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Note: Roman numerals in parentheses are fret for bar chord to be played.
Intro:
C C/G C C/G
Let me tCell you ’bout the night I decGided to buy some rColC/GlerbClaC/Gdes
I’ll tCell you ’bout the night I decGided to buy some rColC/GlerbClaC/Gdes
My pFoet and my painter friends cCalled me from a bar, they sFaid take a taxi if you dCon’t have a car
We’ll tFalk about Monica and ClCinton and Starr and thFat was the best night thCat I spent in NGew York so far
C C/G C C/G    C C/G C C/G
I was lCiving in a hotel on G25th and 3rd CAvC/GenueC  C/G  
A nCoodle shop and a pGizza place was mCy C/GviewC  C/G  
The pFoet had lived six yCears in the hotel the pFainter was from England from the tCown of Bristol
MFassive Attack was plCaying and he said hFe could get us Call Gin, 'cause thFey’re from Bristol, tCoo
And thFat was the best night thCat I spent in NGew York so fCarC/G  C  C/G  
Bridge:
F#m(IX)                       C#(IX)
I should say by way of explanation, that this 
E(077900)                B(799800)
Girl I met in Amsterdam turned me on to Massive Attack
D(X)                              A(V)             G(III)
She was cool and so are they and life is good sometimes
CAfter the show we wGent to a party wCitC/Gh thCe C/Gband
I dCidn't say a word to Ganybody, that's hCow C/GI aCmC/G  
The pFoet left the party to mCeet up with a girl, mFe and the painter started wCalking up Third
At fFour in the morning for a dConer-kabob and sFomewhere in there CI decided to bAmuy some rollerblades the next dFay
ThFat was the best night thCat I spent
ThFat was the best night thCat I spent
ThFat was the best night thCat I spent in NGew York so fCarF  C  

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Rollerblades

by Dan Bern

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

F#m

Note: Roman numerals in parentheses are fret for bar chord to be played.

Intro:

C C/G C C/G

C G C C/G C C/G

Let me tell you ’bout the night I decided to buy some rollerblades

C G C C/G C C/G

I’ll tell you ’bout the night I decided to buy some rollerblades

F C F C

My poet and my painter friends called me from a bar, they said take a taxi if you don’t have a car

F C F C G

We’ll talk about Monica and Clinton and Starr and that was the best night that I spent in New York so far

C C/G C C/G C C/G C C/G

C G C C/G C C/G

I was living in a hotel on 25th and 3rd Avenue

C G C C/G C C/G

A noodle shop and a pizza place was my view

F C F C

The poet had lived six years in the hotel the painter was from England from the town of Bristol

F C F C G F C

Massive Attack was playing and he said he could get us all in, 'cause they’re from Bristol, too

F C G C C/G C C/G

And that was the best night that I spent in New York so far

Bridge:

F#m C#

(IX) (IX)

I should say by way of explanation, that this

E(077900) B(799800)

Girl I met in Amsterdam turned me on to Massive Attack

D A G

(X) (V) (III)

She was cool and so are they and life is good sometimes

C G C C/G C C/G

After the show we went to a party with the band

C G C C/G C C/G

I didn't say a word to anybody, that's how I am

F C F C

The poet left the party to meet up with a girl, me and the painter started walking up Third

F C F C Am F

At four in the morning for a doner-kabob and somewhere in there I decided to buy some rollerblades the next day

F C

That was the best night that I spent

F C

That was the best night that I spent

F C G C F C

That was the best night that I spent in New York so far

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