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Newsies - Letter From The Refuge

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[Verse]
How are Csus2you? C  
I'm Csus2/AokayC/A  
Guess I Emwasn't much help yesteDm/FrdayG  
Snyder sE/G#oaked me real good with my cruAmtch
N.C.                 D7sus4  
Oh yeah, Jack?
This is D7Crutchie by the G7sus4wayG7  
These here Cguards, they is Am7rude
They say "Emjump boy, you jump or you're sC7sus4crewed!"C7  
But the FMaj7food ain't so bad least so fD/F#ar, 'cause so Gfar,
They ain't brung us no E/G#food!
N.C.
Ha, ha
[Chorus]
   AmI miss the Fsus2rooftopF  G7sus4  G7  
             Csus           CAmsus     Am  
Sleeping right out in the open
In your Fpenthouse Gin the Csky
There's a Gcool breeze E/G#blowin' Ameven C/Gin JuFlyF/G  
[Verse]
AnywCsus2ay, C  
so guess Csus2/Awhat!C/A  
There's this Emsecret escape plan I've Dm/Fgot!G  
Tie a E/G#sheet to bed, toss the Amend out the window
Climb D7susdown and take D7off like a Gsus7shot!G7  
Maybe Csus2though,C  
Not tonigCsus2/Aht.C/A  
I ain't Emslept, and my leg still ain't C7sus2right!C  
Hey but, FPulitzer, he's goin' D7/F#down!
Then GJack, I was thinking we E7/G#might just goAm,
Like you was F2sayin'F/G  G7  
[Chorus]
                 Csus           CAmsus     Am  
Where it's clean and green and pretty
With no Fbuildings Gin your Cway
And you're G/Briding E/G#Palom-Aminos, C/Gevery Fday!
Once that Gm7train makes-
N.C.
Damn this place
[Verse]
I'll be Csus2fine. C  
Good as Csus2/AnewC/A  
But there's Emone thing I need ya to Dm/FdoG  
               E/G#          E/G#             Am             AmG/7/B
On the rooftop you said that a fam'ly looks out for each other
So you Ctell all the Cfellas from G7/Dme, to proG7/Dtect one C/Eanother!C/E  G/A  A7  
The FMaj7end
Your Csus2/Efriend
Your best Cm/Ebfriend-
N.C.
Your brother
CrutchD/CieC  

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Newsies - Letter From The Refuge

by Misc Musicals

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Csus2

Csus2/A

C/A

Dm/F

E/G#

D7sus4

G7sus4

Am7

C7sus4

FMaj7

D/F#

Fsus2

Csus

C/G

F/G

D7sus

[Verse]

Csus2 C

How are you?

Csus2/A C/A

I'm okay

Em Dm/F G

Guess I wasn't much help yesterday

E/G# Am

Snyder soaked me real good with my crutch

D7sus4

N.C.

Oh yeah, Jack?

D7 G7sus4 G7

This is Crutchie by the way

C Am7

These here guards, they is rude

Em C7sus4 C7

They say "jump boy, you jump or you're screwed!"

FMaj7 D/F# G

But the food ain't so bad least so far, 'cause so far,

E/G#

They ain't brung us no food!

N.C.

Ha, ha

[Chorus]

Am Fsus2 F G7sus4 G7

I miss the rooftop

Csus C Am

Amsus

Sleeping right out in the open

F G C

In your penthouse in the sky

G E/G# Am C/G F F/G

There's a cool breeze blowin' even in July

[Verse]

Csus2 C

Anyway,

Csus2/A C/A

so guess what!

Em Dm/F G

There's this secret escape plan I've got!

E/G# Am

Tie a sheet to bed, toss the end out the window

D7sus D7 Gsus7 G7

Climb down and take off like a shot!

Csus2 C

Maybe though,

Csus2/A C/A

Not tonight.

Em C7sus2 C

I ain't slept, and my leg still ain't right!

F D7/F#

Hey but, Pulitzer, he's goin' down!

G E7/G# Am

Then Jack, I was thinking we might just go,

F2 F/G G7

Like you was sayin'

[Chorus]

Csus C Am

Amsus

Where it's clean and green and pretty

F G C

With no buildings in your way

G/B E/G# Am C/G F

And you're riding Palom-inos, every day!

Gm7

Once that train makes-

N.C.

Damn this place

[Verse]

Csus2 C

I'll be fine.

Csus2/A C/A

Good as new

Em Dm/F G

But there's one thing I need ya to do

E/G# E/G# Am Am

G/7/B

On the rooftop you said that a fam'ly looks out for each other

C C G7/D G7/D C/E C/E G/A A7

So you tell all the fellas from me, to protect one another!

FMaj7

The end

Csus2/E

Your friend

Cm/Eb

Your best friend-

N.C.

Your brother

D/C C

Crutchie

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