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AMSTERDAM
A beautiful song from the album Vintage Violence. Simple but effective. Cale is a 
I can't get this page to put the chords over the right lyrics, but you get the idea.
Cmaj7She’s back from Amsterdam
Fmaj7And I think the journey did her Cmaj7well
Cmaj7Her face has lost it’s touch
The tFmaj7ell tale signs of loneliness Cmaj7inside
But I lFmaj7ove her still
And need her companCmaj7y still more
Come Fmaj7down, come down once Cmaj7more
And I Fmaj7do believe, the journey, did her Cmaj7well
Cmaj7She says she fell in love
With Fmaj7men who knew the way to treat a Cmaj7lady
Her life has settled for the Fmaj7best of things
That I couldn’t gCmaj7ive her
And it’s Fmaj7not her fault, she’s not the one to Cmaj7blame
Come Fmaj7down, come down, come down once Cmaj7more
And I Fmaj7do believe the journey did her Cmaj7well
Yes I Fmaj7do believe the journey did her Cmaj7well.

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Amsterdam

by John Cale

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Cmaj7

Fmaj7

AMSTERDAM

A beautiful song from the album Vintage Violence. Simple but effective. Cale is a

I can't get this page to put the chords over the right lyrics, but you get the idea.

Cmaj7

She’s back from Amsterdam

Fmaj7 Cmaj7

And I think the journey did her well

Cmaj7

Her face has lost it’s touch

Fmaj7 Cmaj7

The tell tale signs of loneliness inside

Fmaj7

But I love her still

Cmaj7

And need her company still more

Fmaj7 Cmaj7

Come down, come down once more

Fmaj7 Cmaj7

And I do believe, the journey, did her well

Cmaj7

She says she fell in love

Fmaj7 Cmaj7

With men who knew the way to treat a lady

Fmaj7

Her life has settled for the best of things

Cmaj7

That I couldn’t give her

Fmaj7 Cmaj7

And it’s not her fault, she’s not the one to blame

Fmaj7 Cmaj7

Come down, come down, come down once more

Fmaj7 Cmaj7

And I do believe the journey did her well

Fmaj7 Cmaj7

Yes I do believe the journey did her well.

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