Incident on 57th Street Bruce Springsteen
<i></i>Capo 3
[G]Spanish Johnny[C] drove in from th[D]e underworld last night
With bruised [G]arms and broken rhythm in a[C] beat-up old Buick
But [G]dressed just like[D] dynamite
He tried [G]sellin' his heart to the[C] hard girls over o[D]n Easy Street
But they sighed [G]Johnny it falls apart so[C] easy and you kno[G]w hearts these days a[D]re cheap
And the [C]pimps swung their axes and said Johnny you're a[G] cheater
Well the [C]pimps swung their axes and said Johnny you're a[G] liar
And from [C]out of the shadows came a young girl's voice said Johnny don't[G] cry
[C]Puerto[C/B] Rica[Am]n Jan[C/B]e
[C]oh[C/B] won't yo[Am]u tell m[C/B]e what's yo[G]ur name
I want to [C]drive you[C/B] down to th[Am]e other side o[C/B]f town
Where [C]paradise ain't so[C/B] crowded there'll be
[Am]action goin' [C/B]down on Shanty[G] Lane tonight
All them [D]golden-heeled fairies in a [C]real b**ch fight
Pull thirty eights and [G]kiss the girls good[D] night
CHORUS 1:
Oh [G]good night, it's[C] alrigh[D]t Jane
Now let them [G]black boys[C] in to light th[D]e soul flame
We may [G]find it out on the[C] street tonigh[D]t baby
Or [G]we may walk u[C]ntil the dayligh[D]t maybe
Well like a [G]cool Romeo he[C] made his moves, oh sh[D]e looked so fine
Like a [G]late Juliet she knew he'd[C] never be true but the[G]n she didn't really mi[D]nd
Upstairs a [G]band was playin' the[C] singer was singin' something abou[D]t goin' home
She whispered Spanish [G]Johnny, you can leave me t[C]onight but just don'[G]t leave me alo[D]ne
And Johnny cried [C]Puerto[C/B] Rica[Am]n Ja[C/B]ne
[C]Word is[C/B] down th[Am]e cops hav[C/B]e found t[G]he vein
Oh them [C]barefoot[C/B] boys left thei[Am]r homes for th[C/B]e woods
Them little [C]barefoot street[C/B] boys they sa[Am]y homes ain't n[C/B]o good
They left the [G]corner[D]s threw away all their[C] switchblade knives
And [G]kissed each other goo[D]dbye
Johnny was [G]sittin' on the fire escape[C] watchin' the kids playin' down th[D]e street
He called down [G]Hey little heroes, summer's[C] long
But I guess it ain't very sweet around [D]here anymore
Janey [G]sleeps in sheets damp with[C] sweat
Johnny sits up alone and [D]watches her dream on, dream on
And the [G]sister prays for lost souls
Then [C]breaks down in the chapel[D] after everyone's gone
[G]Jane moves over to share her pillow
But [C]opens her eyes to see Johnny up and[D] putting his clothes on
She says those ro[C]mantic young boys
All they [G]ever want to do is fight
Those ro[C]mantic young boys they're callin' through the window
Hey Spanish Johnny, you want to [G]make a little easy money t[D]onight?
And Johnny whispered
CHORUS 2:
[G]Good night, it's[C] all tigh[D]t Jane
I'll [G]meet you tomorrow[C] night on Lover'[D]s Lane
We may [G]find it out on the[C] street tonigh[D]t baby
Or [G]we may walk u[C]ntil the dayligh[D]t maybe
CHORUS 3:
Oh [G]Good night, it's[C] all righ[D]t Jane
I'm gonna [G]meet you tomorrow[C] night on Lover'[D]s Lane
Oh we can [G]find it out on the[C] street tonigh[D]t baby
Or [G]we may walk u[C]ntil the dayligh[D]t maybe
CHORUS 4:
Ah [G]Good night, it's[C] all righ[D]t Jane
I'll [G]meet you tomorrow[C] night on Lover'[D]s Lane
Now we may [G]find it out on...on the[C] street tonigh[D]t baby
Or we may [G]have to walk until the[C] morning ligh[D]t ahhh
Important: The song above is NOT stored on the Chordie server. The original song is hosted at www.azchords.com. Chordie works as a search engine and provides on-the-fly formatting. Chordie does not index songs against artists'/composers' will. To remove this song please click here.
