Tom: C
C
If I had a girl on 9th avenue
F
I know exactly what she would do
D G D G
She would wander at dawn look around At folks
D G D G
Find someone better looking who tells Better jokes
F C
And then she'd leave me and I'd walk Back east alone
[Chorus]
Em Am
9 8 7th avenue
Em Am
Now I'm crossing Madison
Em Am
Sobbing on Park Avenue
F
Feeling bad on Lexington
Em Am
3 2 1st avenue
Em Am
Going east with the wind
Em Am F
Cross the FDR to the east river
C
Fall right in
[Verse 2]
C
And if I had a girl on 10th avenue
F
I know exactly what she would do
D G D G
She would wander at day look at all the Guys
D G D G
Find someone who's read more books And has bluer eyes
F C
And then she'd leave me and I'd walk Back east alone
[Chorus]
Em Am
9 8 7th avenue
Em Am
Now I'm crossing Madison
Em Am
Sobbing on Park Avenue
F
Feeling bad on Lexington
Em Am
3 2 1st avenue
Em Am
Going east with the wind
Em Am F
Cross the FDR to the east river
C
Fall right in
[Verse 3]
C
And if I had a girl on 11th avenue
F
I know exactly what she would do
D G D G
She would wander at night hang around At bars
D G D G
Find someone who draws better and Plays prettier guitar
F C
And then she'd leave me and I'd walk Back east alone
[Chorus]
Em Am
9 8 7th avenue
Em Am
Now I'm crossing Madison
Em Am
Sobbing on Park Avenue
F
Feeling bad on Lexington
Em Am
3 2 1st avenue
Em Am
Going east with the wind
Em Am F
Cross the FDR to the east river
C
Fall right in
[Bridge 1]
F G
Until the scum in the east river would Drown me
F G
The phlegm and rotten rats would Surround me
F G
The shattered cars at the bottom all Around me
F C
Until I was just another scum in the East river
[Bridge 2]
F Em
And when I become the scum it's my Job to drown
F Em
The pathetic hopes and failures of the Next unloved clown
F Em
Though maybe it would be a girl and We could become scum together
F
Decompose as the river flows
Em
Become one scum together
Become one forever
C
One bloated rotten putrid scum forever
[Chorus]
Em Am
9 8 7th avenue
Em Am
Now I'm crossing Madison
Em Am
Sobbing on Park Avenue
F
Feeling bad on Lexington
Em Am
3 2 1st avenue
Em Am
Going east with the wind
Em Am F
Cross the FDR to the east river
C
Fall right in
