Affair on 8th Avenue
Gordon Lightfoot
(Rythme 3/4) |_ _ |_ _ |_ _ |_ _ | |_ _ |_ _ |_ _ |_ _ | The perfu__-me that she wo___-re was from some__ little sto__-re_ On the down__ side of town___ But it__ lingered on___ long after__ she'd_ go__-ne_ I remember it_ well___ And our fin_-gers_ en_-twined__ like_ ribbons__ of_ light__ And we came_ through__ a door_-way__ somewhe_-re in_ the night___ Her-er long__ flowing hair___ came softly un_-do__-ne_ And it lay_ all around___ And she__ brushed it down___ as I stood_ by_ her_ si__-de_ In the warmth_ of her lo_-ve_ And she showed_ me_ her_ treasures__ of_ paper__ and_ tin__ And we_ played__ a game_ on_-ly_ she-e_ could_ win___ And she told_ me_ a_ riddle__ I'll ne_-ver_ for__-get_ Then_ left_ with__ the ans_-wer__ I've never__ found_ yet_ "How-ow long__" said she__ "Can a moment_ like_ this__ Belong__ to some_-one?__" "What's wrong__ what is right___ when to live_ or_ to_ die__ We must_ almost_ be born__" So_ if_ you_ should_ ask_ me_ what_ se_-crets_ I_ hide__ I'm_ on_-ly- your_ lover__ don't_ make_ me_ deci___-de The perfu__-me that she wo___-re was from some__ little sto__-re_ On the down__ side of town___ But it__ lingered on___ long after__ she'd_ go__-ne_ I remember it_ well___ And she showed_ me_ her_ treasures__ of_ paper__ and_ tin__ And we_ played__ a game_ on_-ly_ she-e_ could_ win___ And our fin_-gers_ en_-twined__ like_ rib-bons__ of_ light__ And we came_ through_ a_ door_-way__ somewhere_ in_ the_ night___