Tom: D
A G
In the cities, in the highways
A G
In the high rise or in the back rooms
A G
In the hotels, in your motels
A G D G
Do you know what's goin' on?
[Verse 2]
A G
In the morning or in the evening
A G
When the sun shines or when the sun sets
A G
When the clock ticks or when the clock stops
A G D G
When time just runs out on you
[Refrain]
G A
People fightin' and people cryin'
G A
People tryin' to get their hands on you
G A
People dyin' of starvation
G D A
What are you gonna do?
[Chorus]
G D/F# A/E
While you're riding in a black Mercedes Benz
G D/F# A/E
Ridin' high in a black Mercedes Benz
G D/F# A/E
You can't help no one in a black Mercedes Benz
G D/F# A/E A
Inside a black Mercedes Benz
[Interlude]
A G A G D G
[Verse 3]
A G
Crooked rich man, when you see a poor man
A G
Do the tears flow or do your eyes close?
A G A G
Do the breaks lock or do you run him down, down, down
D G
In your high, yea
[Verse 4]
A G
Be a big shot and let those drop
A G
Get to the top anyway you can
A G
Exploitation, no condemnation
A G D G
In a nation whose justice you can buy
[Refrain 2]
G A
Make a big deal and make you money
G A
Run down anyone who gets in the way
G A
Make your heart cold, make the cash flow
G D A
It's gonna make his day
[Chorus 2]
G D/F# A/E
Don't you know he wants a black Mercedes Benz
G D/F# A/E
Wants to buy himself a black Mercedes Benz
G D/F# A/E
He's gonna die in a black Mercedes Benz
G D/F# A/E A
Inside a black Mercedes Benz
[Bridge]
A C G
Death rides in a black Mercedes
A C G
Death rides in a black Mercedes
A C G
Death rides in a black Mercedes
C G D
In a black Mercedes Benz
C G A
Inside a black Mercedes Benz
[Solo]
A G A G D G x2
G A G A x2
[Chorus 3]
G D/F# A/E
Why don't you know he wants a black Mercedes Benz
G D/F# A/E
Wants to buy himself a black Mercedes Benz
G D/F# A/E
He's gonna die in a black Mercedes Benz
G D/F# A/E
While you're riding in a black Mercedes Benz
G D/F# A/E
Ridin' high in a black Mercedes Benz
G D/F# A/E
Can't help no one in a black Mercedes Benz
[Coda]
G D/F# A/E
A black Mercedes Benz
G D/F# A/E
A black Mercedes Benz
G D/F# A/E
A black Mercedes Benz
G D/F# A/E
A black Mercedes Benz
G D/F# A/E
A black Mercedes Benz
