Raised On Robbery Chords - Joni Mitchell






raised on robbery: joni mitchell
by robin young (paperthinxhymn@gmail.com)

Bb: 013331
C:  032010
F:  133211
G:  3X0003

he was sittin in the lounge of the empire hotel
he was drinkin for diversion, he was thinkin for himself
a little money ridin on the maple leafs
along comes this lady in sleeves

she says
F
let me sit down, you know,
                     C
drinkin alones a shame,
its a shame, its a cryin shame
G                         F                    C
look at those jokers glued to that damn hockey game

F
hey, honey, you got lots of cash,
bring us round a bottle and well have some laughs
Bb                             G              C
gins what im drinkin; i was raised on robbery

she says,
      F                                         C
im a pretty good cook, sittin on my groceries
       G                        F                C
come up to my kitchen, ill show you my best recipes
  F
i try and i try, but i cant save a cent
im up after midnight cookin tryin to make my rent
    Bb                            G              C
im rough but Im pleasin; i was raised on robbery

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   F
we had a little money once,
                                         C
they were pushin through a four lane highway
                   G
government gave us three thousand dollars,
    F                        C
you shoulda seen it fly away

                  F
first he bought a fifty-seven Biscayne, he put it in the ditch
he drunk up all the rest, that son of a b***h
    Bb                         G              C
his bloods bad whiskey; i was raised on robbery

             F
you know you aint bad lookin,
                             C
i like the way you hold your drinks
     G
come home with me honey,
        F                              C
i aint askin for no full-length mink

F
hey, where you goin?
dont go yet, your glass aint empty and we just met
       Bb
youre mean when youre loaded;
      G              C
i was raised on robbery

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