Intro : Dm

Dm
Somebody's gotta crack a whip around here
Dm C  G
Who's minding the store?
Bb
Shake it up sell some beer
                  C
What's your money maker for?

Dm
Pay day, we're packin' 'em in
Dm      C         G
Six-gun annie and buffalo jill
Bb           F              C     Bb
But who's to say they'll be back again
C       Bb
For a refill?
F                   Bb     F  Bb  F  Bb
Honey, you know the drill

Dm
Ain't no left turn down sleepy time street
             C            G
You gotta be fast but you gotta stay loose
Bb
Thinking on your feet
               C
Slick as grass through a goose

Dm
We gotta rationalise
Dm     C       G
The payroll is giving me chills
Bb      F            C   Bb
You and me's getting organised
C               Bb
It's kill or be killed
F                   Bb   F   Bb  F  Bb
Honey, you know the drill

              C7               F
Well they can all look down on sucker row
C7              F
But they all forget
    C7                  F
The tallest trees from acorns grow
Bb                C
Though they ain't yet
  C7                   F
I never look down on a sucker stake
C7               F
They all pay the bills
  C7                     F
I never gave a sucker an even break
Bb          C
And I never will


Dm
A beautiful vision keeps coming to me
Dm C    G
I see a miracle mile
Bb
Flying in for free
        C
Service with a smile

Dm
High rollers, fancy hotels
         C        G
Big time singers, topping the bill
    Bb           F
You gotta have a feel
        C          Bb
For the stuff that sells
C         Bb
Call it a skill
F                   Bb   F  Bb  F  Bb
Honey, you know the drill


Dm
Somebody's gotta crack a whip around here
Dm C  G
Who's minding the store?
Bb                      
Shake it up sell some beer
              C
Money walking through the door
Dm
Annie's arriving at a dangerous age
Dm    C      G
Don't you go getting ill
Bb          F        C      Bb
Get another woman up in the cage
C                  Bb
Who ain't over the hill
F                   Bb   F  Bb  F  Bb
Honey, you know the drill


Dm
Somebody's gotta crack a whip around here