Great tune off the Fourth of July Album
Written By John Doe and Exene Cervenka

Tuning: Standard
G: 3   Em0 (022000@1)   D2 (xx0232@1)  C0 (x32010@1)   0      0      3     1
   0      0      2     0
   0      2      0     2
   2      2      X     3
   3      0      X     X

Intro Chords: G (320003@1) Em (022000@1)   G (320003@1)   Em (022000@1)
Verse One:
    G (320003@1)                                       D (xx0232@1)  She's waitin' for me                  when I get home from work

   C (x32010@1)                         G (320003@1) Oh but things just ain't the same
   G (320003@1)                                       D (xx0232@1)  She turns off the light               and cries in the dark
  C (x32010@1)                                  D (xx0232@1) and she won't answer when I call her name




Chorus:
    C (x32010@1)                     D (xx0232@1)   On the stairs I smoke a cigarette alone
    C (x32010@1)                       D (xx0232@1)   Mexican kids are shooting fireworks below
         G (320003@1)                  Em (022000@1)   And  hey baby    it's the 4th of July
    G (320003@1)                   Em (022000@1)   Hey Baby     it's the 4th of July


Verse two:
      G (320003@1)                                       D (xx0232@1)    She gives me her cheek               when I want her lips
     C (x32010@1)                                 G (320003@1)    Oh but I don't have the strength to go
     G (320003@1)                                        D (xx0232@1)    On the Far side of town               in adark (x02210@1)apartment
     C (x32010@1)                      D (xx0232@1)    We gave up trying so long ago

Chorus

Between chorus one and verse two replay the intro chords
John Doe and Tony Gilkyson do a "walk down" bass note run C B G E between the G
and Em chords and a G F# E walk down prior to entering the chorus lines. Listen
to the song to get the feel of the walk down.