Open City

Am A6sus2 A6sus4 A7sus2 E E7 E E7 Am A6sus2 A6sus4 A7sus2 E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7 Whores on every corner, mostly smuggled from the east E E7 E E7 Locked in trunks of Mercedes with some stale cookies to eat Am A6sus2 A6sus4 A7sus2 Or walking miles from Africa following Hannibals elephant prints E E7 E E7 Prisoners of Philosophy paying very high rents Bm C D Freezing in the summer sweating out the frost E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7 The world turned upside down, profit at any cost C D E E7 E E7 It was an open city open all night C D E E7 E E7 It was an open city closed up tight E E7 E E7 When I could not find a toy store nor anything made of wood E E7 E E7 Checkout time was early but I would stay in bed if I could Am A6sus2 A6sus4 A7sus2 I was listening to the radio to a liberal talk show host E E7 E E7 He stopped once to catch his breath and they handed him his coat Bm C D We give no slack to anyone no reason or excuse E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7 We keep your balls in a vice land your head in a noose C D E E7 E E7 It was an open city open all night C D E E7 E E7 It was an open city closed up tight E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7 Am A6sus2 A6sus4 A7sus2 E E7 E E7 Bm C D E E7 E E7 Am A6sus2 A6sus4 A7sus2 E E7 E E7 Am A6sus2 A6sus4 A7sus2 E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7 Where’s the elegance gone to salad days of my youth E E7 E E7 These symbols are overwhelming I’m growing so long in the tooth Am A6sus2 A6sus4 A7sus2 I see oval shaped aristocrats puff their chest like Donald Duck E E7 E E7 I want a dial telephone a gypsy woman for good luck Bm C D Or is it just another bad dream but as far as I’m concerned E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7 Just get me out of this movie until the king is overturned C D E E7 E E7 It was an open city open all night C D E E7 E E7 It was an open city closed up tight C D E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7 E It was an open city open all night