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[Verse]
DThe night was rBmaining down
On F#mneon streets of Aold Soho.
DOur 'macs' were Bmbuttoned tight,
We'd jF#must been to a sAhow.
DThose glossy Bmpictures,
F#mRevealing much but Anever all;
[Pre-Chorus]
EmThe real thing was within, they said
"Come Ain and have a ball".
EmThe girls were tired,
And not the same as the Apictures on the wall.
[Verse]
DWhile ladies Bmbeckoned us,
And F#meach would tell her Asorry tale;
DSome promise Bmin the rain,
Of F#man experience gone Astale;
No bDetter than a fBmruit machine,
WitF#mh jackpot gone, and pAarts for sale.
[Pre-Chorus]
EmMeanwhile on the sidewalk,
A man lay sApilling out his life.
EmHe spat on civil pity,
Wanted Amoney and not a wife.
Then he Asuddenly took out a knife,
A Emcar went by and splashed us all -
I Cheard that doorman call,
"Come in and hAave a ball".
[Chorus]
The hDookers, the bookers,
The Bmjaded onlookers;
The F#msearch of the lonely for a Abillboard sky.
The Dstreetwalk, the sleepwalk,
The Bmfast and the loose talk;
It's a F#mbusiness doing pleasure,
With the Ameek and the shy.
*Sax solo*
[Pre-Chorus]
There Emare sometimes - Don't you wish
Don't you Awish that you'd never come.
I Emwish I could turn,
I could turn on my heels,
And rCun from the look in their eyes.
There was no Emelement of surprise.
Just that lCook of submission,
An open admission,
That shows a decision to live their life this Away.
[Chorus]
The Dhookers, the bookers,
The jBmaded onlookers;
The F#msearch of the lonely for a Abillboard sky.
The Dstreetwalk, the sleepwalk,
The Bmfast and the loose talk;
It's a F#mbusiness doing pleasure,
With the Ameek and the shy.
*Repeat to fade*

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Old Soho

by Murray Head

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F#m

[Verse]

D Bm

The night was raining down

F#m A

On neon streets of old Soho.

D Bm

Our 'macs' were buttoned tight,

F#m A

We'd just been to a show.

D Bm

Those glossy pictures,

F#m A

Revealing much but never all;

[Pre-Chorus]

The real thing was within, they said

"Come in and have a ball".

The girls were tired,

And not the same as the pictures on the wall.

[Verse]

D Bm

While ladies beckoned us,

F#m A

And each would tell her sorry tale;

D Bm

Some promise in the rain,

F#m A

Of an experience gone stale;

D Bm

No better than a fruit machine,

F#m A

With jackpot gone, and parts for sale.

[Pre-Chorus]

Meanwhile on the sidewalk,

A man lay spilling out his life.

He spat on civil pity,

Wanted money and not a wife.

Then he suddenly took out a knife,

A car went by and splashed us all -

I heard that doorman call,

"Come in and have a ball".

[Chorus]

The hookers, the bookers,

The jaded onlookers;

F#m A

The search of the lonely for a billboard sky.

The streetwalk, the sleepwalk,

The fast and the loose talk;

F#m

It's a business doing pleasure,

With the meek and the shy.

*Sax solo*

[Pre-Chorus]

There are sometimes - Don't you wish

Don't you wish that you'd never come.

I wish I could turn,

I could turn on my heels,

And run from the look in their eyes.

There was no element of surprise.

Just that look of submission,

An open admission,

That shows a decision to live their life this way.

[Chorus]

The hookers, the bookers,

The jaded onlookers;

F#m A

The search of the lonely for a billboard sky.

The streetwalk, the sleepwalk,

The fast and the loose talk;

F#m

It's a business doing pleasure,

With the meek and the shy.

*Repeat to fade*

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