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Atlantic City by The Band
Atlantic City
Chords used in this song :
Em
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F#m
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D7
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Capo 2
Intro: Mandolin Solo
/ Em
Well, they / blew up the chicken man,
/ C - G
In / Philly last night, and
/ Em / C
They / blew up his house, / too.
Em
Down on the boardwalk,
/ C - G
They're / ready for a fight,
/ Em
Gonna / see what them,
/ C
Racket boys can / do.
Em /
Now there's / trouble bussin' in,
/ C - G
From / outta state, and
/ Em / C
The / D.A. can't get no re - / lief.
Em / / C - G
Gonna / be a rumble on the / promen - ade, and
/ Em
The / gamblin' commissioner's hangin' on,
/ D
By the / skin of his teeth.
Chorus:
Em
Everything dies, baby,
C - G
That's a / fact,
/ Em /
But / maybe everything that / dies,
/ C - G
Some / day comes back.
Em / G
Put your / makeup on,
/ C - G
Fix your / hair up pretty, and
Em / C - G
Meet me to - night in At - / lantic City.
/ Em
Well, I / got a job, and
/ C - G
I put my / money a - way,
/ Em
But I / got the kind of debt
/ C - G
That no honest / man can pay.
/ Em
So I / drew out what I had
/ C - G
From the / Central Trust, and
/ Em
I / bought us two tickets
/ D
On that / Coast City bus.
Chorus:
/ Em
Now our / luck may have died, and
/ C - G
Our / love might be cold,
/ Em / C
But with / you for - ever I'll / stay.
/ Em
We'll be / goin' out,
/ C - G
Where the / sands turn to gold,
/ Em
But put your / stockin's on,
/ D
'Cause it / might get cold.
Chorus:
/ Em
Now I've been a - / lookin' for a / job,
/ C - G
But it's / hard to find,
/ Em
There's / winners and there's losers, and
/ C - G
I am / South of the line.
/ Em
Well, I'm / tired of gettin' caught out
/ C - G
On the / losin' end,
/ Em
But I / talked to a man last night,
/ D
Gonna do a little / favor for him.
Chorus:
/ Em - G / C G
Oh, / meet me tonight in At - / lantic City,
/ Em - G / C G
Oh, / meet me to - night in At - / lantic City.
/ Em - G / C G
Oh, / meet me to - night in At - / lantic City.
actual chords are:(F#m=(Em), A=(G), D=(C), E=(D), E7=(D7), Bm=(Am))
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version 2
Intro
It's a weird tuning but sounds really well with the mandolin intro. Tune "b"
string down to an "a"
e---5-5-5---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-|
b---0-0-0---0-0-0---4-4-4---2-2-2---0-|
g-------------------------------------|
d-------------------------------------|
a-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
Repeat through out song
F#m A D A
e---x---x---2---x-|
b---x---4---5---4-|
g---3---2---2---2-|
d---4---2---0---2-|
a---4---0---0---0-|
E---2---x---x---x-|
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version 3
Intro
[Em]Play twice [G] [C] [G]
Verse 1
Well, they [Em]blew up the [G]chicken man in [C]Philly last [G]night
And they [Em]blew up his [G]house, [C]too[G].
[Em]Down on the [G]boardwalk they're [C]ready for a [G]fight
Gonna [Em]see what them [G]racket boys can [C]do.[G]
Now there's [Em}trouble busin' [G]in from [C]outta [G]state
And the [Em]D.A. can't [G]get no [C]relief[G].
[Em]Gonna be a [G]rumble on the [C]promenade[G]
And the [Em]gamblin' [G]commissioner's hangin' on by the [D]skin of his teeth.
Chorus 1
[Em]Everything [G]dies, baby [C]that's a [G]fact
But [Em]maybe everything that [G]dies some [C]day comes [G]back.
Put your [Em]makeup [G]on, fix your [C]hair up [G]pretty
And [Em]meet me [G]tonight in [C]Atlantic [G]City.
