Another Bad Apple

Drop-D Tuning - No Capo 

Intro 
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Granddaddy was a gambler 
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Never ever seemed to win 
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Made a bad deal with the wrong man 
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We never saw granddaddy again 


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Then Grannie ran off with a grifter 
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She didn't even leave a note 
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Them kids had to raise each other 
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And that's about all she wrote 


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It's why mama ain't gonna quit drinkin 
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And brother's always gonna be broke 
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Sister won't ever do nothin 
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Cause she's too damn high on dope 
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Yeah and I ain't judgin nobody 
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Ah it ain't much better for me 
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Yeah I'm just another bad apple 
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That didn't fall far from the tree 

Instrumental Break 
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Mama walk around in her bathrobe 
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Suckin Stoli down all day 
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Brother run down to the dog track 
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Throw his welfare check away 


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And sister's on her back in the bowery 
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Just enough to get her fix 
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She couldn't earn it turnin tables 
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So she turned to turnin tricks 


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That's why mama ain't gonna quit drinkin 
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And brother's gonna always be broke 
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Sister won't ever do nothin 
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Cause she's too damn high on dope 
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Yeah and I ain't judgin nobody 
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Ah it ain't much better for me 
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Yeah I'm just another bad apple 
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That didn't fall far from the tree 

Instrumental Break 
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That's why mama ain't gonna quit drinkin 
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And brother's gonna always be broke 
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Sister won't ever do nothin 
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Cause she's too damn high on dope 
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Yeah and I ain't judgin nobody 
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Ah it ain't much better for me 
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Yeah I'm just another bad apple 
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That didn't fall far from the tree 

Outro 
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Yeah I'm just another bad apple 
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That didn't fall far from the tree 

Instrumental Outro 
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