Chords for Ol' 55 - On the Prowl

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Well I'm feeling greedy and it's a Saturday night
And I'm [Eb] calling for boys who will be [Bb] cruising tonight
They [F] got a party on and they say it's gonna be [Bb] alright
_ Well we parked on Custer on somebody's front lawn
_ And [Eb] the boys and I [Bb] sneak in the back door
_ _ [F] We mingle in like we've done it a million [Bb] times before
I'm a prowl, that's how we get our fun
I'm a prowl, don't you tell my mom
[Eb] I'm a prowl, all the company I keep
[Bb] I'm a prowl, you know it ain't so discreet
[F] Rowling with the boys on a [Bb] Saturday night
_ Well all was quiet till we turned up the lights
Ah ah ah ah ah
And I heard some shouting, someone started a fight
Ah ah ah ah ah
And [F] I struck a match, I nearly died [Bb] of fright
You [Eb] know what [Bbm] I saw, good God I grieved
[Ab] I was looking at the police, [Bb] I'm a prowl
Now I've seen it all, I'm a prowl
The police man floored, I'm [Eb] a prowl
They were [Bb] everywhere, I'm a prowl
So I ran for the stairs, [F] rowling with the boys
On a Saturday [Bb] night _ _ _ _ _
_ This song is a social documentary
_ [Eb] On the human habit [Bb] of congregating in the safety of numbers
[F] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ The lights came on, but we were gone
I made it to the door at half a speed of light
Got to my car, I nearly died
There was a police man sitting smiling inside
I'm a prowl, I didn't know what to say
I'm a prowl, you know crying does my [Eb] pain
I'm a prowl, I knew I was done
[Bb] I'm a prowl, cause he was wearing a [F] gun
Rowling with the boys on a [Bb] Saturday night
_ I'm a prowl, all the boys had gone
I'm a prowl, left me all [Eb] alone
I'm a prowl, sold away my [Bb] car
I'm a prowl, I should have stayed at [Gm] home
[F] Rowling with the boys on [Bb] a Saturday night
I'm _ a prowl
Alright kid, just show us your license
Yeah, I still haven't got a license
Don't give me any of that old man
Now, I'll let you have your license
I saw you in there kid, and you were with a restaurant
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