{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1889314,"song":"Washington Square","artist":"The Ames Brothers","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11423264-washington-square-chords-by-the-ames-brothers/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1889314?type=chord","rating":4.39011,"votes":3,"content":"Washington Square:The Ames Brothers.\r\n#129 on BB Hot 100 on Epic Records\r\nin 1963.\r\n\r\n\r\nINTRO: [ch]Gm[/ch] [ch]Cm[/ch] [ch]Gm[/ch] [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n#1.\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nFrom Cape Cod Light to the Mississip', to San [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Ab[/ch]    [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nFrancisco Bay.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Cm[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]Cm[/ch]            [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nThey're talkin' 'bout this famous place, down [/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Gm[/ch]      [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nGreenwich Village way.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]              [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nThey hootenanny all the time with folks from [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ab[/ch]   [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\neverywhere.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb[/ch]                           [ch]Cm[/ch]     [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nCome Sunday morning, rain or shine, right in [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]         [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nWashington Square.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n#2.\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]                                       [ch]Ab[/ch]       [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nAnd so I got my banjo out, just sitting, catching dust.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nAnd painted right across the case, 'Greenwich Village [/tab]\r\n\r\nor Bust!'\r\n[tab]   [ch]Eb[/ch]                [ch]Cm[/ch]                      [ch]Ab[/ch]      [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nMy folks were sad to see me go, but I got no meaning there.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]               [ch]Cm[/ch]              [ch]Ab[/ch]     [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nSo, I said, goodbye, Kansas, Mo. and hello, Washington [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nSquare.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n#3.\r\n[tab][ch]Ab[/ch]   [ch]Dbm[/ch]   [ch]Ab[/ch]     [ch]Dbm[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nNear Tennessee, I met a guy who played 12-string guitar.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ab[/ch] [ch]Db[/ch]   [ch]Ab[/ch]    [ch]Dbm[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]Abm[/ch]       [ch]Dbm[/ch]\r\nHe also had a mighty voice, not to mention a car.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]Dbm[/ch]\r\nEach time he hit those bluegrass chords, you sure smelled [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nmountain air.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ab[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]Dbm[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]Abm[/ch]\r\nI  said, don't waste it on the wind, come on to Washington [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dbm[/ch]\r\nSquare.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n#4.\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]Dm[/ch]                  [ch]Bb[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nIn New Orleans, we saw a gal a-walkin' with no shoes.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]Dm[/ch]                                       [ch]Bb[/ch]       [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nAnd from her throat there comes a growl, she sure was singin' [/tab]\r\n\r\nthe blues.\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]Dm[/ch]                      [ch]Bb[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nShe sang for all humanity, this gal with raven hair.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]Dm[/ch]             [ch]Bb[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI said, it's for the world to hear, Come to Washington [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nSquare.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n#5.\r\n[tab][ch]Bbm[/ch] [ch]Ebm[/ch]                                    [ch]B[/ch]  [ch]Gb[/ch]\r\nWe  cannonballed into New York on good old US 1.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]     [ch]Ebm[/ch]                      [ch]B[/ch]        [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\nTil up ahead we saw the arch, a-gleamin' bright in the sun.[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Gb[/ch]             [ch]Ebm[/ch]                         [ch]B[/ch]          [ch]Gb[/ch]\r\nAs far as all the eye could see, ten thousand folks were there.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Gb[/ch]               [ch]Ebm[/ch]  [ch]Gb[/ch]   [ch]B[/ch]        [ch]Bbm[/ch]        [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\nAnd singing in sweet harm-ony, right in Washington Square.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOUTRO:\r\n[tab][ch]Ebm[/ch]         [ch]Bbm[/ch]        [ch]Ebm[/ch]                [ch]Bbm[/ch]        [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\nLet's go to Washington Square..come on to Washington Square..(Fade.)[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nA sixties smash from Kraziekhat.","plain_text":"Washington Square:The Ames Brothers.\n#129 on BB Hot 100 on Epic Records\nin 1963.\n\n\nINTRO: Gm Cm Gm Cm\n\n\n#1.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n#2.\n\n\n\nor Bust!'\n\n\n\n\n\n#3.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n#4.\n\n\n\nthe blues.\n\n\n\n\n\n#5.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOUTRO:\n\n\n\n\n\nA sixties smash from 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