Standard (EADGBE)

Intro chords

Verse one

  She's waitin' for me when I get home from work

  Oh but things just ain't the same

  She turns off the light and cries in the dark

  and she won't answer when I call her name

Chorus

  On the stairs I smoke a cigarette alone

  Mexican kids are shooting fireworks below

  And hey baby it's the 4th of July

  Hey Baby it's the 4th of July

Verse two

  She gives me her cheek when I want her lips

  Oh but I don't have the strength to go

  On the Far side of town in a dark apartment

  We gave up trying so long ago

Chorus

Between chorus one and verse two replay the intro chords

John Doe and Tony Gilkyson do a "walk down" bass note run C B G E between the G

and Em chords and a G F# E walk down prior to entering the chorus lines. Listen

to the song to get the feel of the walk down.