Big Parade Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
Lovely girl won't you stay,
won't you stay, stay with me
All my life I was blind,
I was blind, now I see
[C]Lovely girl [G]won't you [C]stay,
[F]won't you [C]stay, [G]stay with [C]me
[C]All my life [G]I was b[C]lind,
[F]I was b[C]lind, n[G]ow I
[C]see
[C][C][C]

[Verse 1]
[C]Fleet of black, fleet of black limousin[G]es
Oh tinted ma[F]chines,
here comes the caval[C]cade
With the armored cars,
armored cars like Ba[G]rettas
Flags on an[F]tennas
designed to keep me [C]safe, keep me [G]safe

[Chorus 1]
And [C]oh my my, [G]oh hey [C]hey
[F]Here he [C]comes, the [G]candi[C]date
[C]Blue- eyed boy, U[G]nited [C]States
[F]Vote for [C]him, the [G]candi[C]date[C]

[Verse 2]
[C]Diamonds cut, diamonds cut for the car[G]ats
Plaster of [F]Paris, the floats fill up the [C]street
And the beauty queens,
beauty queens with the [G]white gloves
All sick from the [F]night clubs,
they wave with pageant[C]ry,
pageant[G]ry

[Chorus 2]
And [C]oh my my, [G]oh hey [C]hey
[F]Here it [C]comes, the [G]big pa[C]rade
[C]Marching bands and [G]barri[C]cades
[F]Make [C]way, for the [G]big pa[C]rade

[Interlude 1]
[Am]Ooo...[G][F]
[C][G][C][F][C][G]
[C][C]

[Verse 3]
[C]Canvas covered, canvas covered in res[G]in
The violent [F]men who dance the blood bal[C]let
And the bookies say,
bookies say it's the [G]third round
Oh when Louie will [F]go down
if he don't there's hell to [C]pay,
and hell to [G]raise

[Chorus 3]
And [C]oh my my, [G]oh hey [C]hey
[F]Here he [C]comes, the [G]welter[C]weight
[C]Take a dive, for [G]goodness [C]sake
Or [F]say [C]goodbye to the [G]welter[C]weight[C]

[Verse 4]
[C]Catholic priest, Catholic priest in a cri[G]sis
Torn between romance and [F]Je sus,
who will win the civil [C]war
And he says
I'm in love, I'm in love with a [G]woman
Yeah this is my [F]confession,
I'm leaving, I can't be a priest any[C]more,
any[G]more

[Chorus 4]
And [C]oh my my, [G]oh hey [C]hey
[F]There he [C]goes, the [G]man of [C]faith
[C]Left the church for a [G]fian[C]cee
[F]Let him [C]love, a [G]man of [C]faith

[Interlude 2]
[Am]Ooo...[G][F]
[C][G][C][F][C][G]
[C][C]

[Verse 5]
[C]T.V. cameras,
T.V. cameras and [G]stage hands
American [F]Bandstand,
electric gui[C]tars
And he's
[C]singin' songs, singin' songs for the lon[G]ely
Well the girls with the [F]room keys
They know all his words by [C]heart,
by [G]heart
(and they all sing)

[Chorus 5]
[C]Lovely girl won't you stay,
won't you stay, stay with me
[C]All my life I was blind,

[Chorus 6]
I was blind, now I see
[C]Lovely girl [G]won't you [C]stay,
[F]won't you [C]stay, [G]stay with [C]me
[C]All my life [G]I was b[C]lind,
[F]I was b[C]lind, n[G]ow I see

[Bridge 1]
[Am]Lovely girl [G]won't you [F]stay
[F]Oh [F]oh [F]oh oh

[Chorus 7]
[C]Oh my my, [G]oh hey [C]hey
[F]Here she [C]comes, my [G]saving [C]grace
[C]Burn the car and [G]save the [C]plates
[F]She's [C]arrived, my [G]saving [C]grace