Livin Next To Leroy

	  		
Intro: F  F#  B 

Verse: 
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I used to roll my cigarettes on the hood of my Tacoma 
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Sit and watch the world go by 
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And I was seventeen and green and knowin' nothin' 'bout livin' 
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In a town where people go to die 


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Leroy was a transplant from somewhere in Alabama 
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The first time I met him, he asked me for a spoon 
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And I thought he must've been in a bluegrass band, or somethin' 
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But I'd find out one August afternoon 


 
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Three doors down, there's tinfoil on the table 
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They ain't cookin' up nothin' good 'round here 
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There's one in every house: high on the couch, stealin' cable 
        C#                B               F# 
On the dark side of the country it ain't bonfires, it ain't beer 
         D#m                              B                            B 
But you find out quick how big a hit the neighbor's bike'll get ya, boy 
                C#   B  F#    C#  B  F# 
Livin' next to Leroy 



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In the classroom, Susie Highschool was passin' pills like notes 
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Takin' shots in the parkin' lot at lunch 
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And I'd join in every now and then 'cause you can't beat the cool crowd 
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I'd go to Leroy's 'til I sobered up 



 C#          B             F# 
Three doors down, there's tinfoil on the table 
 C#                B           F# 
They ain't cookin' up nothin' good 'round here 
        C#             B                 F# 
There's one in every house: high on the couch, stealin' cable 
        C#                B               F# 
On the dark side of the country it ain't bonfires, it ain't beer 
         D#m                                B 
But you find out quick how big a hit that class ring'll get ya, boy 
                C#   B  F#    C#  B  F# 
Livin' next to Leroy 



Verse: 

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I rolled a J on the day I got my diploma 
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I knew Leroy would be proud 
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I can't forget shakin' him, tryin' to wake him on that sofa 
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He never did come 'round 


Instrumental/Solo: 
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C#  B  F#     C#  B  F# 
C#  B  F#     C#  B  F# 
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       C#          B             F# 
Yeah, three doors down, there's tinfoil on the table 
 C#                B           F# 
They ain't cookin' up nothin' good 'round here 
        C#             B                 F# 
There's one in every house: high on the couch, stealin' cable 
        C#                B               F# 
On the dark side of the country it ain't bonfires, it ain't beer 
         D#m                                       B 
But you find out quick how high you get when that last hit gets ya, boy 



OUTRO: 
                C#   B   F# 
Livin' next to Leroy    Yeah 
                C#   B  F# 
Livin' next to Leroy   Oooh yeah ooh 
         C#   B   F#         C#  B  F# 
Next to Leroy    Yeah ah um 


FADE OUT: (this can be omitted as it is so soft and quiet) 
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