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The New Soft Shoe

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The New Soft Shoe - Gram Parsons
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tikkuria at yahoo dot com
 C   Dm   G   C(x2)
It was forty of fifty Dmyears ago, a Gbig shot played with Ctime
Mr Walker Dmheld the dough and Gboth kept Cord in Cline
FWatched and cheked on Emevery sinGgle dayC  
Buildig his own Dmspecial cars his Gvery special Cway
FOooooh, GOooooh, the new soft Cshoe
DmOooooh, the Fnew soft shoeC  
And then walking Dmthrough a Southern mall I Gsaw a shoeshine sCtand
A man was talking Dmto a crowd holding sGlippers in his Chand
FDon't you know the Emsame thing Ghappens Ceach and every Fday?
DmDid you ever Fhear a song that's Ghard to even Cplay?
FOooooh, GOooooh, the new soft Cshoe
DmOooooh, the Fnew soft shoeC  
 C   Dm   G   C(x2)
F Em G C F
Dm F G C C
Then a colour TV Dmbroadcast snuck Gin from New OrCleans
Showed me one more Dmman who spoke and Gwore bright blue and Cgreen
FWhen you saw him Emtalk his Gway was wChen he showed his Fclaws
DmSpoke to people Fevery day Gjust to get appClause
FOooooh, GOooooh, the new soft Cshoe
DmOooooh, the Fnew soft shoeC  
FOooooh, GOooooh, the new soft Cshoe
DmOooooh, the Fnew soft shoeC  

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The New Soft Shoe - Gram Parsons

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tikkuria at yahoo dot com

C Dm G C

(x2)

Dm G C

It was forty of fifty years ago, a big shot played with time

Dm G C

Mr Walker held the dough and both kept Cord in line

F Em G C

Watched and cheked on every single day

Dm G C

Buildig his own special cars his very special way

F G C

Oooooh, Oooooh, the new soft shoe

Dm F C

Oooooh, the new soft shoe

Dm G C

And then walking through a Southern mall I saw a shoeshine stand

Dm G C

A man was talking to a crowd holding slippers in his hand

F Em G C F

Don't you know the same thing happens each and every day?

Dm F G C

Did you ever hear a song that's hard to even play?

F G C

Oooooh, Oooooh, the new soft shoe

Dm F C

Oooooh, the new soft shoe

C Dm G C

(x2)

F Em G C F

Dm F G C C

Dm G C

Then a colour TV broadcast snuck in from New Orleans

Dm G C

Showed me one more man who spoke and wore bright blue and green

F Em G C F

When you saw him talk his way was when he showed his claws

Dm F G C

Spoke to people every day just to get applause

F G C

Oooooh, Oooooh, the new soft shoe

Dm F C

Oooooh, the new soft shoe

F G C

Oooooh, Oooooh, the new soft shoe

Dm F C

Oooooh, the new soft shoe

About The New Soft Shoe Chords by Gram Parsons

Learn how to play The New Soft Shoe by Gram Parsons with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “The New Soft Shoe chords”, “The New Soft Shoe guitar chords”, or “Gram Parsons The New Soft Shoe chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy The New Soft Shoe chords and for experienced players who want accurate The New Soft Shoe lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, Dm, G, F, Em, A.

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