Neighborhood Girls

Artist: Suzanne Vega Song:   Neighborhood Girls Album:  Suzanne Vega [Chord variants] G       320033 Gadd#11 320023 Gadd11  320013 G*      320003 [Intro] G  Gadd#11  Gadd11  G* G  Gadd#11  Gadd11  G*                                         [Verse I] G            Gadd#11  We had our neighborhood girl she Gadd11                        G* Used to hang out in front of McKinsey’s Bar             G                          Gadd#11 And we were interested in her and her clientele         Gadd11  G* We just wonder where she’s gone Oh she’s gone yes she’s gone gone gone                [Chorus] Yes she’s gone gone gone                         [Verse II] G                      Gadd#11  I think you know your neighborhood girl she Gadd11                        G* Lives on my street now with eyes of ice      G                                    Gadd#11 I’ve seen her in the morning when she is walking in the sun     Gadd11                    G* And I always thought that she looked kind of nice     G                     Gadd#11 She spoke to me once at a party I think       Gadd11                       G* And I thought at the time that she had had too much to drink             G                     Gadd#11 Because she said to me there’s a backbone gone And I’ve got to get it back before going on               [Verse III]                        G                    Gadd#11 Well your neighborhood girl seems to have resigned                        Gadd11                      G* She was looking out at people from the back of her mind                     G                    Gadd#11 And before she went off she spoke to me again                 Gadd11                      G* She came up and said you have the eyes of a friend               G                        Gadd#11 And there’s a razor’s edge that I have lost somewhere             Gadd11                    G* And I would like it back so if you’ve seen it anywhere           G                           Gadd#11 I’ve been out for a while but I’ll be back in a bit I am just walking through the smoke finding out if this is it               [Verse IV]              G                     Gadd#11 Because I’ve got this feeling that things are going grey         Gadd11                          G* And I’d like to hear a straight line to help me find my way G            Gadd#1    Gadd11       G*  I looked at her and I did not know what to say [Chorus] She had long black hair                        [Verse V] G                    Gadd#11  Must be a different neighborhood girl        Gadd11                            G* ’Cause ours had blonde hair in front of McKinsey’s Bar             G                         Gadd#11 And we were interested in her and her clientele         Gadd11 We just wonder where she’s gone Oh she’s gone yes she’s gone gone gone                [Chorus] Yes she’s gone gone gone