Tin Pan Alley

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Intro: C, G (Touches on the root note) Am, F, G      (X2) 

Verse 1:  
Am                      F 
The cats are all crazy, Mona Lisa 
Am               F 
They try to say my future is stone 
Am               F 
They say they make all the right calls 
             C                          G 
To all the right numbers that the fat cats know 

Verse 2:  
Am                              F 
But these wheels were made for burning 
Am                       F 
And these wings weren't meant to last 
Am                             F 
In the end it's all fireworks and smoke rings  
 C                       G 
A treacherous road baby, try not to crash 

 
F                                  Am     
And keep your singing voice golden 
  F             C      G  
And put your red shoes on 
C                   Am 
I just want to sing motown, soul 
F                            C           G 
And buy my baby something nice to take home  
Am            G                             F 
And I wanna dance with the poor girls in Europe 
C               G 
I just wanna dance... 
Am            G               F 
And I wanna dance with the poor girls in Europe 
C              G 
I just wanna dance 


Verse 3: 
Am                     F 
After all it's just a crazy dream baby 
Am                         F 
All these good cards burn up in a flash 
Am                        F 
My, my it's getting late Cinderella 
    C                                 G 
Not long before these dresses turn right back to rags 

Verse 4:  
Am                        F 
And don't forget about my homeboy 
Am                      F 
We almost died at them gates 
Am                                       F 
Thank the good Lord for sending his angels...  
C                              G 
In a '49 Mercury for a lightning fast getaways  

 
F                                  Am     
And keep your singing voice golden 
  F             C      G  
And put your red shoes on 
C                   Am 
I just want to sing motown, soul 
F                            C           G 
And buy my baby something nice to take home  
Am            G                             F 
And I wanna dance with the poor girls in Europe 
C               G 
I just wanna dance... 
Am            G               F 
And I wanna dance with the poor girls in Europe 
C              G 
I just wanna dance 


Bridge:  
G             C            F 
And not your friends, they all want to sell your blood 
G           C         F 
And isn't that why everybody signs up 
Am               F 
Forget it baby, keep your eyes on that Cadillac 
C                                      G 
And keep your feet dancing before they say you're too old 
G             C            F 
And not your friends, they all want to sell your blood 
G           C         F 
And isn't that why everybody signs up 
Am               F 
Forget it baby, keep your eyes on that Cadillac 
C                                      G                     C 
And keep your feet dancing before they say you're too old (and) 

 
F                                  Am     
And keep your singing voice golden 
  F             C      G  
And put your red shoes on 
C                   Am 
I just want to sing rock and roll 
F                            C           G 
And buy my baby something nice to take home  
F                                  Am     
And keep your singing voice golden 
  F             C      G  
And put your red shoes on 
C                    G    Am 
I just want to sing motown, soul 
F                         C             G 
And buy my baby something nice she can take home 

F                                  Am     
And keep your singing voice golden 
  F             C      G  
And put your red shoes on 
C                   Am 
I just want to sing rhythm and blues 
F                     C           G 
And crack this old heart made of stone