Tenement Funster

by Queen

From the album: Sheer Heart Attack

Track 3 of 18 on Sheer Heart Attack (1974).

Duration: 2:46

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Lyrics for Tenement Funster

My new purple shoes Been amazin' the people next door And my rock 'n' roll forty-fives Been enragin' the folks on the lower floor I got a way with the girls on my block Try my best to be a real individual And when we go down to smokies and rock They line up like it's some kind of ritual Oh, give me a good guitar And you can say that my hair's a disgrace Or just find me an open car I'll make the speed of light out of this place I like the good things in life But most of the best things ain't free It's the same situation, just cuts like a knife When you're young and you're poor and you're crazy Young and you're crazy Young and you're crazy Young and you're crazy Oh, give me a good guitar And you can say that my hair's a disgrace Or just find me an open car I'll make the speed of light out of this place

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More from Sheer Heart Attack

  1. Brighton Rock
  2. Killer Queen
  3. Tenement Funster
  4. Flick Of The Wrist
  5. Lily Of The Valley
  6. Now I'm Here
  7. In The Lap Of The Gods
  8. Stone Cold Crazy
  9. Dear Friends
  10. Misfire
  11. Bring Back That Leroy Brown
  12. She Makes Me (Stormtrooper In Stilettos)
  13. In The Lap Of The Gods... Revisited
  14. Now I’m Here - Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London / December 1975
  15. Flick Of The Wrist - Live BBC Session / October 1974
  16. Tenement Funster - Live BBC Session / October 1974
  17. Bring Back That Leroy Brown - A Cappella Mix 2011
  18. In The Lap Of The Gods… Revisited - Live At Wembley Stadium / July 1986