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The Hold Steady - "Chips Ahoy!" [Official Video]
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Hold Steady
The Hold Steady
Performer
Craig Finn
Craig Finn
Lead Vocals
Franz Alexander Nicolay
Franz Alexander Nicolay
Keyboards
Tad Kubler
Tad Kubler
Guitar
Bobby Drake
Bobby Drake
Drums
Dana Kletter
Dana Kletter
Background Vocals
G. Polivka
G. Polivka
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Craig Finn
Craig Finn
Composer
Tad Kubler
Tad Kubler
Composer
Franz Nicolay
Franz Nicolay
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Chris Decocco
Chris Decocco
Assistant Engineer
John Agnello
John Agnello
Mixing Engineer
Ted Doherty
Ted Doherty
Assistant Engineer
Ted Young
Ted Young
Assistant Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
She put nine-hundred dollars
On the fifth horse in the sixth race
I think its name was Chips Ahoy
Came in six lengths ahead
We spent the whole next week getting high
At first I thought that she hit
On some tip that she got from some other boy
We were overjoyed
[Instrumental]
I got a girl and she don't have to work
She can tell which horse is gonna finish in first
Some nights the painkillers make the pain even worse
Came in six lengths ahead
We spent the whole next week getting high
I love this girl, but I can't tell when she's having a good time
[Chorus]
How am I supposed to know that you're high
If you won't let me touch you?
How am I supposed to know that you're high
If you won't even dance?
How am I supposed to know that you're high
If you won't let me touch you?
How am I supposed to know that you're high
If you won't even dance?
[Instrumental]
She's hard on the heart and she's soft to the touch
[Instrumental]
She gets migraine headaches when she does it too much
She always does it too much
[Instrumental]
How am I supposed to know that you're high
If you won't let me touch you?
How am I supposed to know that you're high
If you won't even dance?
How am I supposed to know that you're high
If you won't let me touch you?
How am I supposed to know that you're high
If you won't even dance?
And you won't even dance
Written by: Craig Finn, Franz Nicolay, Tad Kubler

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