Incident On 57th St. Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][Em][C][Em][C][Em][C][Em][C]
[G][Em][G][C]

[Verse 1]
[G]Spanish
Johnny [C]drove in from the un[D]derworld last night
With bruised [G]arms and broken rhythm
And [C]a beat- up old Buick but [G]dressed
just like dynam[D]ite
He tried [G]sellin' his heart to the
[C]hard girls over on [D]easy Street
But they said, [G]Johnny, it falls apart so [C]easy
And you know [G]hearts
these days [D]are cheap
And [C]the pimps swung their axes and said,
Johnny, you're a [G]cheater
And the pimps [C]swung their axes and said,
Johnny, [G]you're a liar
And from [C]out of the shadows
came a young girl's voice
Said, Johnny, don't [G]cry
[C]Puerto [G]Rican [C]Jane, [G]oh,[C]
[G]won't you [C]tell me, what's your [G]name?
I want [C]to drive you [G]down to the
other [C]side [G]of town
Where para[C]dise ain't
so [G]crowded
And there'll be [C]action goin'
down [G]on Shanty Lane tonight
All the [D]golden- heeled fairies
in a [C]real bitch- fight
Pull thirty- eight's and [G]kiss
their girls goodnight
[D]

[Verse 2]
Oh, [G]goodnight, it's [C]alright, [D]Jane
Now let them [G]black boys [C]in
to light the [D]soul flame
We may [G]find it out on [C]the street tonight,
[D]baby
Or [G]we may walk [C]until the daylight,
maybe
[D]

[Verse 3]
Well, like [G]a cool Romeo he [C]made his moves,
oh, she [D]looked so fine
Like [G]a late Juliet, she knew she'd [C]never be true but then,
[D]she really didn't mind
[G]Upstairs a band was playin'
And the singer [C]was singin'
something about go[D]ing home
She whispered, Spanish [G]Johnny,
you can leave me tonight
[C]But just don't lea[D]ve me alone
And Johnny cried,
[C]Puerto Ric[G]an [C]Jane[G]
[C]Word is [G]down,
the [C]cops have [G]found the vein
Oh, them [C]barefoot [G]boys left
[C]their homes for the woods
[G]Them little barefoo[C]t street boy[G]s,
they said their [C]homes ain't [Am]no good
[G]They left the corners,
[D]threw away all of their swi[C]tchblade knives
And [G]kissed each [D]other goodbye

[Verse 4]
Johnny was [G]sittin' on the fire escape,
watch[C]in' the kids playin' down [D]the street
He called down, hey [G]little heroes,
summer's long
[C]But I guess it ain't very sweet
around [D]here anymore
Janey [G]sleeps in sheets
damp with sweat
[C]Johnny sits up alone and [D]watches her dream on,
dream on
And the sis[G]ter prays for lost souls
Then [C]breaks down in the chapel
af[D]ter everyone's gone

[Verse 5]
Jane [G]moves over to share her pillow
But [C]opens her eyes to see Johnny
up [D]and putting his clothes on
She says, those ro[C]mantic young boys
(those romantic young boys)
All they [G]ever want to do [Em]is fi[D]ght[G]
Those ro[C]mantic young boys
(those romantic young boys)
They're callin' through the window
Hey, Spanish Johnny,
you want [G]to make a little easy money [D]to night?

[Verse 6]
And Johnny whispered, [G]goodnight,
it's [C]all [D]tight, Jane
I'll [G]meet you tomorrow
[C]night on lover's [D]lane
We may [G]find it out on [C]the street tonight,
now, [D]baby
Or [G]we may walk [C]until the daylight,
[D]maybe
Oh, [G]goodnight, it's [C]alright, [D]Jane
I'm gonna [G]meet you tomorrow
[C]night on lover's [D]lane
Oh, we can [G]find it out on
[C]the street tonight, [D]baby
Or [G]we may walk [C]until the daylight, maybe
[D]

[Verse 7]
[G]Ah, goodnight, it's [C]alright, [D]Jane
I'll [G]meet you tomorrow
[C]night on [D]lover's lane
Oh, we may [G]find it out [C]on
the street [D]tonight, baby
Or we may have [G]to walk until [C]the daylight,
[D]maybe [G](good[C]night it's [D]alr[G]ight, Jan[C]e)

[Verse 8]
[D](Goodnight, it's [G]alright,
[C]Jane)
(Goodnight, it's alright,
[D]Jane)
[G](Goodnight, it's [C]alright, Jane)

[Outro 1]
[D]
[G][C][D][G][C]
[D][G][C][Em][Am]