Santa Fe chords by Alan Menken

Intro:
Fm7 Bb/F Fm7 Bb/F
          Fm7             Bb/F
Folks, we finally got our headline.
         Fm7                Bb/F
"Newsies Crushed as Bulls Attack"
           Db/F
Crutchie's calling me,
     Eb/F                 Bb/F C/F
Dumb crip's just too damn slow.
         Fm7                Bb/F
Guys are fightin', bleedin' fallin'
          Fm7               Bb/F
thanks to good ole' Captain Jack.
        Bb/C               C9                 Ab2
Captain Jack just wants to close his eyes and go.

Verse 1:
       Bb
Let me go.
    Gm
Far away.
          Eb         F/Eb  Eb/Bb  Bb      F/A    D/F#    Gm      Gm/F  Eb  Bb/D
Somewhere they won't ever  find me, and tomorrow won't remind me of  today.
        Cm7    F7      Dm7     Gm7
And the city's finally sleepin'.
        Cm7        F7      Dm7     Gm7
And the moon looks old and grey.
      Dbmaj9 Abmaj9      Gm7       C9    F7sus
I get on a   train thats bound for Santa Fe.

Verse 2:
F7      Bb
And I'm gone.
        Gm
And I'm done.
        Eb       F/Eb    Cm/Bb  Bb
No more running. No more lying.
        F/A     D/F#  Gm    Gm/F  Eb
No more fat old man denying me my pay.
       Cm7     F7      Dm7   Bb/D       Ebmaj7      F/Eb D7sus D7
Just a moon so big and yellow, it turns night right into day.
            Cm7             F7sus        Bb C/Bb Bb C/Bb
Dreams come true. Yeah they do. In Santa Fe.

Bridge:
Eb            F/Eb    Eb    F/Eb     Cm/Bb Bb   Cm/Bb Bb
Where does it say you gotta live and die   here?
Eb            F/Eb  Eb        F/Eb    Bb2   Bb
Where does it say a guy can't catch a break?
Bb/Ab
Why should you only take what you're given?
Gm                        Ebm/Gb
Why should you spend your whole life living
Gm2                                  Ebmaj7
trapped where there ain't no future. Even at 17.
G2                                    Ebmaj7
Breaking your back for someone else's sake.
       Ab2                          Am7(b5)               D7sus D7
If the life don't seem to suit you, how about a change of scene?
Gm2                Gm2/F             F/G
Far from the lousy headlines and the deadlines in between.
G7 Fmaj7/G F/G

Verse 3:
G7sus G7  C          Am
San - ta  Fe, my old friend.
        F        G/F        F/C      C
I can't spend my whole life dreaming.
         G/B        E/G#  Am     Am/G      F  C/E
Though I know thats all I seem inclined to do.
        Dm7     G7  Em7    C/E
I ain't getting any younger.
      Fmaj7 G7/F        E7sus E7
And I wanna start brand new.
       Dm9              Fmaj7/G
I need space. And fresh air.
        C           Em/B          Am
Let 'em laugh in my face. I don't care.
Em/G    Fmaj7          G7sus G
Save my place. I'll be there.

Instrumental:
C/G D/G C/G D/G

Outro:
        Eb/G            C/G
Just be real is all I'm asking.
         Eb/G           C/G
Not some painting in my head.
          Am/D            F/G            Am  Am/G
Cause I'm dead if I can't count on you today.
      Ab      Ab/G Fm7       Em/G G  Am Am11
I got nothing if I ain't got San- ta Fe.