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On Broadway  chords
 A    G4x
 AThey say the Gneon Alights are Gbright on ABroadGwayA  G  
 AThey say there's Galways Amagic Gin the AairG  A  G  
 DBut when you're Cwalkin' Ddown that CstreetD  
And you ain't Chad enoDugh to Eeat
 AThe glitter Grubs right Aoff Gand you're noAwherGeA  G  
 AThey say the Ggirls are Asomething Gelse on ABroadGwayA  G  
 ABut looking at Gthem Ajust Ggives me the AblueGsA  G  
D'Cause how ya Cgonna Dmake some CtimeD  
When all you Cgot is Done thin Edime?
 AAnd one thin Gdime won't Aeven Gshine your AshoeGsA  G  
Ha! AThey say that GI won't Alast too Glong on ABroadGwayA  G  
 AI'll catch a GGreyhound Abus for Ghome, they all AsayG  A  G  
 DBut oh! They're dead Cwrong, I Dknow they CareD  
'Cause I can Cplay this Dhere guiEtar
 AAnd I won't Gquit till AI'm a Gstar on ABroadGwayA  G  
 DBut oh! They're dead Cwrong, I Dknow they CareD  
'Cause I can Cplay this Dhere guiEtar
 AAnd I won't Gquit till AI'm a Gstar on ABroadGwayA  G  
On Broadway (on Broadway)
Capo II
 A= G  
 G= F  
 D= C  
 C= Bb  
 E= D  
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
 A= D  
 G= C  
 D= G  
 C= F  
 E= A  

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On Broadway

by The Drifters

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On Broadway chords

A G

A G A G A G A G

They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway

A G A G A G A G

They say there's always magic in the air

D C D C D

But when you're walkin' down that street

C D E

And you ain't had enough to eat

A G A G A G A G

The glitter rubs right off and you're nowhere

A G A G A G A G

They say the girls are something else on Broadway

A G A G A G A G

But looking at them just gives me the blues

D C D C D

'Cause how ya gonna make some time

C D E

When all you got is one thin dime?

A G A G A G A G

And one thin dime won't even shine your shoes

A G A G A G A G

Ha! They say that I won't last too long on Broadway

A G A G A G A G

I'll catch a Greyhound bus for home, they all say

D C D C D

But oh! They're dead wrong, I know they are

C D E

'Cause I can play this here guitar

A G A G A G A G

And I won't quit till I'm a star on Broadway

D C D C D

But oh! They're dead wrong, I know they are

C D E

'Cause I can play this here guitar

A G A G A G A G

And I won't quit till I'm a star on Broadway

On Broadway (on Broadway)

Capo II

A G

G F

D C

C Bb

E D

Open (These chords are not in the original key)

A D

G C

D G

C F

E A

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