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Tin Pan Alley

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Standard, capo 5. 
 C- x32010
 Am- x02210
 F- x33210
 G- 320010
[Intro]
C Am F G
[Verse 1]
AmThe cats are all﻿ Fcrazy Mona Lisa.
Amthey try to say my fFuture is stone.
AmThey say they make aFll the rights calls,
to aCll the right numbers that the fGat cats know.
AmBut these wheels were mFeant for burning, 
Amthese wings weren't Fmeant to last.
AmAnd in the end it's all fFireworks and smoke rings, 
a Ctreacherous road, baby, tGry not to crash.
[Chorus]
CAnd keep your﻿ Amsingin' voice gold and F  
Fput your rCed shoes oGn.
CI just wanna sing mAmotown soul, Fand buy my baby 
something nCice to take hGome and
AmI wanna dGance with the pFoor girls, Senora
Am....I jGust wanna dFance...G  
[Verse 2]
Amand after all it's just a cFrazy dream baby,﻿ 
Amall the good cards burn uFp in a flash.
Amand my my it's getting lFate Cinderella,
how lCong before these dresses turn rGight back to rags? 
And Am- don't forFget about your home, boy, 
Am....we almost dFied at them gates,
Amthank the good Lord for seFnding his angels,
in a 'C49 Mercury for liGghtning fast getaways.
[Chorus]
CAnd keep your﻿ Amsingin' voice gold and F  
Fput your rCed shoes oGn.
CI just wanna sing rAmock and roll, 
FAnd buy my baby
something nCice to take hGome and
AmI wanna dGance with the pFoor girls, Senora
Am....I jGust wanna dFance...G  
[Bridge]
Fthey not your fGriends,﻿ they Amall wanna sell your blood.
Fisn't thGat why everyAmbody signs up?
FForget it bGaby, keep your eAmyes on that Cadillac.
And kGeep them feet dancing, just keep them feet dancing now.
FThey not your fGriends,﻿ they Amall wanna sell your blood.
FIsn't thGat why everyAmbody signs up?
FForget it bGaby, keep your eAmyes on that Cadillac.
And kGeep them feet dancing 'fore they say you're too old and
[Chorus]
Ckeep your﻿ Amsingin' voice gold 
and Fput your rCed shoes oGn
Ckeep your﻿ Amsingin' voice gold 
and Fput your rCed shoes oGn
CI just wanna sing rAmhythm and blues 
Fand buy my baby something
nCice she can tGake home and
Cwe'll keep our siAmnging voices gold and
Fwe'll put our rCed shoes oGn
CI just wanna sing mAmotown soul
Fand crack this old heart, Cbaby, mGade of stCone.

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Tin Pan Alley

by Brian Fallon

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Standard, capo 5.

- x32010

- x02210

- x33210

- 320010

[Intro]

C Am F G

[Verse 1]

Am F

The cats are all crazy Mona Lisa.

Am F

they try to say my future is stone.

Am F

They say they make all the rights calls,

C G

to all the right numbers that the fat cats know.

Am F

But these wheels were meant for burning,

Am F

these wings weren't meant to last.

Am F

And in the end it's all fireworks and smoke rings,

C G

a treacherous road, baby, try not to crash.

[Chorus]

C Am F

And keep your singin' voice gold and

F C G

put your red shoes on.

C Am F

I just wanna sing motown soul, and buy my baby

C G

something nice to take home and

Am G F

I wanna dance with the poor girls, Senora

Am G F G

....I just wanna dance...

[Verse 2]

Am F

and after all it's just a crazy dream baby,

Am F

all the good cards burn up in a flash.

Am F

and my my it's getting late Cinderella,

C G

how long before these dresses turn right back to rags?

Am F

And - don't forget about your home, boy,

Am F

....we almost died at them gates,

Am F

thank the good Lord for sending his angels,

C G

in a '49 Mercury for lightning fast getaways.

[Chorus]

C Am F

And keep your singin' voice gold and

F C G

put your red shoes on.

C Am

I just wanna sing rock and roll,

And buy my baby

C G

something nice to take home and

Am G F

I wanna dance with the poor girls, Senora

Am G F G

....I just wanna dance...

[Bridge]

F G Am

they not your friends, they all wanna sell your blood.

F G Am

isn't that why everybody signs up?

F G Am

Forget it baby, keep your eyes on that Cadillac.

And keep them feet dancing, just keep them feet dancing now.

F G Am

They not your friends, they all wanna sell your blood.

F G Am

Isn't that why everybody signs up?

F G Am

Forget it baby, keep your eyes on that Cadillac.

And keep them feet dancing 'fore they say you're too old and

[Chorus]

C Am

keep your singin' voice gold

F C G

and put your red shoes on

C Am

keep your singin' voice gold

F C G

and put your red shoes on

C Am

I just wanna sing rhythm and blues

and buy my baby something

C G

nice she can take home and

C Am

we'll keep our singing voices gold and

F C G

we'll put our red shoes on

C Am

I just wanna sing motown soul

F C G C

and crack this old heart, baby, made of stone.

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