[Em]Play twice [G] [C] [G]
Verse 2
Well, I [Em]got a [G]job and I put my [C]money [G]away
But I [Em]got the kind of [G]debts that no [C]honest man can [G]pay.
So I [Em]drew out what I [G]had from the [C]Central [G]Trust
And I [G]bought us two [G]tickets on that [D]Coast City bus.
Chorus 2
[Em]Everything [G]dies, baby [C]that's a [G]fact
But [Em]maybe everything that [G]dies some [C]day comes [G]back.
Put your [Em]makeup [G]on, fix your [C]hair up [G]pretty
And [Em]meet me [G]tonight in [C]Atlantic [G]City.
[Em]Play twice [G] [C] [G]
Bridge
Now our [C]luck may have died and our [Em]love may be cold
But with [C]you [D]forever I'll [Em]stay.
We'll be [C]goin' out where the [Em]sands turn to gold
But put your [D]stockings on 'cause it might get cold.
Chorus 3
[Em]Everything [G]dies, baby [C]that's a [G]fact
But [Em]maybe everything that [G]dies some [C]day comes [G]back.
Put your [Em]makeup [G]on, fix your [C]hair up [G]pretty
And [Em]meet me [G]tonight in [C]Atlantic [G]City.
[Em]Play twice [G] [C] [G]
Verse 3
Now I've been a-[Em]lookin' for a [G]job, but it's [C]hard to [G]find
There's [Em]winners and there's [G]losers
And I am [C]South of the [G]line.
Well, I'm [Em]tired of gettin' [G]caught out on the [C]losin' [G]end
But I [Em]talked to a man las[G]t night,
Gonna do a little [D]favor for him.
Chorus 4
[Em]Everything [G]dies, baby [C]that's a [G]fact
But [Em]maybe everything that [G]dies some [C]day comes [G]back.
Put your [Em]makeup [G]on, fix your [C]hair up [G]pretty
And [Em]meet me [G]tonight in [C]Atlantic [G]City.
And [Em]meet me [G]tonight in [C]Atlantic [G]City.
And [Em]meet me [G]tonight in [C]Atlantic [G]City.
[Em]Play twice [G] [C] [G]
[Em]Play twice [G] [C] [G]
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version 4
CAPO ON 2 (song is in F#m and the starting note for the vocal is C#)
(INTRO MANDOLIN RIFF THEN X2)
Em - G - C - G
Em G C G
Well they blew up the chicken man in Philly last night
Em G C G
and they blew up his house too
Em G C G
Down on the boardwalk, they're ready for a fight
Em G C G
gonna see what them racket boys can do
Em G C G
Now there's trouble busing in, from outta state
Em G C G
and the D.A. can't get no relief
Em G C G
Gonna be a rumble out on the promenade
Em G D
and the gambling commissioners hanging on, by the skin of his teeth
(CHORUS)
Em G C G
Everything dies baby that's a fact
Em G C G
But maybe everything that dies someday comes back
Em G C G
Put your makeup on, fix your hair up pretty and
Em G C G
Meet me tonight, in Atlantic City
(SOLO ACCORDION)
Em - G - C - G - Em - G - C - G
(VERSE 2)
Well I got a job and tried to put my money away
But I got in too deep and I could not pay
So I drew what I had from the Central Trust
And I bought us two tickets on that Coast City bus
(CHORUS) (SOLO ACCORDION)
(BRIDGE)
C Em
Now our luck may have died, and our love may be cold
C D Em
but with you, forever I'll stay
C Em
Yeah we're going out where, the sand turns to gold
D
so put your stockings on, cause it might get cold
(CHORUS) (SOLO ACCORDION X2)
(VERSE 3)
Now I been looking for a job but it's hard to find
Down here it's just winners and losers and
Don't get caught on the wrong side of that line
Well I'm tired of coming out on the losing end
So honey last night I met this guy and I'm gonna do a little favor for him
(CHORUS WITH 2 EXTRA) (SOLO ACCORDION FADE OUT)
Em G C G
Meet me tonight, in Atlantic City
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