People Who Died Chords by The Jim Carroll Band

_ _ _ She had a clue he was 12 years old.
Fell from the roof on East 29.
[Eb] Kathy was 11 when she pulled the [Bb] plug.
26 racks and a bottle of [F] wine.
Bobby got leukemia, 14 years old.
He [Bb] looked like 65 when he died.
You was a friend of mine.
Most of the people just died, died.
Most of the people just died, [Eb] died.
Most of the people just died, [Bb] died.
Most of the people just died, died.
[F] But all my friends, they didn't [Bb] die.
_ _ She broke in and tripped.
She let the gimmicks go rotten.
Split the head of hepatitis in another [Eb] man's hand.
Slied Vietnam, pulled it in [Bb] the head.
Bobby OD'd on Traynor on the night that he was [F] wed.
They were two more friends of [Bb] mine.
Two more friends that died.
Most of the people just died, died.
Most of the people just died, [Eb] died.
Most of the people just died, [Bb] died.
Most of the people just died, [F] died.
But all my friends, they didn't [Bb] die.
_ _ _ Mary J tried to open the hotel room.
Bobby hung himself from a cell in the tomb.
[Eb] Judy jumped in front of a subway train.
[Bb] Eddie got slit in the jugular vein.
[F] And Eddie, I miss you more than all the [Bb] others.
And I salute you, brother.
Most of the people just died, died.
Most of the people just died, [Eb] died.
Most of the people just died, [Bb] died.
Most of the people just died, died.
[F] But all my friends, they didn't [Bb] die.
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_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ Herbie pushed Tony from the boys club roof.
Tony thought that it was rage or just some goof.
[Eb] But Herbie sure gave Tony [Bb] some bitchin' fruit.
[F] And Herbie said, Tony, can you fly?
[Bb] But Tony couldn't fly.
Tony died.
Most of the people just died, died.
Most of the people just died, died.
[Eb] Most of the people just died, [Bb] died.
Most of the people just died, died.
[F] But all my friends, they didn't [Bb] die.
_ _ Frank got busted on a narco rap.
He beat the rap by ratting on some bikers.
[Eb] He said, hey, I know it's dangerous,
[Bb] but it sure beats rikers.
[F] But the next day, he got [Bb] offed by the very same bikers.
Most of the people just died, died.
Most of the people just died, died.
[Eb] Most of the people just died, [Bb] died.
Most of the people just died, died.
[F] But all my friends, they wouldn't die.
[Bb] _
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_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ He said he's dipping glue.
He was 12 years old.
Fell from the roof on East 29.
[Eb] Gabby was 11 when she pulled the plug.
[Bb] Bought 26 racks and a bottle of [F] wine.
Herbie got leukemia, 14 years old.
[Bb] Looked like 65 when he died.
He was a friend of mine.
Most of the people just died, died.
Most of the people just died, [Eb] died.
Most of the people just died, [Bb] died.
Most of the people just died, [F] died.
But all my friends, they wouldn't die.
[Bb] _
_ _ _ Sieber and Georgie let their gimmicks go rotten.
They died of hepatitis in upper Manhattan.
[Eb] Son of Vietnam, took a bullet in the head
[Bb] by the OD on Drano on the night that he was [F] whammed.
They were two more friends of mine.
[Bb] I miss them.
They died.
_ Most of the people just died, died.
Most of the people just died, [Eb] died.
Most of the people just died, [Bb] died.
Most of the people just died, [F] died.
But all my friends, they wouldn't die.
[Bb] _
_ _ _ Larry took a trot up in a hotel room.
Bobby hung himself from a stele in the [Eb] tube.
Judy turned in front of a subway train.
[Bb] And Eddie got slid in a jugular vein.
[F] Eddie, I miss you more than all the others.
[Bb] This song is for you, my brother.
Most of the people just died, died.
Most of the people just died, [Eb] died.
Most of the people just died, [Bb] died.
Most of the people just died, died.
[F] But all my friends, they wouldn't [Bb] die.
_ _ _ Most of the people just died, died.
Most of the people just died, [Eb] died.
Most of the people just died, [Bb] died.
Most of the people just died, [F] died.
But all my friends, they wouldn't [Bb] die.
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