Spanish Eddie — Laura Branigan
Chords and lyrics for Spanish Eddie by Laura Branigan (key of Am).
Intro
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Verse 1
There [Am]was heat in the air
And cops everywhere you [Dm]looked
So there [Am]wasn't a lot
And the breaks that you got You [Dm]know you [G]took
And I remember [F]wonderin' Where [C]you've been
[G]The night Spanish [F]Eddie cashed it [C]in
Chorus
[C]The night Spanish Eddie cashed it [F]in
They were playin' "Desolation [C]Row" On the [G]radio
The [C]night Spanish Eddie fell from [F]grace
There was amazement on his [C]face
On the night that Eddie [G]failed
Sanity [C]prevailed
Verse 2
It was [Am]June or July
When the heat from above beat [Dm]down
It was [Am]famine or drought
When the brothers went out of [Dm]style [G]uptown
And we was mixin' [F]Vicks with [C]lemon gin
[G]The night Spanish [F]Eddie cashed it [C]in
Chorus
[C]The night Spanish Eddie cashed it [F]in
They were playin' "Desolation [C]Row" On the [G]radio
The [C]night Spanish Eddie made front [F]page
His revolution came of [C]age
He wrote "Surrender" on the [G]wall
The night he took the [C]fall
Bridge
[F]I heard someone [Dm]say "He's tryin' [G]to fly"
[Am]Like Eddie used [C]to say We'll do when [G]we die
Instrumental
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Bridge
[G]I know someone [F]turned you For a[C] spin
[G]The night Spanish [F]Eddie cashed it [C]in
Chorus
[C]The night Spanish Eddie cashed it [F]in
They were playin' "Desolation [C]Row" On the [G]radio
The [C]night Spanish Eddie fell from [F]grace
There was amazement on his [C]face
On the night that Eddie [G]failed
Sanity [C]prevailed
Outro
[C]The night Spanish Eddie cashed it[F] in
They were playin' "Desolation [C]Row" On the [G]radio
[C]The night Spanish Eddie cashed it[F] in
They were playin' "Desolation [C]Row" On the [G]radio
[C]The night Spanish Eddie cashed it[F] in
They were playin' "Desolation [C]Row" On the [G]radio
(fade)
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