Intro: Em A6 (3x) Em  
      
A6     Em                   
   The shoe-shine was cool 
A6      Em                  
   He'd sussed out the scene 
A6             Em 
   Scratch was nobody's fool 
A6      Em                  A6 
   He'd always come clean 
   F#m7                 B7 
If this was a frame-up 
F#m7                  B7 
Who built the frame? 
    F#m7                  B7 
Was this the big pay-off 
        F#m7             B7 
Or some crapulous game 
D      A         Em 
 I know you think I'm going thru' it 
D        A          Em 
 But babe don't weep   I didn't do it 
D         A       Em                    Fmaj7/C 
 The light was dim, I never knew it's a sin 
  Dmaj9           Em      A6 
To drink ....cold tea 
   
Em  

A6     Em 
  That pig he was rough 
A6           Em 
  Trailed us right round the block 
A6     Em 
  Enid stashed all her stuff 
A6           Em                 A6 
  Behind the grandfather clock 
   F#m7                    B7 
If this was the show-down 
F#m7                 B7 
Who wrote the show? 
    F#m7               B7    
Was he the big con-man 
          F#m7          B7 
Or some cadaverous crow 
D      A         Em 
 I know you think I'm going thru' it 
D        A           Em 
 But babe don't weep   I didn't do it 
D         A       Em                    Fmaj7/C 
 The light was dim, I never knew it's a sin 
   Dmaj9          Em     A6 
To drink ....cold tea 

Em    A6     Em     A6     Em    A6 
Acoustic solo 

D      A         Em 
 I know you think I'm going thru' it 
D        A           Em 
 But babe don't weep   I didn't do it 
D         A       Em                    Fmaj7/C 
 The light was dim, I never knew it's a sin 
   Dmaj9          Em    
To drink ....cold tea 
A6        Em 
  I never knew its a sin 
A6            Em 
  You know the light was so dim 
A6        Em 
  I never knew its a sin 
A6             Em               A6  
  You know the light was so dim 
D  A  Emadd9