"Scarlet Town"
C#hords used: Cm Cb G# or capo 3: Am, G, F
A#m
In Scarlet Town, where I was born
A#m
There's ivy leaf and silver thorn
A#m
The streets have names that you can't pronounce
G# F
Gold is down to a quarter of an ounce
A#m
The music starts and the people sway
A#m
Everybody says, "Are you going my way? "
A#m
Uncle Tom still workin' for Uncle Bill
G# F
Scarlet Town is under the hill.
A#m
Scarlet Town in the month of May
A#m
Sweet William Holme on his deathbed lay
A#m
Mistress Mary by the side of the bed
G# F
Kissin' his face and heapin' prayers on his head
A#m
So brave, so true, so gentle is he
A#m
I'll weep for him as he would weep for me
A#m
Little Boy Blue come your blow horn
G# F
In Scarlet Town, where I was born
A#m
Scarlet Town, in the hot noon hours,
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There's palm-leaf shadows and scattered flowers
A#m
Beggars crouching at the gate
G# F
Help comes, but it comes too late
A#m
By marble slabs and in fields of stone
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You make your humble wishes known
A#m
I touched the garment, but the hem was torn
G# F
In Scarlet Town, where I was born
A#m
In Scarlet Town, the end is near
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The Seven Wonders of the World are here
A#m
The evil and the good livin' side by side
G# F
All human forms seem glorified
A#m
Put your heart on a platter and see who will bite
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See who will hold you and kiss you good night
A#m
There's walnut groves and maplewood
G# F
In Scarlet Town cryin' won't do no good
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In Scarlet Town, you fight your father's foes
A#m
Up on the hill, a chilly wind blows
A#m
You fight 'em on high and you fight 'em down in
G# F
You fight 'em with whiskey, morphine and gin
A#m
You've got legs that can drive men mad
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A# lot of things we didn't do that I wish we had
A#m
In Scarlet Town, the sky is clear
G# F
You'll wish to God that you stayed right here
A#m
Set 'em Joe, play "Walkin' the Floor"
A#m
Play it for my flat-chested junkie whore
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I'm staying up late, I'm making amends
G# F
While we smile, all heaven descends
A#m
If love is a sin, then beauty is a crime
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All things are beautiful in their time
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The black and the white, the yellow and the brown
G# F
It's all right there in front of you in Scarlet Town