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[Intro]
  G    D      C    G    C    Dx2
[Verse]
I can Gstill hear him playing, April in Paris
DDexter's blowing his horn
It's a Cused up tune for a Gfaded moon
He Cplays for the memory of something that's Dgone
[Verse]
GPlays like a lover, who's holding a dream
When he Dknows that the dream won't last
He's Cgoing down slow, but he's Gscared to let go
CDeep down he knows, the dreaming has Dpassed
[Instrumental]
  G    D      C    G    C    Dx2
[Verse]
GOne hit of cocaine, one hit of horse
He'll Dtake what's on offer today
It's a Closer's refrain Gcome back again
That Cthin line of snow to blow you aDway
[Verse]
He says G"Buy me a vin rouge, buy me a beer
As he Dsits in The Blue Note Café
He's Cending his days in a Gpurple haze
As Cpink and blue neon drag night into Dday
[Chorus]
And the Cdancers have Dleft the Emfloor
And the Clast of the late night Ddrinkers are out of the Emdoor
The old man'Cs hung up his horn
He's playing no Dmore
[Instrumental]
  G    D      C    G    C    Dx2
[Verse]
It's Gnot for the money, it's not for the fame
It's for Dsomething that sings through it all
When the Cmusic rings true, your Gsoul comes through
And Cthat's what you do, 'til you hear the last Dchord
[Verse]
They Gsay we go out the way we came in
It's how we Dplayed it that marks out the man
If we can Cleave a trace of Gbeauty and grace
Then it Cwasn't for nothing, just part of the Dplan
[Chorus]
And the Cdancers have Dleft the Emfloor
And the Clast of the late night Ddrinkers are out of the Emdoor
The old man'Cs hung up his horn
He's playing no Dmore
[Outro]
  G    D      C    G    C    Dx2

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Notes From Paris

by Allan Taylor

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G D C G C D

[Verse]

I can still hear him playing, April in Paris

Dexter's blowing his horn

C G

It's a used up tune for a faded moon

C D

He plays for the memory of something that's gone

[Verse]

Plays like a lover, who's holding a dream

When he knows that the dream won't last

C G

He's going down slow, but he's scared to let go

C D

Deep down he knows, the dreaming has passed

[Instrumental]

G D C G C D

[Verse]

One hit of cocaine, one hit of horse

He'll take what's on offer today

C G

It's a loser's refrain come back again

C D

That thin line of snow to blow you away

[Verse]

He says "Buy me a vin rouge, buy me a beer

As he sits in The Blue Note Café

C G

He's ending his days in a purple haze

C D

As pink and blue neon drag night into day

[Chorus]

C D Em

And the dancers have left the floor

C D Em

And the last of the late night drinkers are out of the door

The old man's hung up his horn

He's playing no more

[Instrumental]

G D C G C D

[Verse]

It's not for the money, it's not for the fame

It's for something that sings through it all

C G

When the music rings true, your soul comes through

C D

And that's what you do, 'til you hear the last chord

[Verse]

They say we go out the way we came in

It's how we played it that marks out the man

C G

If we can leave a trace of beauty and grace

C D

Then it wasn't for nothing, just part of the plan

[Chorus]

C D Em

And the dancers have left the floor

C D Em

And the last of the late night drinkers are out of the door

The old man's hung up his horn

He's playing no more

[Outro]

G D C G C D

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