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Selfish gene

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D7  (C  F#  A)

D7
Sweet little baby from the hills somewhere

                                                                    Bbmaj7    Bb7    Bb6    Bb7
Hereâ??s a pretty lovebud for your hair

D7
Itty bitty girl sippinâ?? Grenadine

                                                                   Fmaj7     F7    F6    F7
Look whoâ??s talking to Selfish Gene



Bb7
Thereâ??s a place way down in Brentwood

C7
Out to Georgioâ??s we all gâ??wine

Bb7
The maître â??dâ??s gonna take care of everything

Dm7
Heâ??s a personal friend of mine

Bb7                        Bb/C
What a prize you are

                                Dm7                 D7/F#
Honey donâ??t you scratch my new car


G7                           A7

Selfish Gene heâ??s one in a million

  D/B                        D
A safe harbor in every storm

F7                     Ebmaj7
Many call but few are chosen


Hey pretty baby letâ??s have a little fun
The Pinot is flowing and the nightâ??s still young
Over and above and behind and between
Make a little party for Selfish Gene


Steady girl let me grab on your wig hat
Down in the corncrib we shall go
No brains no regrets no worries
Hidey hi hidey hey hidey ho
Kundalini now!
Baby let me show you how


Selfish Gene donâ??t lick no Manolos
He donâ??t argue â?? he donâ??t ask twice
Selfish Gene donâ??t serve two masters


F5

Why

            Cm             Gm7                 F5/Ab
Must every time I turn my ship around

             Eb5/E                      Ebm7                     F/Db     Bbm/F#    G#/F      C+7
Some bastard come and knock my skyline down


I guess thatâ??s everything I suppose
The playdateâ??s over and the case is closed
Tell me momma that I didnâ??t do right
To have a little something on Amateur Night


I feel sure that weâ??ll meet again sometime
Donâ??t see why and I donâ??t know when
Maybe Iâ??ll catch you down at the daily
If you havenâ??t moved on by then
Take a dollar from the drawer
Daddyâ??s got a whole lot more


Selfish Gene needs clarity and closure
This is his house and thatâ??s your cab
You need a hug â?? now donâ??t be bashful


Do yourself and your friend a favor
You donâ??t bargain with Selfish Gene
Selfish Gene donâ??t take no prisoners

Transcriptions by Matthew Kerns
	
	

Authors

Person Music Lyrics
View the picture Walter Becker Yes Yes
Larry Klein Yes No

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