Biography:
Self-described as "Seattle's Premier Jewish Narcoleptic Drag Queen", Jinkx Monsoon (real name Jerrick Hoffer) is an American Drag Performer, Singer, Actor, and Comedian. He graduated summa cum laude with a degree in theatrical performance from Cornish College in Seattle, Washington. Influenced by a grandmother with charm school polish, Jerick learned to combine the sophistication of a southern belle with the crass behavior of a working girl. Jinkx Monsoon is all about contrasts and what RuPaul describes as "a stage left
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Intro: Db Gb x2
[Verse 1]
Db Gb Db Gb
Well I used to have friends in this town, but they’re gone now
Db Gb Bbm Ab
I used to know the words to this song, but they’re gone
Gb Db
How could we have strayed?
Gb Db
How could we have strayed?
[Refrain]
Db Gb Db Gb
Yeah I used to have friends in this town, but they’re gone now
[Verse 2]
Db Gb Db Gb
Well I started my life in this town, but it’s gone now
Db Gb Bbm Ab
The white picket fence and the lawn, yeah they’re gone
Gb Db
Tell me what remains
Gb Db
Tell me what remains
[Refrain]
Db Gb Db Db Db Db
Yeah I used to have friends in this town, but they’re gone now
[Chorus]
Ebm Ab
Oo - oo - oh
Db Bbm
Toss me through the waterfall
Ebm Ab
Oo - oo - oh
Db Bbm
Push me in the lake
Ebm Ab
Oo - oo - oh
Db Bbm
They can give you the world
Gb Ab
Yeah but they take, they take, they take
Oh
[Interlude]
Gb Ab Db Bbm
Ebm Ab Db Bbm
Ebm Ab Db Bbm
Ebm Ab Db
[Verse 3]
Db Gb Db Gb
I made my way through this town til they tore down
Db Gb Bbm Ab
I had the sun at the dawn, but they’re gone
Gb Db
What could we have saved?
Gb Db
What could we have saved?
[Refrain]
Db Gb Db
Yeah I used to have friends in this town, but they’re gone now
[Chorus]
Ebm Ab
Oo - oo - oh
Db Bbm
Toss me through the waterfall
Ebm Ab
Oo - oo - oh
Db Bbm
Push me in the lake
Ebm Ab
Oo - oo - oh
Db Bbm
They can give you the world
Ebm Gb Ab
Yeah but they take, they take, they take
Oh
[Bridge]
Ebm Ab
When you fight so hard just to give them back
Db Gb
All the lives you let them once attack
Ebm Bbm
But we never saw the change
Gb Bbm
We made the path we made
Ebm Bbm
The only game we played
Gb Ab
So how could we have strayed?
Oh
[Chorus]
Ebm Ab
Oo - oo - oh
Db Bbm
Toss me through the waterfall
Ebm Ab
Oo - oo - oh
Db Bbm
Push me in the lake
Ebm Ab
Oo - oo - oh
Db Bbm
They can sell you the world
Ebm Gb Ab
Yeah but you pay, you pay, you pay
Oh
[Interlude]
Db Gb x2
[Outro]
Db Gb Db Gb
Well I used to have friends in this town, but they’re gone now
Db Gb Bbm Ab
I used to know the words to this song, but they’re gone
Gb Db
Tell me what remains
[Verse 1]
Db Gb Db Gb
Well I used to have friends in this town, but they’re gone now
Db Gb Bbm Ab
I used to know the words to this song, but they’re gone
Gb Db
How could we have strayed?
Gb Db
How could we have strayed?
[Refrain]
Db Gb Db Gb
Yeah I used to have friends in this town, but they’re gone now
[Verse 2]
Db Gb Db Gb
Well I started my life in this town, but it’s gone now
Db Gb Bbm Ab
The white picket fence and the lawn, yeah they’re gone
Gb Db
Tell me what remains
Gb Db
Tell me what remains
[Refrain]
Db Gb Db Db Db Db
Yeah I used to have friends in this town, but they’re gone now
[Chorus]
Ebm Ab
Oo - oo - oh
Db Bbm
Toss me through the waterfall
Ebm Ab
Oo - oo - oh
Db Bbm
Push me in the lake
Ebm Ab
Oo - oo - oh
Db Bbm
They can give you the world
Gb Ab
Yeah but they take, they take, they take
Oh
[Interlude]
Gb Ab Db Bbm
Ebm Ab Db Bbm
Ebm Ab Db Bbm
Ebm Ab Db
[Verse 3]
Db Gb Db Gb
I made my way through this town til they tore down
Db Gb Bbm Ab
I had the sun at the dawn, but they’re gone
Gb Db
What could we have saved?
Gb Db
What could we have saved?
[Refrain]
Db Gb Db
Yeah I used to have friends in this town, but they’re gone now
[Chorus]
Ebm Ab
Oo - oo - oh
Db Bbm
Toss me through the waterfall
Ebm Ab
Oo - oo - oh
Db Bbm
Push me in the lake
Ebm Ab
Oo - oo - oh
Db Bbm
They can give you the world
Ebm Gb Ab
Yeah but they take, they take, they take
Oh
[Bridge]
Ebm Ab
When you fight so hard just to give them back
Db Gb
All the lives you let them once attack
Ebm Bbm
But we never saw the change
Gb Bbm
We made the path we made
Ebm Bbm
The only game we played
Gb Ab
So how could we have strayed?
Oh
[Chorus]
Ebm Ab
Oo - oo - oh
Db Bbm
Toss me through the waterfall
Ebm Ab
Oo - oo - oh
Db Bbm
Push me in the lake
Ebm Ab
Oo - oo - oh
Db Bbm
They can sell you the world
Ebm Gb Ab
Yeah but you pay, you pay, you pay
Oh
[Interlude]
Db Gb x2
[Outro]
Db Gb Db Gb
Well I used to have friends in this town, but they’re gone now
Db Gb Bbm Ab
I used to know the words to this song, but they’re gone
Gb Db
Tell me what remains
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Jls
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