Bob Dylan - Scarlet town

^AmIn Scarlet Town, where I was born ^AmThere's ivy leaf and silver thorn ^AmThe streets have names that you can't pronounce ^GGold is down to a ^Equarter of an ounce ^AmThe music starts and the people sway ^AmEverybody says, "Are you going my way? " ^AmUncle Tom still workin' for Uncle Bill ^GScarlet Town is ^Eunder the hill.

^AmScarlet Town in the month of May ^AmSweet William Holme on his deathbed lay ^AmMistress Mary by the side of the bed ^GKissin' his face and heapin' ^Eprayers on his head ^AmSo brave, so true, so gentle is he ^AmI'll weep for him as he would weep for me ^AmLittle Boy Blue come your blow horn ^GIn Scarlet Town, whe^Ere I was born

^AmScarlet Town, in the hot noon hours, ^AmThere's palm-leaf shadows and scattered flowers ^AmBeggars crouching at the gate ^GHelp comes, but it c^Eomes too late ^AmBy marble slabs and in fields of stone ^AmYou make your humble wishes known ^AmI touched the garment, but the hem was torn ^GIn Scarlet Town, wh^Eere I was born

^AmIn Scarlet Town, the end is near ^AmThe Seven Wonders of the World are here ^AmThe evil and the good livin' side by side ^GAll human forms s^Eeem glorified ^AmPut your heart on a platter and see who will bite ^AmSee who will hold you and kiss you good night ^AmThere's walnut groves and maplewood ^GIn Scarlet Town cryin' ^Ewon't do no good

^AmIn Scarlet Town, you fight your father's foes ^AmUp on the hill, a chilly wind blows ^AmYou fight 'em on high and you fight 'em down in ^GYou fight 'em with whiskey, ^Emorphine and gin ^AmYou've got legs that can drive men mad ^AmA lot of things we didn't do that I wish we had ^AmIn Scarlet Town, the sky is clear ^GYou'll wish to God that you s^Etayed right here

^AmSet 'em Joe, play "Walkin' the Floor" ^AmPlay it for my flat-chested junkie whore ^AmI'm staying up late, I'm making amends ^GWhile we smile, all ^Eheaven descends ^AmIf love is a sin, then beauty is a crime ^AmAll things are beautiful in their time ^AmThe black and the white, the yellow and the brown ^GIt's all right there in front of you in^E Scarlet Town