Atlantic City
Bruce Springsteen
Continues after the ad
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Em G Well, they blew up the chicken manC G in Philly last nightEm G Now, they blew up his house, tooC GEm G Down on the boardwalk they'reC G gettin' ready for a fightEm G Gonna see what them racket boysC G can doEm G Now, there's trouble bustin' inC G from outta stateEm G C And the D.A. can't get no reliefGEm G Gonna be a rumble out on theC G promenadeEm G And the gamblin' commission'sC D hangin' on by the skin of his teeth [Chorus]Em G Well now, ev'rything dies, baby,C G that's a factEm G But maybe ev'rything that diesD Em someday comes backG C Put your makeup on, fix your hairG up prettyEm G C G And meet me tonight in Atlantic City [Verse]Continues after the adEm G Well, I got a job and tried to putC G my money awayEm G C But I got debts that no honestG man can payEm G So I drew what I had from theC G Central TrustEm G And I bought us two tickets onC D that Coast City bus [Chorus]Em G Well now, ev'rything dies, baby,C G that's a factEm G But maybe ev'rything that diesD Em someday comes backG C Put your makeup on, fix your hairG up prettyEm G C G And meet me tonight in Atlantic City [Bridge]D C Now our luck may have died and ourEm love may be coldC D Em But with you forever I'll stayC We're goin' out where the sand'sEm turnin' to goldC G Put on your stockin's baby, `causeC G the night's gettin' coldC G C And maybe ev'rything dies, baby,G that's a factC G But maybe ev'rything that diesD C someday comes back [Verse]Em G Now, I been lookin' for a job, butC G it's hard to findEm Down here it's just winners andG losers and don'tC G get caught on the wrong side of that lineEm G Well, I'm tired of comin' out onC G the losin' endEm So, honey, last night I met this guyG and I'm gonnaC G do a little favor for him [Chorus]Em G Well now, ev'rything dies, baby,C G that's a factEm G But maybe ev'rything that diesD Em someday comes backG C Put your makeup on, fix your hairG up prettyEm G C G And meet me tonight in Atlantic City