Dave Van Ronk

Gaslight Rag

Dave Van Ronk


Tom: Dm

Cm       G#   G
C        F    C
C        D    G
C        F    E  E7
F   C   A7    G7   C


[Verse 1]
C                C
Another damn day aw take it away,

F                    C
Gotta make my gig on time.

C                 C
Flailin' guitar, bein' a star,

D                         G
Scufflin' for nickels and dimes.

C                C
Silly damn grind outta my mind,

F          E  E7
Crazy if I stay

F                   C          A7              G7                       C
Leave your wife and bring your knife if you're working at Mitchell's Cafe.

[Interlude]
Same as chorus progression once through

[Chorus]
F                                                 Gm        F#           F
I had a dream that The Gaslight was clean and the rats were all scrubbed down

    Gm         F#            F          D                             G
The Coffee was great and the waitresses straight and Patrick Sky left town.

F                                            Bb               A  A7
No one was Swocked and Dylan played Bach and Ochs's songs all scanned

Bb                   F               G
I got out of bed and straightened my head

    C7                       F     F7
and started a rock and roll baaand ooh

[Verse 2]
C           C
Honey Babe, Honey Babe

F                  C
Won't you carry me down.

C                    C                            D              G
Pimps and Whores and grunge on the floors and the finest show in town.

C                C                 F                  E  E7
Pizza stands and skiffle bands and Pogo's buyin' this round

F                                  C         A7              G#           G           C
There's not much light but there's plenty of fight when your singing in a hole in the ground