Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
♪ Intro:
C majorC
| FF | C majorC | G+G | C majorC FF | C majorC |
♪ Verse 1:
C majorC Bb majorBb A minorAm
I slept last night in a good hotel
DmDm FF Bb majorBb FF
I went shopping today for jewels
C majorC Bb majorBb A minorAm
The wind rushed around in the dirty town
DmDm FF Bb majorBb FF
And the children let out from the schools
DmDm C majorC
I was standing on a noisy corner
FF C majorC Bb majorBb A minorAm G+G
Waiting for the walking green
C majorC Bb majorBb A minorAm
Across the street he stood and he played real good
DmDm FF Bb majorBb FF A minorAm G+G
On his clarinet for free
♪ Verse 2:
C majorC Bb majorBb A minorAm
Now me I play for fortunes
DmDm FF Bb majorBb FF
And those velvet curtain calls
C majorC Bb majorBb A minorAm
I got a black limousine and two gentlemen
DmDm FF Bb majorBb FF
Who escort me through these halls
DmDm C majorC
But I’ll play if you got the money
FF C majorC Bb majorBb A minorAm G+G
Or if you’re a friend to me
C majorC Bb majorBb A minorAm
The one man band by the quick lunch stand
DmDm FF Bb majorBb FF A minorAm G+G
He was playing real good for free
♪ Verse 3:
C majorC Bb majorBb A minorAm
Nobody stopped to hеar him
DmDm FF Bb majorBb FF
Though he played so sweet and high
C majorC Bb majorBb A minorAm
They knеw he had never been on their TV
DmDm FF Bb majorBb FF
So they passed his music by
DmDm C majorC
I meant to go over and ask for a song
FF C majorC Bb majorBb A minorAm G+G
Maybe put on a harmony
C majorC Bb majorBb A minorAm
I heard his refrain as the signal changed
DmDm FF Bb majorBb FF A minorAm G+G C majorC
He was playing real good for free