Eric Andersen – Tin Can Alley chords

[Verse 1]

Em                   Bm               Em      ACop is on the corner lookin’ down the street, Waitin’ for the runner
Emcomin’ with the treat
                              Bm             ACrime it don’t exist when you look the other way, It’s only in the
                        Emmovies….. when it never pays.
Em                                     A                    EmThey get you in the Jailhouse, the cops’ll get their pick, You don’t
                           Afight back unless you’re lookin’ to get hit.
   C       G         D            AIn Tin Can Alley the cops get the kicks,
     Em              B                 EmThey know who it is, carryin’ the sticks.  (2 Bars)


[Verse 2]

Em                  Bm               Em    AHall-way nightmares blackin’ out the moon, Someone’s on the landing
Emfumbling with a spoon
                      Bm                       AStay for a while, you can’t be here, Cause the man is comin’.....and he
         Emmight be near
Em                                    A                EmHe knows you’ll come a-lookin’ if you don’t find some, He circles like
                Aa vulture till your Mind’s undone,
       C            G           D           AYou’re crazy like a rat but you just  can’t run.
        Em                      B            EmDown in Tin Can Alley with your back to the sun.


[Verse 3]

Em                     Bm             Em                AShoebox halls, ain't very much space, It ain’t just the kids that
Emover-run the place
                      Bm               ARats in the cupboard, papa just sighs, Man is afraid... they’ll make
           Emthe baby cry
Em                                 A                      EmThey creep along the floor, they creep along the wall,  landlord’s
          Aout every time you call
   C             G                D               AYou’re scared at night, you can’t walk out in the hall
        Em                        B                EmDown in Tin Can Alley, they ain’t afraid of you at all.

[Verse 4]

Em                      AChurch is on the corner heralding the poor
Em                      AThe earth is in a vault locked inside the door
Em                            ARepent and it is yours is the promise that they give
EM               Bm        A                                 EmAnd you hope and pray that Jesus...... remembers where you live.
Em                          AYou were born to suffer the preacher he believes
Em                          APay for all your sins, now get down on your knees
   C                     G             D                 ABut you've been down so long that you don't know what it means
       Em                          B                 EmOh, parked out in the alley in his chauffeured limousine
        Em                      B            EmDown in Tin Can Alley with your back to the sun.