Tuning: E A D G B E

album: Not Till Tomorrow (1999) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9lV6mfsJzI [Intro]

|^Ab |^Fm |^Fm |^C |^Am |^Db |^Eb |^G |^G |

[Verse 1]

^GHey, ^Fbuddy, can you ^Emspare me some ^Cchange? ^AmMe and my ^Dbmlady trying to ^Dget back to De^Gtroit They're ^Gripping off the ^Fcustomers and ^Emtearing the buildings ^Cdown The ^Amship seems to be ^Cmsinking, and ^Deveryone's moving ^Gout

[Chorus]

But ^Fmaybe it's just the ^Ebway I ^Gfeel For ^Csome have been so ^Dki-^Gnd ^FMaybe it's ^Cmjust that I'm ^Dfar from ^Ghome And ^Cyou, and you and ^Ayou,^C been on my ^Dmind ^Eb ^D

[Verse 2]

^GFaces in the ^Fcurtains whilst the ^Emsirens were ^Cscreaming ^ADisturbing the ^Cdreaming that I ^Ebhad without ^Gsleep ^GHustlers on the ^Fblock taking ^Eevery cent I ^Cgot So it's ^Adollars for the ^Cbarman to ^Dgive my mind some ^Gease

[Chorus]

But ^Fmaybe it's just the ^Ebway I ^Gfeel For ^Csome have been so ^Dki-^Gnd ^AMaybe it's just that I'm ^Dfar from ^Ghome And ^Cyou, and you and ^Ayou,^C been on my ^Dmind

[Verse 3]

^GSomeone has ^Fbled an angry ^Emslogan on the ^Cwall ^AmJust across the ^Cstreet from my ^Dluxury ho^Gtel And the ^Gletters are so ^Fbig that from close ^Emup you cannot ^Cread them But I'm ^Ahigh up in my ^Croom and I can ^Ebread them very ^Gwell.

[Chorus]

But ^Fmaybe it's just the ^Ebway I ^Gfeel For ^Csome have been so ^Gki-nd ^FMaybe it's ^Cmjust that I'm ^Ebfar from ^Ghome And ^Dbyou, and ^Fmyou and ^Bbmyou, ^C been on my ^Ebmind ^Eb

[Instrumental half verse]

^GHey, ^F#buddy, ^Fcan you ^Emspare me some ^Cchange? ^FmMe and my ^Dblady ^Ctrying to ^Ebget back to De^Gtroit

[Verse 4]

^GHopal^Abong, the ^FBowery Boys, and ^Emall my cowboy ^Cheroes ^AmSaturday morning ^Cpicture memories ^Ebfloating in the ^Gair "Give ^Gmy regards to ^FBroadway," said a ^Emgrey-faced ^Cstatue Who was ^Aobviously ^Cstoned to be ^Ebstanding in that ^Gsquare.

[Chorus]

But ^Fmaybe it's just the ^Ebway I ^Abfeel For ^Dbsome have ^Fbeen so ^Abki-^Gnd ^FMaybe it's ^Cmjust that I'm ^Ebfar from ^Ghome And ^Cyou, and ^Fmyou and ^Bbmyou, ^Ebbeen on my ^Abmind

[Outro]

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