Tom: F
Dm Bbm
Well she's up against the register with an apron and a spatula,
F Bdim
With y esterday's deliveries and the t ickets for the bachelors
Gm7 A7sus4 A7
She's a mov ing violation from her c onk down to her sh oes,
Dm Gm A7 Dm
But it's j ust an invit ation to the b lues
Gm C7
And you f eel just like Cagney, she lo oks like Rita Hayworth
F
At the co unter of the Schwab's drugstore
Gm C7
You wonder if she might be single, she's a lon er and likes to mingle
F A A7 Dm A7
Got to be patient, try and pi ck up a clu e
Dm Bbm
She said "H ow you gonna like 'em, over m edium or scrambled?",
F G
You say "A nyway's the only way", be c areful not to gamble
Gm7 A7sus4 A7
On a g uy with a suitcase and a ticket getting out of here
Dm Bbm
In a t ired bus station in an o ld pair of shoes
A7sus4 A7 Dm
This ain't no thing but an invit ation to the bl ues
Gm C7
But you can't t ake your eyes off her, get an other cup of java,
F
And it's jus t the way she pours it for you, joking with the customers
Gm C7
Mercy mercy, Mr. Percy, there ain't no thing back in Jersey
F A A7
But a bro ken-down jalopy of a m an I left beh ind
Dm
And a d ream that I was chasing,
Bbm
a b attle with booze
A7sus4 A7 Dm
And an open invit ation to the b lues
Gm C7
But she used to h ave a sugar daddy and a c andy-apple Caddy,
F F
And a b ank account and everything, accu stomed to the finer things
Gm C7
He probably left her for a socialite, and he di dn't love her 'cept at night,
F A
And th en he's drunk and never even to ld her that he cared
Dm
So they took the registration,
Bbm
And the car-keys and her shoes
A7sus4 A7 Dm
And le ft her with an invitat ion to the blues (...solo sax)
Gm C7
'Cause there's a Continental Trailways leaving l ocal bus tonight, good evening
F F
Y ou can have my seat, I'm sticking r ound here for a while
Gm C7
Get me a r oom at the Squire, the f illing station's hiring,
F A
And I can eat here every night, what the h ell have I got to lose?
Dm
Got a c razy sensation,
Bbm
Go or stay? now I gotta choose,
A7sus4 A7 Dm
And I'll accept your invita tion to the b lues
