Soap Box Preacher
Robbie Robertson
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G C Soap box preacher standing on aG cornerEm C And all the people they wouldG gather roundC You speak of faith with a blaze ofG gloryEm C But those that fear they wannaG knock you downC G Nobody knows where you liveEm C G Where do you go in the naked nightC All of the prophets that comeG before youEm C G They can hear your lonesome cryC When you're out there in the night,D Em all aloneC When you're staring in the light,D Em at the end of the road [Chorus]G Am C In those proud shoes, coming onD up the alleyG Am C In those proud shoes, walks allD over the skyG Am C Then he tipped his hat just likeD Don QuixoteC D And said don't let the raptureG pass you byContinues after the adG Am C GG Em C GG C Heard a bugle blowing in theG misty morningEm C What a haunting sound over TimesG SquareC G Heard of the ghost of 52nd StreetEm C Looked out the door but no one wasG thereC G Out in the cold Harlem rainEm C I went searching for this minstrelG manC G Played me a song to ease the painEm C G With a Salvation Army bandC When you're out there in the dark,D Em all aloneC When you're sleeping in the park,D Em at the end of the road [Chorus]G Am C In those proud shoes, coming onD up the alleyG Am C In those proud shoes, walks allD over the skyG Am C Then he tips his hat just likeD Don QuixoteC D And said don't let the raptureG pass you byG Am C DG Em C GC In the neon wilderness and theD Em asphalt jungleC He carries his cross of passionD Em Through the wreckage and the rumble [Chorus]G Am C In those proud shoes, coming onD up the alleyG Am C In those proud shoes, walks allD over the skyG Am C Then he tipped his hat just likeD Don QuixoteC D And said don't let the rapture,C D G Don't let the rapture pass you byC D G Don't let it pass you byG Am C DG Em C G