From: “Little Criminals” (1977) Riff: Intro/Interlude/Solo 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + -----|------------|------------|------------|------------| -----|----5-----------|----------5-----|----5-----------|------------| D -----|--5---8---8---8-|--8---8---------|--5---8---8---8-|--7---7---------| ---6/|7------------|------------6/|7------------|------------| -----|------------|------------|------------|------------| Riff: Verse 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + -----|------------|------------|------------|------------| -----|----5-----------|----------5-----|----5-----------|------------| D -----|--5---8---8---8-|--8---8---------|--5---8---8---8-|--8---8---7-----| ---6/|7------------|------------6/|7------------|------------| -----|------------|------------|------------|------------| Riff: Outro 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + -----|------------|------------|------------|------------| G -----|----5-7-------5-|------7---------|----5-7-------5-|------3---------| D -----|--5---8-------7-|------8---------|--5---8-------7-|------5---------| ---6/|7------------|------------6/|7------------|------------| -----|------------|------------|------------|------------| CHORDS C/G 3-x-2-0-1-x Abaug 4-x-2-1-1-x C/E 0-3-2-0-x-x ------------ [Intro] (riff) (riff) (riff) (riff) [Verse 1] What you wanna come back here for? Thought you’re with your uptown friends Don’t need none of your junkie business Gonna screw us up again [Verse 2] Get your blackjack off my table Get your coat out of my rack We don’t need you ’round here jerk-off Chuck I want you off my back [Chorus] ’Cause we’ve al- most made it We’ve al- most made it We’ve al- most made it ... to the top [Interlude] (riff) (riff) [Verse 3] Got a gun from Uncle Freddy Got a station all picked out Got a plan and now we’re ready Gonna take that station out [Verse 4] So you go about your business You just leave us folks alone We don’t need no two-bit junkie Screwin’ up our happy home [Chorus] ’Cause we’ve al- most made it We’ve al- most made it We’ve al- most made it ... to the top [Interlude] (riff) (riff) [Solo] (riff) (riff) [Chorus] We’ve al- most made it We’ve al- most made it We’ve al- most made it ... to the top [Outro] (riff) (repeat and fade)

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À propos de la chanson

Cette chanson raconte l'histoire de personnes qui luttent pour échapper à un environnement toxique, dominé par des individus malveillants et des tentations. Les protagonistes expriment leur désir de s'élever au-dessus de leur situation actuelle, en aspirant à une vie meilleure et à la réussite. Ils se sentent accablés par la présence de ces « petits criminels » qui menacent leur bonheur et leurs projets d'avenir. Le contexte semble évoquer une lutte personnelle et sociale, où l'ombre d’une vie moins honorable pèse sur le désir de s’en sortir. Malgré les obstacles, il y a un sentiment d'espoir et de détermination pour atteindre les sommets, loin de la délinquance et des dépendances qui les entourent.