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          BALLAD OF THE LOWER EAST SIDE - Michael Monroe
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Tabbed by: peteihis



CHORUS, ACOUSTIC:
nc         Bm (x24432@1)        G (320003@1)         D (xx0232@1) AThings (x02220@1)are different today back in New York.
        Bm (x24432@1)                 G (320003@1)              D (xx0232@1)  AI (x02220@1)lived down on third street way back in that day.
           Bm (x24432@1)               G (320003@1)          D (xx0232@1)AThere (x02220@1)were junkies, pimps and whores. Hallelujah!
         Bm (x24432@1)     A (x02220@1)          G (320003@1)       A (x02220@1)     D (xx0232@1)   nc
Now it's squeaky clean, there's no place left to stay.

INTRO, DRUMS:
|      |      |      |      |

BAND IN:
|D     | A (x02220@1)  |D     | A (x02220@1)  |

CHORUS:
           Bm (x24432@1)        G (320003@1)         D (xx0232@1) AThings (x02220@1)are different today back in New York.
        Bm (x24432@1)                 G (320003@1)              D (xx0232@1)  AI (x02220@1)lived down on third street way back in that day.
           Bm (x24432@1)               G (320003@1)          D (xx0232@1)AThere (x02220@1)were junkies, pimps and whores. Hallelujah!
         Bm (x24432@1)    A (x02220@1)            G (320003@1)      A (x02220@1)     D (xx0232@1)    ANow (x02220@1)it's squeaky clean, there's no place left to stay.

|D     | A (x02220@1)  |

VERSE 1:
D (xx0232@1)        A (x02220@1)      D (xx0232@1)                 GI (320003@1)remember well the streets in all that smell.
D (xx0232@1)                A (x02220@1)                 Bm (x24432@1)       GRats (320003@1)around stayed safe in my kitchen. Oh fuckn'n hell!
D (xx0232@1)            A (x02220@1)   F# (244322@1)          GLandlord (320003@1)at my door, always wanted more.
G (320003@1)           A (x02220@1)              D (xx0232@1)    ALocal (x02220@1)dealer, kept theft out of way! (Hey, go!)

SOLO, GUITAR:
|Bm    |G     |D     |A     |
|Bm    |G     |D     |A     |
|Bm    |G     |D     |A     |
|Bm A (x02220@1)|G  A (x02220@1)|D     | A (x02220@1)  |

|D     | A (x02220@1)  |

VERSE 2:
       D (xx0232@1)            A (x02220@1)             D (xx0232@1)          GIt (320003@1)was such a perfect mess, what they call the L.E.S.
D (xx0232@1)             A (x02220@1)               Bm (x24432@1)                 GLife (320003@1)was art on every corner, but now there is so much less.
       D (xx0232@1)                A (x02220@1)          F# (244322@1)        GThat's (320003@1)why I find talk is square. They ask me if a care.
G (320003@1)             A (x02220@1)        D (xx0232@1)   AGimme (x02220@1)back that Apple In Decay! (Let's go!)



CHORUS:
           Bm (x24432@1)        G (320003@1)         D (xx0232@1) AThings (x02220@1)are different today back in New York.
        Bm (x24432@1)                 G (320003@1)              D (xx0232@1)  AI (x02220@1)lived down on third street way back in that day.
           Bm (x24432@1)               G (320003@1)          D (xx0232@1)AThere (x02220@1)were junkies, pimps and whores. Hallelujah!
         Bm (x24432@1)    A (x02220@1)            G (320003@1)      A (x02220@1)     D (xx0232@1)    ANow (x02220@1)it's squeaky clean, there's no place left to stay.

Bm (x24432@1)    A (x02220@1)            G (320003@1)      A (x02220@1)     D (xx0232@1)    ANow (x02220@1)it's squeaky clean, there's no place left to play.
         Bm (x24432@1)    A (x02220@1)            G (320003@1)      A (x02220@1)     DNow (xx0232@1)it's squeaky clean, there's no place left to stay.

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NOTE:

The lyrics at the 1st verse are giving me headace. At least 2nd line 
(the "Rats.. .. kitchen") is incorrect but, what it really says, 
escapes my listening skills.

Corrections appreciated. Have fun! :)
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