THE BOOTLEG SAINT – The Sam Roberts Band
Submitted by Rocco C.
Intro strum between – , then -
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Come make your complaint to the Bootleg Saint
He's been gone, keepin' on, keepin' on for your freedom
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Black boots, brown skin he has chemical roots
He's taking back the city one sinner at a time
F#min F#min
He'll sacrifice if you pay the price
He remembers a time when everything was alright
We had water from wine, the streets were alive
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Then old Captain Industry who sold his soul at Wounded Knee
Bought himself a little property
The Saint had found his enemy
F#min F#min -
He'll sacrifice if you pay the price
The laws might sleep, but they never die
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Lions for sheep - an eye for an eye
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He wears a ring with the brand of a three-legged dog
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His rose-coloured glasses cut through the fog
The laws might sleep but they never die
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Lions for sheep, an eye for an eye
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He came down on a storm cloud hard as the Amazon rain
Took him on, took him on and on
And you can pay your respects in the form of a cheque
He's taking back the city one sinner at a time
F#min F#min
He'll sacrifice if you pay the price
The laws might sleep but they never die
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Lions for sheep, an eye for an eye
The Bootleg Saint, well he walks the line
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Between an everyman hero and a waste of time