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Cold Parade by Stew
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DI'm a man of alleyways and Cmisty parks at Gnight
Call me DSimms
DYou might've seen me strolling Central CPark
Or lurking Gsouth of the TDhames
BmI'm terribly familiar in a quite forgetful F#mway
GA face you swear you've Cseen before
But wGhere you cannot sayC  
DDon't bother it's alright
Come and Cjoin me in Gtonight's cold Dparade
DThough I'm a harmless fellow
I've been Cknown to scare the Ghell out of a Ddame
DOn an empty sidestreet
Where the Cwind and she and GI meet for a Dgame
BmShe sees me and assumes i'm up to F#mno good and it's true
CBut the only no good GI'm up to is not kCnowing what to Gdo
DWith this thing called my life
So I'm Csentenced to the Gnight's cold pDarade
DWell 'what sort of parade?' you ask
Well Cdon't expect a Dfloat or a Gband
DA broken majorette may bum a Ccigarette and Goffer
You her Dhand
BmYeah it's not exactly pretty this F#mcollection of the lost
GYou've heard about the Cnitty gritty
GWell here's how much it cCost
DIt's gonna be bumpy alright
Come and Cjoin me in Gtonight's cold Dparade
DNow i've got an odd relationship to Clife
And on that Glife and I Dagree
DI'm a charming party guest
CBut i also get Gbored so Deasily
DNow if i had me a dirty little Cvocation
I'd Gfeel more at Dhome
DSee i only walk these streets Cbecause
My Gthoughts and I cannot be left Dalone
BmSee the crossword puzzles and playoff games 
and F#mporno sites galore
GCannot contain or Cease the pain
They Gdon;'t work aCnymore
BmSee by day i am a pillar
But by F#mnight i tend to sway
GWhat happens after Cwork
GWell it's too gruesome CLord to say
BmSee by day i am a pillar
But by F#mnight i tend to roar
Gbut nothing compares to the Cmusic of your Gknock upon my Cdoor
DIt's lonely here inside
Come and Cjoin me in Gtonight's cold Dparade
DIt's lonely here inside
Come and jCoin me in Gtonight's cold Dparade

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Cold Parade

by Stew

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Cold Parade by Stew

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D C G

I'm a man of alleyways and misty parks at night

Call me Simms

D C

You might've seen me strolling Central Park

G D

Or lurking south of the Thames

Bm F#m

I'm terribly familiar in a quite forgetful way

G C

A face you swear you've seen before

G C

But where you cannot say

Don't bother it's alright

C G D

Come and join me in tonight's cold parade

Though I'm a harmless fellow

C G D

I've been known to scare the hell out of a dame

On an empty sidestreet

C G D

Where the wind and she and I meet for a game

Bm F#m

She sees me and assumes i'm up to no good and it's true

C G C G

But the only no good I'm up to is not knowing what to do

With this thing called my life

C G D

So I'm sentenced to the night's cold parade

Well 'what sort of parade?' you ask

C D G

Well don't expect a float or a band

D C G

A broken majorette may bum a cigarette and offer

You her hand

Bm F#m

Yeah it's not exactly pretty this collection of the lost

G C

You've heard about the nitty gritty

G C

Well here's how much it cost

It's gonna be bumpy alright

C G D

Come and join me in tonight's cold parade

D C

Now i've got an odd relationship to life

G D

And on that life and I agree

I'm a charming party guest

C G D

But i also get bored so easily

D C

Now if i had me a dirty little vocation

G D

I'd feel more at home

D C

See i only walk these streets because

G D

My thoughts and I cannot be left alone

See the crossword puzzles and playoff games

F#m

and porno sites galore

G C

Cannot contain or ease the pain

G C

They don;'t work anymore

See by day i am a pillar

F#m

But by night i tend to sway

G C

What happens after work

G C

Well it's too gruesome Lord to say

See by day i am a pillar

F#m

But by night i tend to roar

G C G C

but nothing compares to the music of your knock upon my door

It's lonely here inside

C G D

Come and join me in tonight's cold parade

It's lonely here inside

C G D

Come and join me in tonight's cold parade

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