Verse 1
A7DGDG
Well, the eggs chase the bacon 'round the ...frying pan,
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DBmEm7A
And the whining dog pidgeons by the steeple bell rope,
DGDG
And the dogs tipped the garbage pails over last night,
DBmEm7A
And there's always con - struction work bothering you...
Chorus
A7DGG/BDG
...In the neighbor - hood, in the neighbor - hood,
G/BDA7D
In the neigh - bor - hood!
Verse 2
A7DGDG
Well, Friday's a funeral, and Saturday's a bride,
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DBmEm7A
Sey's got a pistol on the register side,
DGDG
And the God-damn de - livery trucks, they make to much noise,
DBmEm7A
And we don't get our butter de - livered no more...
Chorus
A7DGG/BDG
...In the neighbor - hood, in the neighbor - hood,
G/BDA7D
In the neigh - bor - hood!
Verse 3
A7DGDG
Well, Big Mambo's kicking his old grey hound,
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DBmEm7A
And the kids can't get ice-cream 'cause the market burned down,
DGDG
And the newspaper sleeping bags blow down the lane,
DBmEm7A
And that God-damn flatbed's got me pinned in a - gain...
Chorus
A7DGG/BDG
...In the neighbor - hood, in the neighbor - hood,
G/BDA7D
In the neigh - bor - hood!
Verse 4
A7DGDG
There's a couple Fili - pino girls giggling by the church,
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DBmEm7A
And the window is busted, and the landlord ain't home,
DGDG
And Butch joined the army, yeah, that's where he's been,
DBmEm7A
And the jackhammer's digging up the sidewalks a - gain...
Chorus
A7DGG/BDG
...In the neighbor - hood, in the neighbor - hood,
G/BDA7D
In the neigh - bor - hood!
Chorus
A7DGG/BDG
...In the neighbor - hood, in the neighbor - hood,
GDAD
In the neigh---- bor---- hood-----!