Intro:
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From the West Coast gonna take a plane
C Em
Hit the East Coast gonna take an D train
C Dm
Hit the East Coast going all the way
Why don't you come to Harlem?
C
All the spies went out to sea
Em
But I remained in Harlem
C
Had to pay my parking fees
Em
Felt just like P.T. Barnum
C
Caught a couple Pinter plays
Em
I should have stayed in Harlem
C
Then I heard a policeman say
Em
"I think we should disarm him
C
I think we strong-arm him
Dm
So out of place in Harlem"
Em D F C
Then I see you standing there
Em D F C
In your dyed black hair and no underwear
C
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C
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Bum bum diddy police encounters
C
Caught a couple Albee plays
Em
I should have stayed in Harlem
C
Then I heard a policeman say
Dm
"Do your best to not alarm him"
Em D F C
I've got eyes for the policeman's wife
Em D F C
In her dyed black hair and her Bowie knife
Em D F C
I've got eyes for the policeman's wife
Em D
The policeman's wife, the policeman's wife
F C
The policeman's wife, the policeman's wife
C
Bum bum diddy diddy, bum bum diddy diddy
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Bum bum diddy police encounters
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Bum bum diddy police encounters
C
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Bum bum diddy police encounters
C
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Police encounters
C
Unions went on strike today
Dm
But I remained in Harlem
Em D F C
I've got eyes for the policeman's wife
Em D F C
In her dyed black hair and her Bowie knife
Em D F C
As I see her standing there alone
Em D F C
In her dyed black hair and her Android phone
(x3)
C
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Bum bum diddy police encounters
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Bum bum diddy police encounters
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