G#m7 4x444x
Amaj7 5x665x
F# 24432x
F#/A# 6x867x
G#7 4x454x
Am6 5x455x
F#m 244222
B/D# x6444x
C#/E# x8666x
D9 x5455x
E/G# 4x645x
Aadd9 xx7657 and after xx7655
E/B 7x645x
[Intro] (x2)
C#m A B B/A G#m7 Amaj7
F# F#/A# B B/A G#7 Am6 G#7
[Verse 1]
E F#m
All the late night bargains have been struck
B C#m B/D# C#/E#
Between the satin beaus and their belles
F#m
Prehistoric garbage trucks
D9
Have the city to themselves
E F#m
Echoes and roars, dinosaurs
B C#m B/D# C#/E#
They're all doing the monster mash
F#m
And most of the taxis, most of the whores
D9
Are only taking calls for cash
[Chorus]
A B B/A
I don't know how it happened
E/G# Aadd9 A
It all took place so quick
E/B E F#m B C#m B/A
But all I can do is hand it to you
And your latest trick
[Interlude]
C#m A B B/A G#m7 Amaj7
F# F#/A# B B/A G#7 Am6 G#7
[Verse 2]
E F#m
Well, now, my door was standing open
B C#m B/D# C#/E#
Security was laid back and lax
F#m
But it was only my heart got a-broken
D9
You must have had a pass key made out of wax
E
You played robbery with insolence
F#m B C#m B/D# C#/E#
And I played the blues in twelve bars down on Lover's Lane
F#m
And you never did have the intelligence to use
D9
The twelve keys hanging off of my chain
[Chorus]
A B B/A
I don't know how it happened
E/G# Aadd9 A
It all took place so quick
E/B E F#m B C#m B/D#
But all I can do is hand it to you
And your latest trick
[Interlude]
C#m A B B/A G#m7 Amaj7
F# F#/A# B B/A G#7 Am6 G#7
[Verse 3]
E F#m
Well, now, it's past last call for alcohol
B C#m B/D# C#/E#
Past recall has been here and gone
F#m
The landlord he finally paid us all
D9
The satin jazzmen have put away their horns
E F#m
And we're standing outside of this wonderland
B C#m B/D# C#/E#
Looking so bereaved and so bereft
F#m
Like a Bowery bum when he finally understands
D9
The bottle's empty and there's nothing left
[Chorus]
A B B/A
I don't know how it happened
E/G# Aadd9 A
It was faster than the eye could flick
E/B E F#m B C#m B/A
But all I can do is hand it to you
And your latest trick
[Outro]
C#m A B B/A G#m7 Amaj7
F# F#/A# B B/A G#7 Am6 G#7
C#m A B B/A G#m7 Amaj7
F# F#/A# B B/A G#7 Am6 G#7
[Solo] (Intro chords x4)
C#m A B G#m A
F# B G# A G#
