Tin Can Alley Chords & Lyrics - Eric Andersen

[VERSE 1]

[Em]Cop is on the corner [Bm]lookin’ down the [Em]street, [A]Waitin’ for the runner
[Em]comin’ with the treat
Crime it don’t exist when you [Bm]look the other [A]way, It’s only in the
movies….. when it never [Em]pays.
[Em]They get you in the Jailhouse, the cops[A]’ll get their pick, Y[Em]ou don’t
fight back unless you’re lo[A]okin’ to get hit.
In [C]Tin Can [G]Alley the [D]cops get the [A]kicks,
They [Em]know who it is, [B]carryin’ the stick[Em]s. (2 Bars)

[VERSE 2]

[Em]Hall-way nightmares [Bm]blackin’ out the [Em]moon, [A]Someone’s on the landing
[Em]fumbling with a spoon
Stay for a while, you [Bm]can’t be here, Cause the [A]man is comin’.....and he
might be [Em]near
[Em]He knows you’ll come a-lookin’ if you [A]don’t find some, [Em]He circles like
a vulture till y[A]our Mind’s undone,
You’re [C]crazy like a [G]rat but you [D]just can’t [A]run.
Down in [Em]Tin Can Alley with your [B]back to the s[Em]un.

[VERSE 3]

[Em]Shoebox halls, ain't ve[Bm]ry much space, [Em]It ain’t just the [A]kids that
[Em]over-run the place
Rats in the cupboard, [Bm]papa just sighs, [A]Man is afraid... they’ll make
the baby cr[Em]y
[Em]They creep along the floor, they cr[A]eep along the wall, la[Em]ndlord’s
out every [A]time you call
You[C]’re scared at [G]night, you can’t [D]walk out in the [A]hall
Down in [Em]Tin Can Alley, they ain’t [B]afraid of you at [Em]all.

[VERSE 4]

[Em]Church is on the corner [A]heralding the poor
[Em]The earth is in a vault [A]locked inside the door
[Em]Repent and it is yours is the [A]promise that they give
[EM]And you hope and [Bm]pray that [A]Jesus...... remembers where you li[Em]ve.
[Em]You were born to suffer the [A]preacher he believes
[Em]Pay for all your sins, now g[A]et down on your knees
But[C] you've been down so l[G]ong that you d[D]on't know what it [A]means
Oh, par[Em]ked out in the alley in his [B]chauffeured limous[Em]ine
Down in [Em]Tin Can Alley with your [B]back to the s[Em]un.