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Shotgun Blues

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Page type: lyric reference Artist: Guns N' Roses Canonical path: /guns-n-roses/shotgun-blues Related lyric paths: 6

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Shotgun Blues

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I got the shotgun blues, shotgun blues

I said I don't know what I did but I know I gotta move

I got the shotgun blues, shotgun blues

I can't wait here forever, I got too much here to lose

And now you're blowin' smoke

I think you're one big joke

Me, I gotta lot ta learn

An I'm still waiting for the heads to turn

You say I walk a line

Fuck they move it every time

You walk a mile in my shoes

And then you tell me about singing the blues

You get what you pay for

And freedom's real high priced

And while you're ripping off children

Somebody is fucking your wife

It's never made a difference

It's only how you survive

I got the shotgun blues, shotgun blues

I said I don't know what I did but I know I gotta move

I got the shotgun blues, shotgun blues

I can't wait here forever, I got too much here to lose

And now you ask me why

I said it's do or die

I'll stick it right in your face

And then I'll put you in your motherfucking place

An you, you can suck my ass

An I think it's so low class

Me, I'm just so concerned

I'm still waiting for your ass to burn

Oh! You want a confrontation

I'll give you every fucking chance

With your verbal masturbation

Me, I just like to dance

How's that for provocation

I'm just making a stance

And I'm tired of the frustration

Of living inside of your lies

And I'm wired on indignation

I said somebody's got to die

I got the shotgun blues, shotgun blues

I said I don't know what I did but I know I gotta move

I got the shotgun blues, shotgun blues

I can't wait here forever, I got too much here to lose

I got the shotgun blues, shotgun blues

Listen motherfucker, you're about to pay your dues

I got the shotgun blues, shotgun blues

If you're going up against me then you know you're gonna lose

I know

I know

I know

I know

(You think anyone with an I.Q. over fifteen

Would believe your shit, fuckhead!)

Nothing but a fucking pussy!

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