Frenchtown Chords by Allan Taylor

_ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _
_ [C#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _
_ [C#] Sad song of French town. _
Harmony and rhyme.
_ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [C#m] Blind man walks the street, [E] silver cane [C#] beating out time.
_ _ [E] _ _
[F#] _ _ [E] _ Saxophone plays [F#] _
[G#] a haunting [A] tune. _ _ _ _ _
[G#] _ _ [F#] _ Magnolia blossom, [G#m] _ _
heavy perfume.
_ [C#m] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] He [C#m] stands by the window, [E]
looking [C#] out at the street.
A _ [E] _
_ [F#] _ _ [C#] dark skinned lady [E] lies in his bed, [C#] restless in [C#m] the heat.
_ _ [E] _
_ _ She smiles in her sleep [F#] _
[G#m] and quietly [A] sighs. _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ [F#] Hanging on to [G#] promises [G#m] and lovers [C#] lies.
_ [C#m] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ Two old lovers [F#] trying to make it again, [G#] [G#m] just like it used to [A] be way back when.
[F#] Somehow he loved her, [G#m] but it all went wrong.
[A] They just ran out of time.
[B]
They couldn't wait [C#] that long.
[C#m] _ _
They [F#] couldn't wait [C#m] that long.
_ _ [C#] _
_ [G#] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ He [G#] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [C#] turns from the window, [E] _
_ [F#] watches [C#] her sleep.
_ _ [E] _
_ [G#] _ _ [C#] Same loving feeling, [E] _
[C#] old love runs deep.
[C#m] _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ [E] Shadows are fading, [F#]
the [G#m] sun is starting [A] to rise. _ _ _
_ [G#m] _ [F#] He lies beside her [G#m] _
and kisses her [C#] eyes.
_ _ [E] _
_ [F#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ Two old lovers [F#] trying to make it again, [G#] just like it used to [A] be way back when.
[F#] Somehow he loved her, [G#m] but it all went wrong.
[A] They just ran out of time.
[B]
They couldn't wait [C#m] that long.
_ _ [E] _
_ [F#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [F#] _ _ [C#] Sad song of French [E] town, [C#] harmony [C#m] and rhyme.
_ _ [E] _
_ [F#] _ _ [C#m] Blind man walks the [E] street, silver [F#] cane beating [C#] out time. _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [E] _ Saxophone [F#] plays [G#] a haunting [A] tune. _ _ _
_ [G#m] _ _ [F#] _ Magnolia blossom, [G#] _
_ [G#m] heavy [C#] perfume.
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_ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [C#] _
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