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- Intro SOL/RE/DO/RE (x4)
SOL RE DO RE They dropped a dime on the girl in the parking lot
SOL RE DO REWho was looking for a man of steel
- SOL RE DO RE
Who would fill up her nights with forget-me-nots
SOL RE DO RE And a dream no one else could reveal
SOL RE DO REHer new man said to meet him at eight
SOL RE DO REShe came in dressed to the nines
- SOL RE DO RE
But by ten it was clear he was more than late
SOL RE DO RE And she just wouldn't take it this time
MIm REThe bartender said she had had enough
SOL DOThat he'd call a cab to take her somewhere
- MIm RE
But she wasn't a stranger to loneliness
SOL DO She had grown up and spent her life there
CHORUS- SOL RE
Up until then, up until then
DO MIm It happened over and over again
SOL RE DO REUp until then, up until then, up until then
SOL RE DO REWell practice had increased her tolerance
- SOL RE DO RE
And she had hardly eaten all day
SOL RE DO RE She was all hyped up on her new romance
SOL RE DO REBut she drank in the usual way
SOL RE DO REShe stepped out to breathe and to dry her eyes
- SOL RE DO RE
To check her machine just in case
SOL RE DO RE He had called to excuse or apologize
SOL RE DO REWhen she saw his unpenitent face
MIm REHe approached with a girl she had seen before
- SOL DO
A bimbo up from Raspberry Street
MIm RE When he saw her he laughed and so did the whore
SOL DOThey dropped a ten dollar bill at their feet
CHORUS[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK: G/D/C/D (x2)]
SOL RE DO REShe was small he was tall but she blocked his path
SOL RE DO REShe explained in unprintable words
- SOL RE DO RE
The reason she seized him so full of wrath
SOL RE DO RE That more than half of the neighborhood heard
SOL RE DO REShe sprayed him with mace from her pocketbook
SOL RE DO REAnd then kicked in his personal zones
- SOL RE DO RE
Her high heels would ruin his perfect looks
SOL RE DO RE She left a couple of unbroken bones
MIm REWell the bimbo she ran in to get the cops
SOL DOBut the owner had called from the bar
- MIm RE
It took two cars with dogs just to make her stop
SOL DO I'm told that's how some women are
CHORUS
SOL RE DO REThey dropped a dime on the girl in the parking lot
- SOL RE DO RE
But she would suffer in no permanent way
SOL RE DO RE She spent thirty nights on a county cot
SOL RE DO REAnd she's regarded with fear till this day
SOL REUp until then, but never again
- DO MIm
It happened over and over again
SOL RE DO RE Up until then, up until then, up until then
MIm RENow she's tending bar where the Pagans
used to meet
DOAnd he's living with that bimbo up on
RE SOLRaspberry Street
Outro: G/D/C/D [repeat to fade]
- Intro SOL/RE/DO/RE (x4)
SOL RE They dropped a dime on the girl in
DO RE..the parking lot
- SOL RE DO
Who was looking for a man of steel
RE
SOL REWho would fill up her nights with
- DO RE
..forget-me-nots
SOL RE And a dream no one else could
DO RE..reveal
SOL RE DO REHer new man said to meet him at
..eight
SOL RE DOShe came in dressed to the nines
- RE
SOL RE But by ten it was clear he was
DO RE..more than late
- SOL RE
And she just wouldn't take it this
DO RE ..time
MIm REThe bartender said she had had
..enough
SOLThat he'd call a cab to take her
DO..somewhere
- MIm RE
But she wasn't a stranger to
..loneliness
- SOL
She had grown up and spent her
DO ..life there
CHORUS- SOL RE
Up until then, up until then
DO MIm It happened over and over again
SOL REUp until then, up until then, up
- DO RE
..until then
- SOL RE
Well practice had increased her
DO RE ..tolerance
SOL RE DOAnd she had hardly eaten all day
- RE
SOL RE DO She was all hyped up on her new
RE..romance
- SOL RE DO
But she drank in the usual way
RE
SOL REShe stepped out to breathe and to
DO RE..dry her eyes
- SOL RE DO
To check her machine just in case
RE
SOL RE DO REHe had called to excuse or
..apologize
SOL RE DOWhen she saw his unpenitent face
- RE
- MIm
He approached with a girl she had
RE ..seen before
SOL DOA bimbo up from Raspberry Street
- MIm RE
When he saw her he laughed and so
..did the whore
- SOL
They dropped a ten dollar bill at
DO ..their feet
CHORUS[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK: G/D/C/D (x2)]
- SOL RE
She was small he was tall but she
DO RE ..blocked his path
SOL RE DOShe explained in unprintable words
- RE
SOL RE DO The reason she seized him so full
RE..of wrath
- SOL
That more than half of the
RE DO RE ..neighborhood heard
SOL REShe sprayed him with mace from her
DO RE..pocketbook
- SOL RE
And then kicked in his personal
DO RE ..zones
SOL REHer high heels would ruin his
- DO RE
..perfect looks
SOL RE She left a couple of unbroken
DO RE..bones
MIm REWell the bimbo she ran in to get
..the cops
SOLBut the owner had called from the
- DO
..bar
MIm It took two cars with dogs just to
RE..make her stop
- SOL DO
I'm told that's how some women are
- CHORUS
SOL RE They dropped a dime on the girl in
DO RE..the parking lot
- SOL
But she would suffer in no
RE DO RE ..permanent way
SOL REShe spent thirty nights on a
- DO RE
..county cot
SOL RE And she's regarded with fear till
DO RE..this day
SOL REUp until then, but never again
- DO MIm
It happened over and over again
SOL RE Up until then, up until then, up
DO RE..until then
MIm RENow she's tending bar where the
..Pagans
used to meet
DOAnd he's living with that bimbo up
..on
RE SOLRaspberry Street
Outro: G/D/C/D [repeat to fade]
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