Chords with lyrics
E7E7
Well, I tried, and I tried,
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But the river seems so wide.
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And my head hurts and my hands are tied.
E7E7
And it's so... hard,
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When you're standing on the yard,
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Every time that your number comes a-round.
Chorus 1:
D MajorD
Call me up in Dreamland, radio to me man.
E7E7
Get the message to me, anyway you can.
D MajorD
Well, let your river roll, a-way down in your soul,
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Never to grow old... on the saxo-phone.
Verse 2:
E7E7
From the airport, to the plane,
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A-way to the railroad trains.
E7E7
Why can't we take it from the top,
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And start all over again?
E7E7
Everytime you hear that whistle blow,
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You know you gotta put on your show;
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Every time your number comes a-round.
Chorus 2:
D MajorD
Call me up in Dreamland, radio to me man.
E7E7
Get the message to me, anyway you can.
D MajorD
Well, let your river roll, a-way down in your soul,
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Never to grow old... on the saxo-phone.
Sax Solo:
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Verse 4:
E7E7
From the car, to the bar;
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Or why don't you pour it in a jar?
D MajorD
An put a label on it,
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And send it off to the lost and found.
E7E7
You've gotta get it in your brain,
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But be-fore you go in-sane;
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Every time your number comes a-round. (Here it comes);
Chorus 3:
D MajorD
Call me up in Dreamland, radio to me man.
E7E7
Get the message to me, anyway you can.
D MajorD
Well, let your river roll, a-way down in your soul,
A augmentedA
Never to grow old... on the saxo-phone.
Coda:
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Never to grow old... on the saxo-phone.
A7A7
Never to grow old... on the saxo-pho...ne.
(Lord have mercy!)