♫ Intro: G C G Em G C G D G ♫ Verse 1: G C Oh this Amsterdam O' bawdy southern climes G Em All awash in amber neon & sin G C 'll see yer guts for galluses, sixes for yer nine's G D G The cruelest place that I have ever been
G C Oh there's women here blow hot & icy cold G Em And they'll fight like rotten gull's to pick yer cage G C On the arms o' villains who'll see yer kidneys sold G D G They'll spare condition, sex nor age ♫ Chorus: G C And I'll curse the day a thousand shades o' blue G Em When I swapped my Scottish Lion for a boxing kangaroo G C And I'll have one for the Mary, for Rollin' Annie too G D G And one for the leaky tub that brought me here to you G C G Em G C G D G ♫ Verse 2: G C She were cut from the rock by the rare old stock G Em Sent to hell in the devil's jewelry G C In her crown of fire & twisted bloody wire G D G Tryin' to drive us all back into the sea G C Where you took my hand and helped me understand G Em What it's like without them shackles just a while G C And we blazed our way around Blackwattle Bay G D G And danced along The Hungry Mile ♫ Chorus: G C And I'll curse the day a thousand shades o' blue G Em When I swapped my Scottish Lion for a boxing kangaroo G C And I'll have one for the Mary, for Rollin' Annie too G D G And one for the leaky tub that brought me here to you (3x) G C G Em G C G D G ♫ Verse 3: G C Iron'll rust & corn'll ripen G Em All the oceans'll turn to steam G C Whate'er'll pass and whatever'll happen G D G You'll remain my lucid dream G C Oh the winds'll roar & cities'll crumble G Em All that steam'll fall as tears G C And achin' hearts'll sing along in chorus G D G Across all the miles and down the years ♫ Chorus: G C And I'll curse the day a thousand shades o' blue G Em When I swapped my Scottish Lion for a boxing kangaroo G C And I'll have one for the Mary, for Rollin' Annie too G D G And one for the leaky tub that brought me here to you G C And I'll curse the day a thousand shades o' blue G Em When I swapped my Scottish Lion for a boxing kangaroo G C And I'll have one for the Mary, for Rollin' Annie too G D G And one for the leaky tub that brought me here to you G D G And one for the leaky tub that brought me here to you G D G (once) And another for the leaky tub that brought me here to you