Showgirl chords by Charming Disaster

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: Gm

Intro:

Gm Cm Gm D7
Gm Eb Gm D

Verse 1:
Gm                  Cm
Mama ran the family grocery store
Gm                                 D7
Ran a little card game through the pantry door
Gm                 Eb
And every night as Papa snored
   Gm                       D
She would deal to the boys
   Gm                           Cm
He busted in the place around a quarter to two (The night came)
Gm                            D
A freshly minted copper with something to prove
Gm             Eb
"This a bust, nobody move"
Gm                       D
I held my mama as she cried

Chorus:
   Gm             Adim
I just got carried away, I couldn't help it
Bb                  Cm
I try to get by all by myself
    Gm
It didn't have to be this way
D7
Got carried away
Gm  D7
Oooh

Verse 2:
Gm                          Cm
I worked my way up from the tenement beat
Gm                                 D7
Finally made detective after years on the street
Gm                                D
But, I could never forget the way she looked at me
Gm                    D
A fire burning in her eyes
Gm                                 Cm
The next time that I saw her she was all grown up (The night came)
Gm                           D7
Sparkling in spangles at the Club Deluxe (He waltzed right in)
Gm                           Eb
Where the owner was known as king of the mob
Gm                             D
And my showgirl she was on his arm

Chorus:
   Gm             Adim
I just got carried away, I couldn't help it
Bb                  Cm
I try to get by all by myself
    Gm
It didn't have to be this way
D7
Got carried away
Gm  D7
Oooh

Verse 3:
Gm                                 Cm
I noticed when that copper started hanging around
Gm                            D7
Whatever he was looking for, it's not what he found
Gm                            Eb
He was there on a job for the boys downtown
Gm                                  D
But that's not why he was working so hard
Gm                                Cm
He never said a word, but I could see what I saw (The night came)
Gm                       D7
My heart was at war in a fight to the draw (How could I win)
Gm                        Eb
How could I jump into the arms of the law
Gm                                 D
All I could do was keep up my guard

Chorus:
   Gm             Adim
I just got carried away, I couldn't help it
Bb                  Cm
I try to get by all by myself
    Gm
It didn't have to be this way
D7
Got carried away
Gm  D7
Oooh

Bridge:
Cm
The night came (It was just a matter of time)
Gm
We moved in (One night he didn't come home)
Cm
The big sting (Beauty isn't a crime)
Gm                 G
We hauled them in (Why should I go it alone)
Cm
The night came (It was just a matter of time)
Gm           G
He moved in (Before I won her affection)
Cm
A girl needs (So tell me is it a crime)
Gm          G
Protection (I offered protection)

Break:
Gm Am Bb Cm
Gm D7 Gm D7

Verse 4:
Gm                            Cm
My gangster went up river, he was serving hard time
Gm                                 D7        D
I didn't forget about him, but he'd never be mine
       Gm                     Eb
And my cop was so far from a life of crime
    G  Gm                          D
But one day I knew he'd stolen my heart
Gm                                 Cm
She loved me like the dream we had so long delayed
Gm                               D
Then she got a little cough that wouldn't go away
           Gm                  Eb
She didn't tell a soul 'til it was too late
        Gm                           Cm Bb D
When she closed her eyes, the angels sang

Chorus:
   Gm              Am        Adim
I just got carried away, I couldn't help it
Bb                  Cm
I try to get by all by myself
    Gm
It didn't have to be this way
D7
Got carried away
Gm  D
Oooh
   Gm              Am
I just got carried away, I couldn't help it
Bb                  Cm
I try to get by all by myself
    Gm
It didn't have to be this way
D7              Cm
Got carried away

Refrain:
Cm             G
Got carried away
G              Cm
Got carried away
               Gm
Got carried away
            D7
Carried away
            Gm
Carried away