Intro: D# F A# F A# F D#
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It's so nice to be sitting outside
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With you on my mind
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Late in the day, I hitched a ride
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With you on my mind
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I hitched a ride
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In the green park ranger's truck
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He slowed down when he passed me up
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He said, "Central Park, says it might rain"
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And I learn another stranger's name
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Late in the day, aha, aha
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"So, how do you like your job", I said
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He told me once, "It's no good
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I lock up the playgrounds, here in the park
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I am the bully of New York
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Yeah, I am the bully of New York"
CHORUS:
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"It's getting dark
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D#m A#
The kids all think I'm being mean
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It's not easy for me"
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"Working nights, I'm never home
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My love and I got divorced
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There's a path of light there in the leaves
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I am a man down on my knees
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Yeah, I am a man down on my knees"
CHORUS:
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"It's getting dark
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D#m A#
The kids all think I'm being mean
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It's not easy for me, no"
INSTRUMENTAL: D# F A# F A# F D# F A# F A# F D#
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It's so nice to be sitting outside
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With you on my mind
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Late in the day, I hitched a ride
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With you on my mind
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I hitched a ride
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The sun was sinking low and grey
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You're still on my mind
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Late in the day, late in the day