Tom: D
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
D D7 G Em7
When the hawk's in the kitchen and the sirens in bloom
D Bm7 Em7 A7
and the losers have been swept from the gin mills
D D7 G Em7
Hello sucker, merry christmas and a happy new year
D A D D7
34th Street good tidings to you
[Chorus]
G A D Bm7
Will you meet me in Paradise Alley tonight
Em7 A D D7
We'll leave town in a bottle of whiskey
G A D Bm7
And come on, you old scarecrow, and be a wheel, not a lamppost
Em7 A7
Just put a saddle on a wishbone, and you're halfway there
[Verse 2]
D D7 G Em7
You know, the heroes will wait where their dreams used to be
D Bm7 Em7 A7
Go on and ask the hooligans as they sweep down the midway
D D7 G Em7
I'm going waltzing tonight with the Statue of Liberty
D Bm7 Em7 A7
And come on, you old lazy-bones, let's get out of this place
[Chorus]
G A D Bm7
Will you meet me in Paradise Alley tonight
Em7 A D D7
We'll leave town in a bottle of whiskey
G A D Bm7
And come on, you old scarecrow, and be a wheel, not a lamppost
Em7 A7
Just put a saddle on a wishbone, and you're halfway there
[Verse 3]
D D7 G Em7
Now, there's a counterfeit moon, and I'm seeing right through it
D Bm7 Em7 A7
'cause the dawn spent it all in one place
G A D Bm7
And we'll rise to the top of the morning tonight
D Bm7 Em7 A7
You can ride on my shoulders, and I'll show you the way
[Chorus]
G A D Bm7
Will you meet me in Paradise Alley tonight
Em7 A D D7
We'll leave town in a bottle of whiskey
G A D Bm7
And come on, you old scarecrow, and be a wheel, not a lamppost
Em7 A7
Just put a saddle on a wishbone, and you're halfway there
