Piazza, New York Catcher Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
E[C]lope with me, Miss Private,
and we'll [F]sail around the [C]world
[Dm]I will be your Ferdinand
and [Am]you my wayward girl
How [Dm]many nights of talking in
ho[G]tel rooms can you take?
How [Dm]many nights of limping round
on [G]pagan holidays?
Oh e[F]lope with me in private
and we'll [Am]set something ablaze
A [Dm]trail for the [G]devil to e[Am]rase

[Verse 2]
[C]San Francisco's calling us,
the [F]Giants and Mets will [C]play
Pi[Dm]azza, New York catcher,
are you [Am]straight or are you gay?
We [Dm]hung about the stadium,
we've [G]got no place to stay
We [Dm]hung about the Tenderloin
and [G]tenderly you tell about
the [F]saddest book you ever read,
it [Am]always makes you cry
The [Dm]statue's crying [G]too and well he [Am]may

[Verse 3]
I [C]love you
I've a drowning grip on [F]your adoring [C]face
I [Dm]love you, my responsibili[Am]ty has found a place
Be[Dm]side you and strong warnings
in the gu[G]ise of gentle words
Come [Dm]wave upon me from the family
[G]wider net absurd
"You'll take [F]care of her, I know it,
you will [Am]do a better job"
[Dm]Maybe, but [G]not what she de[Am]serves

[Verse 4]
E[C]lope with me, Miss Private,
and we'll [F]drink ourselves a[C]wake
We'll [Dm]taste the coffee houses
and a[Am]ward certificates
A [Dm]privy seal to keep the feel of [G]1960 style
We'll [Dm]comment on the decor
and we'll [G]help the passer by
And at [F]dusk when work is over
we'll con[Am]tinue the debate
In a [Dm]borrowed bedroom [G]virginal and [Am]spare

[Verse 5]
The [C]catcher hits for .318
and [F]catches every [C]day
The [Dm]pitcher puts religion first
and [Am]rests on holidays
He [Dm]goes into cathedrals
and lies [G]prostrate on the floor
He [Dm]knows the drink affects his speed,
he's [G]praying for a doorway
Back in[F]to the life he wants
and the con[Am]fession of the bench
[Dm]Life outside the di[G]amond is a [Am]wrench

[Verse 6]
I [C]wish that you were here with me
to [F]pass the dull week[C]end
I [Dm]know it wouldn't come to love,
my [Am]heroine pretend
A [Dm]lady stepping from the song
we [G]love until this day
You'd [Dm]settle for an epitaph
like [G]"Walk Away, Renee"
The sun u[F]pon the roof in winter
will draw [Am]you out like a flower
[Dm]Meet you at the [G]statue in an [Am]hour
[Dm]Meet you at the [G]statue in an [Am]hour