Welcome To Struggleville

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "welcome to struggleville" by edwin mccain from the album "lost in america" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - tabbed by : aaron field email : edhead@tampabay . rr . com 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 )