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Lyrics and Chords

Intro: 0:00
Em  - x8

Verse 1: 0:14
Em
  You were born to privilege
 Em
Licking on a silver spoon.
      Em
You think you gotta buy all your friends,
 Em
Just so you can tear up the room.
0:29
G
  What your kind is a dime a dozen,
G
  I've seen it all before.
Bm
  A parasite in a good disguise,
 Bm
Just another wolf at the door.

Chorus 1: 0:43
     Em
The wolf
  Em
Prowling in the nighttime.
     Em
The wolf
 Em
Howling in the moonshine.
0:51
     Em
The wolf
 Em
Gives you what you want,
       Em
But he ain't no friend of mine.

Verse 2: 0:58
Em
  You lay it on, oh, so sweet,
 Em
Just like that bad cologne.
Em
  You just smiling tooth and nail,
     Em
You gotta make your presence known.
1:12
G
  But you are only a lonely hunter,
G
  Some things you can't disguise.
Bm
  Just to look in the hallway mirror,
          Bm
Now it's howling in your eyes.

Chorus 2: 1:27
     Em
The wolf
  Em
Prowling in the nighttime.
     Em
The wolf
 Em
Howling in the moonshine.
1:34
     Em
The wolf
 Em
Gives you what you want,
       Em
But he ain't no friend of mine.

Instrumental: 1:41
G  - x6 | Bm | Bm
1:56
G  - x6 | Bm | Bm
2:10
D | G/D | A/D | G/D
D | G/D | A | G
2:25
Em  - x8

Verse 3: 2:39
 Em
Silent, slick and stalthy,
  Em
Slinking through your evil's nights.
Em
  You can see in the dark, they tell me
     Em
The daylight burns your eyes.
2:54
G
  I know you're trying to track me down now,
G
  You're right on my trail.
       Bm
Your think you're going for the big, big game,
            Bm
But you're just chasing your own tail.

Chorus 3: 3:08
     Em
The wolf
  Em
Prowling in the nighttime.
     Em
The wolf
 Em
Howling in the moonshine.
3:16
     Em
The wolf
 Em
Gives you what you want,
       Em
But he ain't no friend of mine.

Coda: 3:23 3:37 3:52
Em  - x20

Key

key
Em
original
key
Em
Fm D#m
transpose
capo
on
0 fret
not in use
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B

Chord Fingerings

Live 1986
Live from Portland, 1987

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