(B. Springsteen)
Intro:
[Am] [Em]
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[Am] [Em] [Ebm]
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[Dm] [G] [C] [Am]
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Dm G F E7#9 [N.C.]
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Note: Chord progression for verses is Am7add2 Bm7/E (except as indicated)
approximation on guitar: x05500 0x4435
Verse 1:
Am7add2 Bm7/E [etc.]
Catlong sighs holdin' Kitty's black tooth
[1: E7#9]
She left to marry some top cat, ain't it the cold truth
[Am]And there h[Dm7]asn't been a tally since S[Am7]ally left the alley
Since K[Dm7]itty left with Big Pretty things have got [Esus4]pretty thin,[E][Esus4][E]
yeah yeah
It's t[Dm7]ight in this business and y[F7]oung dudes are musclin'[(Dsus4/A)] in
Dsus4/A D/A A F#m E [2X]
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Verse 2:
Big Jack Knife cries cause baby's in a bundle
She goes runnin' nightly, lightly through the jungle
And them tin cans are explodin' down in the ninety degree heat
Cat somehow lost his baby down on Bleeker Street
Dm7 [N.C.]
It's sad but it sure is true
[Gsus4]Cat shrugs his s[G]houlders, [Gsus4]sits back and si[G]ghs
Chorus:
[C]Ooh what can I[Em7] do, o[F]oh w[G]hat can I [Am]do?
[C]Ooh what can I[Em7] do, o[F]oh w[G]hat can I [Am]do?
Instrumental break (2:31):
[Dm] [Em] [F7] [Em] [Dm] [Em] [F7] [E7][Am]
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organ solo [6 bars], twin guitar solo [16 bars] on Am
horns arr. for guitar (3:12):
(Am) [2X]
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
(Am) [2X]
v v v v v v v v
[4 bars yet to be transcribed]
organ solo (3:36):
[Dm] [Am] [Dm] [Esus4] [E][Esus4][E]
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Dsus4/A D/A A F#m E [4X]
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Verse 3:
Catlong lies back bent on a trash can
Flashin' lights cut the night into white cities of neon [?]
Well you better move fast when you're young or you're not long around
Cat somehow lost his Kitty down in the city pound
So get r[Dm7]ight, get t[F7]ight, get [Esus4]down[E][Esus4][E]
(4:45):
Well, [Esus4]who's that down at the end of the a[E]lley
[Esus4]She's been gone so l[E]ong
[Esus4](Here she comes, here she comes, h[E]ere she comes, here she comes)
the whole gang is watching her
[Esus4](Here she comes, here she comes, h[E]ere she comes, here she comes)
F#m |
Kitty's back in town (here she comes now) | [4X]
D A A/G# |
Kitty's back in town (oh, oh, all right) |
[Dsus4]Cat knows his Kitty's b[D]een untrue[Dsus4][D]
And [Amaj7]that she left him for a [F#m]city dude
Well s[D]he's so soft, s[E]he's so blue
[Gsus4]When he looks into her e[G]yes he[Gsus4] just sits back and s[G]ighs
Coda (5:40):
[C]Ooh what can I[Em7] do, o[F]oh w[G]hat can I [Am]do?
Ooh what can I do, ooh what can I do?
Oh oh oh oh oh, all right
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, all right, ooh all right) [4X]
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, all right, oh all right) [6X; fade 6th time]
[C] [Em7] [F] [G] [Am]
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[C]/ / / / [Em7] / / / / [F]/ . [G]/ . [Am9] /
-- another ace 70's tab from Andrew Rogers
Intro:
[Am] [Em]
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[Am] [Em] [Ebm]
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[Dm] [G] [C] [Am]
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Dm G F E7#9 [N.C.]
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Note: Chord progression for verses is Am7add2 Bm7/E (except as indicated)
right-hand keyboard voicings: G-B-C-E B-D-F#-A
approximation on guitar: x05500 0x4435
Verse 1:
Am7add2 Bm7/E [etc.]
Catlong sighs holdin' Kitty's black tooth
[1: E7#9]
She left to marry some top cat, ain't it the cold truth
[Am]And there h[Dm7]asn't been a tally since S[Am7]ally left the alley
Since K[Dm7]itty left with Big Pretty things have got [Esus4]pretty thin,[E][Esus4][E]
yeah yeah
It's t[Dm7]ight in this business and y[F7]oung dudes are musclin'[(Dsus4/A)] in
Dsus4/A D/A A F#m E [2X]
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Verse 2:
Big Jack Knife cries cause baby's in a bundle
She goes runnin' nightly, lightly through the jungle
And them tin cans are explodin' down in the ninety degree heat
Cat somehow lost his baby down on Bleeker Street
Dm7 [N.C.]
It's sad but it sure is true
[Gsus4]Cat shrugs his s[G]houlders, [Gsus4]sits back and si[G]ghs
Chorus:
[C]Ooh what can I[Em7] do, o[F]oh w[G]hat can I [Am]do?
[C]Ooh what can I[Em7] do, o[F]oh w[G]hat can I [Am]do?
Instrumental break (2:31):
[Dm] [Em] [F7] [Em] [Dm] [Em] [F7] [E7][Am]
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organ solo [6 bars], twin guitar solo [16 bars] on Am
horns arr. for guitar (3:12):
(Am) [2X]
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
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-7-------|-6-------|-7-------|-8-------|
-9-------|-8-------|-9-------|10-------|
-9-------|-8-------|-9-------|10-------|
---------|---------|---------|---------|
---------|---------|---------|---------|
(Am) [2X]
v v v v v v v v
---------|---------|
-7---6---|-7---8---|
-9---8---|-9---10--|
-9---8---|-9---10--|
---------|---------|
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[4 bars yet to be transcribed]
organ solo (3:36):
[Dm] [Am] [Dm] [Esus4] [E][Esus4][E]
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Dsus4/A D/A A F#m E [4X]
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Verse 3:
Catlong lies back bent on a trash can
Flashin' lights cut the night into white cities of neon [?]
Well you better move fast when you're young or you're not long around
Cat somehow lost his Kitty down in the city pound
So get r[Dm7]ight, get t[F7]ight, get [Esus4]down[E][Esus4][E]
(4:45):
Well, [Esus4]who's that down at the end of the a[E]lley
[Esus4]She's been gone so l[E]ong
[Esus4](Here she comes, here she comes, h[E]ere she comes, here she comes)
the whole gang is watching her
[Esus4](Here she comes, here she comes, h[E]ere she comes, here she comes)
F#m |
Kitty's back in town (here she comes now) | [4X]
D A A/G# |
Kitty's back in town (oh, oh, all right) |
[Dsus4]Cat knows his Kitty's b[D]een untrue[Dsus4][D]
And [Amaj7]that she left him for a [F#m]city dude
Well s[D]he's so soft, s[E]he's so blue
[Gsus4]When he looks into her e[G]yes he[Gsus4] just sits back and s[G]ighs
Coda (5:40):
[C]Ooh what can I[Em7] do, o[F]oh w[G]hat can I [Am]do?
Ooh what can I do, ooh what can I do?
Oh oh oh oh oh, all right
(Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, all right, ooh all right) [4X]
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, all right, oh all right) [6X; fade 6th time]
[C] [Em7] [F] [G] [Am]
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[C]/ / / / [Em7] / / / / [F]/ . [G]/ . [Am9] /
-- another ace 70's tab from Andrew Rogers