Wharf Rat Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Asus2Old man down,

EmWay down down, down by the docks of the Asus2city.

Asus2Blind and dirty,

EmAsked me for a dime, a dime for a cup of Asus2coffee.

 I Emgot no dime but I Dgot some time to hear his sAsus2tory.

My name is August West,

And I love my Pearly Baker best more than my wine.

More than my wine -

More than my maker, though he's no friend of mine.

Everyone said,

I'd come to no good, I knew I would Pearly, believe them.

Half of my life,

I spent doin' time for some other fucker's crime,

 The other half found me stumbling 'round drunk on Burgundy AwineD A

GBut I'll get Dback G/D Don my Afeet again someDday, G D D

 The Cgood Lord wGillin', C G if He says I Dmay. Dsus4 D

 I know that the Asus4life A I'm livin's no Emgood,

 I'll Asus4get a new sAtart, Asus2 Alive the lA7ife I sEmhould.

Break

EmI'll get up and fly away,

 I'll get up and fly away, Asus2fly away.

Pearly's been true,

True to me, true to my dyin' day he said,

I said to him,

I said to him, "I'm sure she's been."

I said to him, "I'm sure she's been true to you."

Got up and wandered,

Wandered downtown, nowhere to go but just hang around.

I've got a girl,

Named Bonnie Lee, I know that girl's been true to me.

I know she's been, I'm sure she's been true to me.