Atlantic City — The Band
Chords and lyrics for Atlantic City by The Band (key of C).
Verse 1
Atlantic City 4/4 The Band Album: Jericho.
Intro
(Mandolin Solo)
Verse
/ Em
Well, they / blew up the chicken man,
/ C - G
In / Philly last night, and
/ Em / C
They / blew up his house, / too.
[Em]Down on the boardwalk,
/ C - G
They're / ready for a fight,
/ Em
Gonna / see what them,
/ C
Racket boys can / do.
Em /
Now there's / trouble bussin' in,
/ C - G
From / outta state, and
/ Em / C
The / D.A. can't get no re - / lief.
Em / / C - G
Gonna / be a rumble on the / promen - ade, and
/ Em
The / gamblin' commissioner's hangin' on,
/ D
By the / skin of his teeth.
Chorus
[Em]Everything dies, baby,
C - G
That's a / fact,
/ Em /
But / maybe everything that / dies,
/ C - G
Some / day comes back.
Em / G
Put your / makeup on,
/ C - G
Fix your / hair up pretty, and
Em / C - G
Meet me to - night in At - / lantic City.
Verse
/ Em
Well, I / got a job, and
/ C - G
I put my / money a - way,
/ Em
But I / got the kind of debt
/ C - G
That no honest / man can pay.
/ Em
So I / drew out what I had
/ C - G
From the / Central Trust, and
/ Em
I / bought us two tickets
/ D
On that / Coast City bus.
(Chorus)
Bridge
Now our [C]luck may have died, and
Our [Em]love may be cold,
But with [C]you [D]forever I'll [Em]stay.
We'll be [C]goin' out,
Where the [Em]sand turns to gold,
But put your[D] stockings on,
'Cause it[D] might get cold.
(Chorus)
Verse
/ Em
Now I've been a - / lookin' for a / job,
/ C - G
But it's / hard to find,
/ Em
There's / winners and there's losers, and
/ C - G
I am / South of the line.
/ Em
Well, I'm / tired of gettin' caught out
/ C - G
On the / losin' end,
/ Em
But I / talked to a man last night,
/ D
Gonna do a little / favor for him.
(Chorus)
/ Em - G / C G
Oh, / meet me tonight in At - / lantic City,
/ Em - G / C G
Oh, / meet me to - night in At - / lantic City.
/ Em - G / C G
Oh, / meet me to - night in At - / lantic City.
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