Year: 1996 - Album: Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player
Written by Elton John/Bernie Taupin
C Am/B Am G x2 D C I heard from a friend you'd been messing around G D With a cute little thing I'd been dating uptown D C Well I don't know if I like that idea much G D Well you'd better stay clear I might start acting rough C G You out of town guys sure think you're real keen A D Think all of us boys are homespun and green But that's C G wrong my friend so get this through your head G D G We're tough and we're Texan with necks good and red Em D C So it's Ki yi yippie yi yi You long hairs are sure gonna die Em A D Our American home was clean till you came C D G And kids still respected the president's name Em D C And the eagle still flew in the sky Hearts filled with national pride Em A D Then you came along with your drug-crazy songs C D G C Am/B Am G Goddamit you're all gonna die D C How dare you sit there and drink all our beer G D Oh it's made for us workers who sweat spit and swear D C The minds of our daughters are poisoned by you G D With your communistic politics and them negro blues C G Well I'm gonna quit talking and take action now A D Run all of you fairies clean out of this town D G Oh I'm dog tired of watching you mess up our lives G D G Spending the summertime naturally high Em D C So it's Ki yi yippie yi yi You long hairs are sure gonna die Em A D Our American home was clean till you came C D G And kids still respected the president's name Em D C And the eagle still flew in the sky Hearts filled with national pride Em A D Then you came along with your drug-crazy songs C D Em Em G C Am/B Am G Goddamit you're all gonna die, ...die, ..die.