Open City

Elliott Murphy

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Song:           Open City Artist:         Elliott Murphy Album:          Murphy Gets Muddy (2005) Tabbed by:      Javier de la Fuente [Chords] A6sus2sus4 x04430  = A6sus2 A6sus4     x07770 AM7sus2    x09990  = A7sus2 [Intro]   A6sus2  A6sus4  A7sus2           A6sus2  A6sus4  A7sus2         [Verse] Whores on every corner mostly smuggled from the east Locked in trunks of Mercedes with some stale cookies to eat Am              A6sus2              A6sus4              A7sus2     Or walking miles from Africa following Hannibals elephant prints Prisoners of Philosophy paying very high rents Freezing in the summer sweating out the frost The world turned upside down profit at any cost             [Chorus] It was an open city open all night        It was an open city closed up tight       [Verse] When I could not find a toy store nor anything made of wood Checkout time was early but I would stay in bed if I could Am            A6sus2            A6sus4            A7sus2     I was listening to the radio to a liberal talk show host He stopped once to catch his breath and they handed him his coat We give no slack to anyone no reason or excuse We keep your balls in a vice land your head in a noose           [Chorus] It was an open city open all night        It was an open city closed up tight       [Instrumental]                      A6sus2  A6sus4  A7sus2                               A6sus2  A6sus4  A7sus2              A6sus2  A6sus4  A7sus2            [Verse] Where’s the elegance gone to salad days of my youth These symbols are overwhelming I’m growing so long in the tooth        Am            A6sus2            A6sus4            A7sus2     I see oval shaped aristocrats puff their chest like Donald Duck I want a dial telephone a gypsy woman for good luck Or is it just another bad dream but as far as I’m concerned Just get me out of this movie until the king is overturned          [Chorus] It was an open city open all night        It was an open city closed up tight       [Outro] It was an open city open all night                           

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