Intro: A# C F C F C A#
C F C
It's so nice to be sitting outside
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With you on my mind
A# C F
Late in the day, I hitched a ride
C F
With you on my mind
C A#
I hitched a ride
C F C
In the green park ranger's truck
F C A#
He slowed down when he passed me up
C F C
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
C F C
I lock up the playgrounds, here in the park
F C A#
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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A#m F
The kids all think I'm being mean
C A#
It's not easy for me"
C F C
"Working nights, I'm never home
F C A#
My love and I got divorced
C F C
There's a path of light there in the leaves
F C A#
I am a man down on my knees
C F C A# Am
Yeah, I am a man down on my knees"
CHORUS:
F Am
"It's getting dark
F Dm
A#m F
The kids all think I'm being mean
C A#
It's not easy for me, no"
INSTRUMENTAL: A# C F C F C A# C F C F C A#
C F C
It's so nice to be sitting outside
F
With you on my mind
A# C F
Late in the day, I hitched a ride
C F
With you on my mind
C A#
I hitched a ride
C F
The sun was sinking low and grey
C F
You're still on my mind
A# C F A# C F
Late in the day, late in the day