Ambulance Blues
Ton : GEnglish
Intro :
C F Fmaj7 Am Em D
CBack in the old folky dFays
AmThe air was mEmagic when we pDlayed
CThe river boat was rocking in the rFain
AmMidnight was the tEmime for the Draid
GOh Isabella, Proud Isabella
AmThey tore you down and plowed you under
BmYou're only real with your make-up Con
GHow could I see you and stDay too long
CAll along the Navaho TFrail
AmBurn-outs stub their tEmoes on garbage pDails
CWaitresses crying in the Frain
AmWill their boyfriends Empass this way aDgain ?
GOh Mother Goose, she's on the skids
AmSure ain't happy neither are the kids
BmShe needs someone Cthat she can scream at
GAnd I'm such at heel fDor making her so bad
CI guess I'll call it sickness gFone
AmIt's hard to say the mEmeaning to this sDong
CAn ambulance can only go so fFast
AmIt's easy to get bEmuried in the pDast
CWhen you try to make a good thing laFst Am D
G C G C Am (x3) Am Em D
GI saw today, in the entertainment section
AmThere's room at the top for private detection
BmTo Mom and Dad this jCust doesn't matter
GBut it's either that or pDay off the kidnappers
CSo all you critics sit alFone
AmYou're no better than Emme for what you've sDhown
CWith your stomach pump and your hook and ladder drFeams
AmWe could get togeEmther for some sDcenes
GWell I'm up in T.O. keepin'jive alive
Amand out on the corner it's half past five
BmBut the subways are empty Cand so are the cafes
GExcept for the Farmer's Market anDd I can still hear him sayin'
C"You're all just pissin'in the wiFnd
AmYou don't know Emit but you aDre"
CAnd there ain't nothing like a fFriend
AmWho can tell you you're just piEmssin'in the wDind
GI never knew a man could tell so many lies
Amhe had a different story for every set of eyes
BmHow can he remember wCho he's talking to ?
GCause I know it ain't me anDd I hope it isn't you G