Standard (EADGBE)
Intro
x 2
They come to town when the war is over
Dirty boots in the middle of the night
Trolling the bars, hitting on the soldiers
Boys give it up without a fight
They say, Hey, boy, how about your place?
I know you really want to take me home
Drop the bags off on the bedroom floor
They make love with the lights on, saying
Im a carpetbagger, baby
Im coming to your town
Im going to treat you kind
Im going to rob you blind
Ill smile all the time
Whoa, yeah
Whoa, yeah
Whoa, yeah
Sally could have had any one of the boys
But she couldnt love no one she could not control
Friend of mine and her got married
I dont hear too much from them anymore
Last I heard, he had a rope around his neck
Dragging around the grocery store
Carrying her bags and pushing down the aisles
Saying, I aint got no home in this world anymore
Im a carpetbagger, baby
Im coming to your town
Im going to treat you kind
Im going to rob you blind
Ill smile all the time
Whoa, yeah
Whoa, yeah
Whoa, yeah
They come to town when the partys over
Books been written and truths been tried
Theyll take it all if the doors left open
Steal the nose right from under your eyes
Singing, Im a carpetbagger, baby
Im coming to your town
Im going to treat you kind
Im going to rob you blind
Ill smile all the time
Whoa, yeah
Whoa, yeah
Whoa, yeah