Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties - Green like the g train green like sea foam

He invited me i^Dn; Said his name was J^Gesse and to take a look around I found my coat at the b^Dottom of the c^Aloset, dug it ^Emout The only thing that she l^Deft There in the m^Giddle of the room, was the couch She’d always hated the p^Dattern or the t^Aexture I c^Eman't remember it now ^BmI relived those ni^Aghts there breaking d^Gown ^BmI guess I’ll s^Aee mysel^Emf out

^GYou kept me w^Daiting like the ^AG Train ^GI held the d^Door open for ho^Aurs. I had to walk away I r^Emode the ^DA line out to R^Aockaway ^GI’m ^Dalways ^Bmajdrawn to the w^Cater

Walked the streets to the s^Dhore Passed by the m^Gurals fading off of the walls Still licking the fr^Desh wounds from a h^Aurricane in the f^Emall And I watch them reb^Duild I hummed a Ram^Gones song out of key Staring off at the s^Dkyline over sh^Aorebreak And re^Emmembering ^Bmthat this same o^Acean almost ki^Glled me ^BmSouth Carol^Aina, seaf^Emoam green

^GYou kept me w^Daiting like the ^AG Train ^GI held the d^Door open for ho^Aurs. I had to walk away I r^Emode the ^DA line out to R^Aockaway ^GI’m ^Dalways ^Bmajdrawn to the w^Aater I felt t^Ghe w^F#meight

On a calendar l^Bmong enough, all my g^Emrief starts to de^Acay ^{G F#m}On a calendar l^Bmong enough it grows more ^Emuseless by the d^Aay And ^GI ^F#mread that on a calendar l^Gong enough New ^EmYork will be returned to the s^Aea ^{G F#m}When the water gets h^Gigh enough, it’ll t^Emake back everyth^Aing So the ^Bmsubway and the ^GG Train Our ap^Dartment, all our m^Aemories Come to ^Bmrest there under^Gwater All the th^Dings that I thought meant the m^Aost to me I try to p^Gicture it-- just the t^Aop of the s^Dkyline at l^Gow tide, Piercing the s^Gurface as the s^Ahips try to n^Davigate their l^Ganes And there a^Glone and tri^Aumphant on the cr^Dest of a w^Gave Is the co^Guch you g^Aave a^Dway