
Why prolong the agony all men must die"
Dm
Do you remember Dick Tracy?
Am
Do you remember Shane?
And mother wants you
Dm
Could you see him selling tickets
Am
Where the buzzard circles over Shane
The body on the plain
G
Did you understand the music Yoko
C G4/B Am
Or was it all in vain? Shane
D
The bitch said something mystical "Herro"
G
So I stepped back on the kerb again
C Em
These are the pros and cons of hitchhiking
C Em
These are the pros and cons of hitchhiking
D G
Oh babe, I must be dreaming again
C Em (repeat and fade)
These are the pros and cons of hitchhiking
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