Neon heart (intro)

G - F - G - F-Bb-C (2x)

G F G

1. Life pours down in-to the neon heart (It's late at night.),

F-Bb -C G

cement City is all a-spark (Yeah, that's right.).

F G

The whores are loose and the dames are abroad (My pants are tight.)

F- Bb - C

a price their hearts you can't fail to afford.

A

Drink to the bitch and we'll dance for a while,

- D

if you can't do the module than you'll have to try the slide.

- C

It was all cool enough if you had the zazz,

E

the night was still young and it was all we had.

+ G - F - G - F-Bb-C (2x)

G F G

2. I picked her up at the bar that night (What did you do ?)

F -Bb-C G

I took her home she didn't put up a fight (What did you do ?)

F G

She was real good-lookin' but she wasn't too bright (So what's new ?)

F- Bb - C

We locked the curtains and then put out the night.

A

I was fighting to maintain my cool,

D

I walked the thin line between animal and fool,

C

'til I felt her hand in mine and said, "You're wrong about me,"

E

"I'm a boy from a good family," I told her.

+ A - C - G - FG (7x) - A - C - D

+ G - F - G - F-Bb-C

G F G

3. The juke box played an out-of-time tune (So what's new ?),

F - Bb- C G

made Tricia cry, oh, her mascara was ruined (So what's new ?).

F G

She looked such a sight, the sorrowful bitch (What did she do ?),

F - Bb - C

she rushed to the bathroom and she slashed both her wrists.

A

Everybody screamed and roared for more,

D

lonestar angels shouting, "Encore!"

C

Time was the enemy, we had to kill it dead,

E

the clock kept creeping round so we went to bed instead.

+ A - C - G - FG (7x) …

(Boomtown Rats)