Edwin McCain – Welcome To Struggleville (Ukulele)

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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From the album "Lost In America" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Aaron Field Email: [email protected] Intro: D - Em - D - C - D - A - D - C D - Em - D - C - D - A - A Verse 1:
Em                  Bm
All is quiet on the Western front

        C             A
There appears to be a lull

   Em                             D
Oh John and Jane Doe are sleeping well tonight

     C
With little thoughts inside their skulls

Em             Bm
Salome she's undressed to the nines

    C                     A
And although a few pounds fatter

        Em                    D
She got Pavlov's bells on her ankles and wrists

    C
She coming at you with her platter
Chorus 1:
        D              Em
They're building a new gallows

         C              G  G/F#  G/E
When you show up on the streets

           D             Em
Oh they're polishing the electric chair

      C                    D
Gonna give you a front row seat

        D                 Em
Heard a sneer outside the garden

    C         A
Salutation so well

 Em              D                  C
"Welcome all you suckers to Struggleville"
Repeat Intro: D - Em - D - C - D - A - D - C D - Em - D - C - D - A - A Verse 2:
Em                  Bm
I stole down to the waterfront

   C                 A
To escape the desert heat

   Em                      D
Oh what on earth you gotta do around here

C
 To try and get yourself a drink

      Em               Bm
Heard John the Baptist preaching

        C                 A
He said "Make way for the King

           Em              D
But if you wanna recognize him

          C
You gotta tell me all your sins"
Chorus 2:
        D              Em
They're building a new gallows

         C              G   G/F#  G/E
When you show up on the streets

           D             Em
Oh they're polishing the electric chair

      C                    D
Gonna give you a front row seat

        D                 Em
Heard a sneer outside the garden

    C         A
Salutation so well

 Em              D                  C
"Welcome all you suckers to Struggleville"

 Em              D                  C
"Welcome all you suckers to Struggleville"
Solo: D - Em - D - C - D - A - D - C (x2) Verse 3:
Em                    Bm
I've been trying to negotiate peace

C               A
With my own existence

        Em                 D
She got stockpiles full of weaponry

             C
She breakin' every cease-fire agreement

       Em             Bm
Oh the whole thing is full of decay

   C                    A
As sure as I'm made of dust

       Em            D                 C
Oh but in the rust I hear the beast is calling
Chorus 3:
        D              Em
They're building a new gallows

         C              G   G/F#  G/E
When you show up on the streets

           D             Em
Oh they're polishing the electric chair

      C                    D
Gonna give you a front row seat

        D                 Em
Heard a sneer outside the garden

    C         A
Salutation so well

 Em             D             C
"Final Stop! No points beyond Struggleville

Em              D                  C
Welcome all you suckers to Struggleville"
Outro: D - Em - D - C - D - A - D - C (x4)