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[Verse 1]

E7
Mama makes the music and she makes the news
E7
She dances all night in her golden shoes
            A7                   E7
She's high flying, going, going, gone
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She'll be halfway to Heaven by the hour that the morning comes

[Verse 2]

E7
And papa's sacked out with his head in his lap
E7
Mama likes to think that he's taking a nap
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Because he's working so hard, working all night long
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He'll be halfway to hell in the hour that the morning comes

[Chorus]

       A7
Like a bat out of hell in the moonlight
                                                   E7
Like the pieces of the picture that you broke last night
A7
I'm sure it's gonna be all right
        C#7                  F#7           B7      E7
I'll be halfway heavy by the hour that the morning comes

[Verse 3]

    E7
Oh, look at that fool with the lampshade on
 E7
Somebody told him he was having fun
              A7                    E7
But they were wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong
          C#7                   F#7     B7            E7
If he's a fool enough he might open his eyes when the morning comes along

[Verse 4]

    E7
Now look at that secret agent man
E7
Sneaking out of church with blood on his hands
          A7                  E7
He's for sale, going, going, gone
             C#7                   F#7        B7        E7
He'll be the first to know and the last to go when the shit hits the fan

[Chorus]

E7
Gimme little water, gimme little wine
E7
You're looking at a man who's been out in the sunshine
        A7                             E7
Just a little too long, little bit too long
            C#7                 F#7           B7      E7
But I'll be halfway home in the hour that the morning comes