G Am D Em
[Verse 1]
Em
on the streets of New York city
Am B7
when the hour was growing late
Em
there were young men armed with knives and guns
Am B7
young men armed with hate
Em G D Em
and Lou Marsh stepped between them and died there in his tracks
Em Am D
for one man is no army when the city turns it's back
[Chorus]
G
and now the streets are empty
Am
and now the streets are dark
D Em
so keep an eye on shadows and never pass the park
G Am
for the city is a jungle when the law is out of sight
D
and death lurks in El Barrio
Em
with the orphans of the night
[Verse 2]
Em
he left behind the chambers
Am B7
of a church he'd served so long
Em
for he learned the prayers of distant men
D B7
could never right the wrongs
Em
his church became an alley
G D Em
and his pulpit was the street
Em Am D
and he made his congregation from the boys he used to meet
[Chorus]
G
and now the streets are empty
Am
now the streets are dark
D Em
so keep an eye on shadows and never pass the park
G Am
for the city is a jungle when the law is out of sight
D
and death lurks in El Barrio
Em
with the orphans of the night
[Verse 3]
Em
there were two gangs approaching
Am B7
in spanish Harlem town
Em
the smell of blood was in the air
Am B7
the challenge was laid down
Em
he felt their blinding hatred
G D Em
and he tried to save their lives
Em Am D
and the answer that they gave him was their fists and feet and knives
[Chorus]
G Am
and now the streets are empty and now the streets are dark
D Em
so keep an eye on shadows and never pass the park
G Am
for the city is a jungle when the law is out of sight
D Em
and death lurks in El Barrio with the orphans of the night
[Verse 4]
Em Am B7
will Lou Marsh lie forgotten in his cold and silent grave
Em D B7
will his memory still linger on in those he tried to save
Em G D Em
all of us who knew him will now and then recall
Em
and shed a tear on poverty
Am D
tombstone of us all
[Chorus]
G Am
for now the streets are empty and now the street are dark
D Em
so keep an eye on shadows and never pass the park
G Am
for the city is a jungle when the law is out of sight
D Em
and death lurks in El Barrio with the orphans of the night
