On Broadway


Original Album
Adult/Child
Written By
Mann, Weil, Leiber, Stoller
Produced By
Lead Vocals
Recorded On
Length
Chords
G.......................F/G....G..............F/G.............G.....F/G....G...F/G
They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway
G.............................F/G........G......F/G......G.....F/G....G...F/G
They say there's always magic in the air
C............................Bb/C.........C.............Bb/C
But when you're walking down the street
C......................Bb/C......C...........D
And you ain't had enough to eat
G.................F/G.............G..........F/G................G.....F/G....G...F/G
The glitter rubs right off and you're nowhere

G#....................F#/G#.........G#............F#/G#.......G#...F#/G#....G#....F#/G#
They say the chicks are something else on Broadway
G#.............F#/G#.......G#............F#/G#.......G#...F#/G#....G#....F#/G#
But looking at them just gives me the blues
C#........................B/C#....C#..............B/C#
'Cause how you gonna make some time
C#....................B/C#...C#.............D#
When all you got is one thin dime
G#...................F#/G#...........G#...F#/G#.............G#...F#/G#....G#....F#/G#
And one thin dime won't even shine your shoes

A....................G/A...........A........G/A............A...G/A....A....G/A
They say that I won't last too long on Broadway
A.....................G/A..............A.........G/A.............A...G/A....A....G/A
I'll catch the Greyhound bus for home they say
D.............................C/D........D...............C/D
But they're dead wrong I know they are
D....................C/D..........D.......E
'Cause I can play this here guitar
A...................G/A.....A.....G/A............A...G/A....A....G/A
And I won't quit 'til I'm a star on Broadway

Chart prepared by Francis Greene

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