Biography:
Alex Chilton (Memphis, Tennessee, December 28, 1950 – New Orleans, Louisiana, March 17, 2010) was an American songwriter, guitarist, singer, and producer, best known for his work with the pop-music bands The Box Tops and Big Star. Chilton's early commercial sales success in the 1960s as a teen vocalist for The Box Tops was not repeated in later years with Big Star and in his indie music solo career on small labels like Last Call Records, New Rose
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Intro:
E A B
Verse 1:
B A E
I see saness in your eyes
And I do think that I know why
They left us on the street to live or die
F#m B
And its high time we both should realize
Chorus:
E F#m
All we ever got from them was pain
A E
Every time was us that got the blame
E F#m
They never gave a dame for us
E F#m
Never gave a hand to us
A E
All we ever got from them was pain
Verse 2
B A E
Our friends have left us stranded on the street
Prospects of the hour don’t look too sweet
Not a friendly face in sight that we could meet
E F#m B
The game they played with us is now complete
Chorus:
Bridge:
C#m B
Bitterness inside me fills my brain
C#m F#m B
I loved them very much but just the same
Chorus
E A B
Verse 1:
B A E
I see saness in your eyes
And I do think that I know why
They left us on the street to live or die
F#m B
And its high time we both should realize
Chorus:
E F#m
All we ever got from them was pain
A E
Every time was us that got the blame
E F#m
They never gave a dame for us
E F#m
Never gave a hand to us
A E
All we ever got from them was pain
Verse 2
B A E
Our friends have left us stranded on the street
Prospects of the hour don’t look too sweet
Not a friendly face in sight that we could meet
E F#m B
The game they played with us is now complete
Chorus:
Bridge:
C#m B
Bitterness inside me fills my brain
C#m F#m B
I loved them very much but just the same
Chorus
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