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[Verse 1]
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I caught the Red-Eye at midnight
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In the nick of time
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On the seven fourty seven
       D                 E
And we soon were flying high.
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Lord, I had no time to lose
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Things were getting hot
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Only I know where we stashed the loot
    D                     E
The mob wants to know the spot.

[Interlude]
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[Pre-Chorus]
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They got the muscle in from Cleveland
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The fire-power from Detroit
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They missed me in New Jersey
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Though things got pretty tight.
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Caught my scent in Richmond
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At the Hotel Savoy
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But I got out the laundry shute
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And went to Chicago, Illinois.

[Chorus]
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I'm the Last of the Independents
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Yeah, they're searching coast to coast
     A
Only I know where we hid the loot
D              E
 Eleven years ago.

[Guitar Solo]
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[Verse 2]
E            A          E
I caught the Red-Eye at midnight
D              E
In the nick of time
       A            E
On the seven fourty seven
   D                  E
We soon were high and wide.
    A                    E          D              E
The moon was laughing at me like it did not have a care
    A                   E
But I just smiled right back and said
           D        E
'You ain't going anywhere'.

[Interlude]
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[Pre-Chorus]
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Well, I want out of the rackets
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And the numbers game
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'Cos when you cross the big boss
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You only got yourself to blame.
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I won't sing like a canary
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And I won't go naming names.
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I don't need police protection
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I'll play it my own way.

[Chorus]
E       A
I'm the Last of the Independents
D                       E
 Well, I play by my own rules.
             A
Yes, I'm the Last of the Independents
    D                           E
The Syndicate, well, it don't approve.
              A
Well, I'm the Last of the Independents
D                            E
 Well, I got to keep on the move.
              A
Well, I'm the Last of the Independents
D                       E
 Well, I got no time to lose
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Time to lose.

[Interlude]
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[Outro]
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Well, I got no time, I got no time to lose
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Well, I got no time, I got no time to lose
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Well, I got no time, I got no time to lose
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Well, I got no time, I got no time to lose
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