Intro: B C# F# C# F# C# B
C# F# C#
It's so nice to be sitting outside
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With you on my mind
B C# F#
Late in the day, I hitched a ride
C# F#
With you on my mind
C# B
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
C# F# C# B A#m
Yeah, I am the bully of New York"
CHORUS:
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"It's getting dark
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Bm F#
The kids all think I'm being mean
C# B
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
C# F# C#
There's a path of light there in the leaves
F# C# B
I am a man down on my knees
C# F# C# B A#m
Yeah, I am a man down on my knees"
CHORUS:
F# A#m
"It's getting dark
F# D#m
Bm F#
The kids all think I'm being mean
C# B
It's not easy for me, no"
INSTRUMENTAL: B C# F# C# F# C# B C# F# C# F# C# B
C# F# C#
It's so nice to be sitting outside
F#
With you on my mind
B C# F#
Late in the day, I hitched a ride
C# F#
With you on my mind
C# B
I hitched a ride
C# F#
The sun was sinking low and grey
C# F#
You're still on my mind
B C# F# B C# F#
Late in the day, late in the day