^FI never met a lady ^CQuite as ^Bbpretty as Melody Dean ^FAnd when I laid my head down on her ^Cheart it ^Bbbeated out your name ^FAnd so I had to ^Clisten to her ^Bbheart beat several hundred times and ^FShe was very ^Cnice about it ^BbHeld my hand and didn't mind ^FI never put my foot in the same ^CRiver twi^Bbce I don't like getting wet ^FYou take the good you take the bad ^CYou take ^Bbit all and that is all you get ^FThe fact is you would rather I be ^Clonely in^Bb a bathtub with a book ^FThe fact is you would rather I sat ^CPining on^Bb our pictures from New York

New York, New York, New York But

^FI ^Cge^Bbt torn to pieces ^FFo^Cr ^Bbthe stupidest reasons ^FAl^Cl ^BbI want's to love the one I'm with Just like the song says

^FI don't like picking sides I don't like ^CSticking ^Bbmy Sharona in a box ^FI like to spread her out on different ^CCrackers,^Bb yeah I like the way she looks ^FAnd when I go to bed at night with ^CMe^Bblody undressing in my head ^FTo get tot sleep you know that I would ^CRather be^Bb undressing you instead Instead, instead, instead

^FI never met a lady quite as ^CPretty as Melody Dean and ^BbEven though I know you are a little bit angry with me ^FYou know that it is you I love ^CAnd you I want to get me off ^BbBut you can only do that when you're here And right now you are not F

(Instrumental break follows the exact same pattern)

^FI never cross the Continental ^CDivide wi^Bbthout thinking about you ^FI am a tree that's carved up with her ^CName she ^Bbis a warrior tattoo ^FAnd the fact is you're selective about ^Cwhat you ^Bbcan remember for a start ^FThe fact is you're just jealous as all ^CGet out w^Bbe can do it in the dark The dark, the dark, the dark

But

^FI ^Cge^Bbt torn to pieces ^FFo^Cr ^Bbthe stupidest reasons ^FAl^Cl ^BbI want's to love the one I'm with Just like Steven Stills says

Amanda Palmer - Melody dean