Tom: D
Intro: G C Em A
G C
Back in the old folky days
Em A
The air was magic when we played
G C
The riverboat was rockin' in the rain
Em A
Midnight was the time for the raid
D
Oh, Isabela, proud Isabela
Em
They tore you down and plowed you under
F#m G
You're only real with your make-up on
D A
How could I see you and stay too long
G C
All along the Navajo Trail
Em A
Burn-outs stub their toes on garbage pails.
G C
Waitresses are cryin' in the rain
Em A
Will their boyfriends pass this way again
D
Oh, Mother Goose, she's on the skids
Em
Sure ain't happy, neither are the kids
F#m G
She needs someone that she can scream at
D A
And I'm such a heel for makin' her feel so bad
G C
I guess I'll call it sickness gone
Em A
It's hard to say the meaning of this song
G C
An ambulance can only go so fast
Em A
It's easy to get buried in the past
G C Em A
When you try to make a good thing last
Harmonica Solo: D G D G Em (x3)
D
I saw today in the entertainment section
Em
There's room at the top for private detection
F#m G
To Mom and Dad this just doesn't matter
D A
But it's either that or pay off the kidnapper
G C
So all you critics sit alone
Em A
You're no better than me for what you've shown
G C
With your stomach pump and your hook and ladder dreams
Em A
We could get together for some scenes
Harmonica Solo: D G D G Em (x3)
D
Well, I'm up in T.O. keepin' jive alive
Em
And out on the corner it's half past five
F#m G
But the subways are empty, and so are the cafes
D
Except for the Farmer's Market
A
And I still can hear him say
G C
You're all just pissin' in the wind
Em A
You don't know it but you are
G C
And there ain't nothin' like a friend
Em A
Who can tell you you're just pissin' in the wind
Harmonica Solo: D G D G Em (x3)
D
I never knew a man could tell so many lies
Em
He had a different story for every set of eyes
F#m G
How can he remember who he's talking to
D A
Cause I know it ain't me, and hope it isn't you
Outro: G C Em A G C Em
A D
