{"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":2384309,"song":"59Th Street Gang","artist":"Eli Nathan","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11492706-59th-street-gang-chords-by-eli-nathan/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2384309?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"[Verse 1]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen they come roaring down the streets in their leather bomber jackets[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTires screamin pavement screechin making such a racket[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nShiny steel spokes printing against the flashing chains[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe people would all run for the 59th street gang[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe leader of the group was a guy they all called Mike[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nrespected for his strength and the way he rode his bike[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe kept his secret carefully and no one ever knew[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThat the dare-devil rough and tough leader was a Jew[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe surived as an orphan in early childhood[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThere was no one there to teach him to do the things he should[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe inside of a synagogue he'd seen but once before[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNow his life was a Harley, trouble and no more[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNow one day they were parked outside Tony's pizza shop[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen one of them said \"Hey ya know, there's money on the block\"[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI heard that in the Synagogue they have a silver crown[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSure to fetch a pretty penny if we hock it downtown[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThey drew a lot to see who'd be the one to go on in[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe short straw went to Mike, the sin belonged to him[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey set a date and time for the Sunday to come[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAnd they slapped Mike on the back because he was the chosen one[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOhhh ohhhh ohhhhhhh ohhhhhhhhhhhh ohhhhhhhhhhhh[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSunday night was cloudy it was a chilly night for fall[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nMike approached the Synagogue walking cool and tall[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAs the 59th street gang waited underneath the trees[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nMike climbed up the stairs and he picked the lock with ease[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe walked into the Synagogue and everything was dark[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe everlasting flame was casting shadows on the Ark[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe reached up to open the Aron Kodesh door[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe silver crown shone in the night like it never shone before[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd what he saw made his head spin round[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nCouldn't believe his eyes and he broke down[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBack out of the synagogue he slowly turned around[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe gang beneath the trees saw him without the silver crown[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nListen guys he said that crown is a memory[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOf the Rabbi's soul, may he rest in peace[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI've led you all with blood and guts as the years went by[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAin't no one here gonna tell me what to do or why[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI've kept my secret carefully till now I've told no one[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe 59th street gang is no place for the Rabbi's son[/tab]","plain_text":"[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["D","G","A","A7","Bm"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}