New York Serenade

G Em Am C G Em Am C G Em Am C Billy he's down by the railroad tracks G Em Am C Sittin' low in the back seat of his Cadillac G Em Am C Diamond Jackie, she's so intact G Em Am C As she falls so softly beneath him Am Jackie's heels are stacked Em Billy's got cleats on his boots Am Together they're gonna boogaloo down Broadway Em and come back home with the loot Am C It's midnight in Manhattan, this is no time to get cute D Dsus2 D Dsus2 It's a mad dog's promenade G Em Am C So walk tall or baby don't walk at all G Em Fish lady, oh fish lady Am C She baits them tenement walls G Em She won't take corner boys Em They ain't got no money Am C And they're so easy G I said "Hey, baby won't you take my hand Em Am C Walk with me down Broadway G Em Am C Well mama take my arm and move with me down Broadway G I'm a young man, I talk it real loud Em Am C Yeah babe I walk it real proud for you G Ah so shake it away Em So shake away your street life Am C Shake away your city life G Hook up to the train Em And hook up to the night train Am Hook it up C Hook up to the train (strum fast) Am Em But I know that she won't take the train, no she won't take the train Am Em Oh she won't take the train, no she won't take the train Am Em Oh she won't take the train, no she won't take the train C She's afraid them tracks are gonna slow her down D Dsus2 D Dsus2 And when she turns this boy'll be gone G Em Am C So long, sometimes you just gotta walk on, walk on G Em Am C Hey vibes man, hey jazz man, play me your serenade G Em Am C Any deeper blue and you're playin' in your grave Am Em Save your notes, don't spend 'em on the blues boy Am Em Save your notes, don't spend 'em on the darlin' yearlin' sharp boy Am Straight for the church note ringin', C vibes man sting a trash can D Dsus2 D Dsus2 Listen to your junk man D Dsus2 D Dsus2 Listen to your junk man D Dsus2 D Dsus2 Listen to your junk man G Em Am C He's singin', he's singin', he's singin' G Em Am C All dressed up in satin, walkin' past the alley G Em Am C He's singin', singin', singin', singin' G Em Am C He's singin', singin', singin', singin’ G Uh huh huh huh Em Uh huh huh huh Am Uh huh huh huh C Uh huh huh huh (repeat and fade)