DmBbm
Well she's up against the register with an apron and a spatula,
FBdim
With y esterday's deliveries and the t ickets for the bachelors
Gm7A7sus4A7
She's a mov ing violation from her c onk down to her sh oes,
DmGmA7Dm
But it's j ust an invit ation to the b lues
GmC7
And you f eel just like Cagney, she lo oks like Rita Hayworth
F
At the co unter of the Schwab's drugstore
GmC7
You wonder if she might be single, she's a lon er and likes to mingle
FAA7DmA7
Got to be patient, try and pi ck up a clu e
DmBbm
She said "H ow you gonna like 'em, over m edium or scrambled?",
FG
You say "A nyway's the only way", be c areful not to gamble
Gm7A7sus4A7
On a g uy with a suitcase and a ticket getting out of here
DmBbm
In a t ired bus station in an o ld pair of shoes
A7sus4A7Dm
This ain't no thing but an invit ation to the bl ues
GmC7
But you can't t ake your eyes off her, get an other cup of java,
F
And it's jus t the way she pours it for you, joking with the customers
GmC7
Mercy mercy, Mr. Percy, there ain't no thing back in Jersey
FAA7
But a bro ken-down jalopy of a m an I left beh ind
Dm
And a d ream that I was chasing,
Bbm
a b attle with booze
A7sus4A7Dm
And an open invit ation to the b lues
GmC7
But she used to h ave a sugar daddy and a c andy-apple Caddy,
FF
And a b ank account and everything, accu stomed to the finer things
GmC7
He probably left her for a socialite, and he di dn't love her 'cept at night,
FA
And th en he's drunk and never even to ld her that he cared
Dm
So they took the registration,
Bbm
And the car-keys and her shoes
A7sus4A7Dm
And le ft her with an invitat ion to the blues (...solo sax)
GmC7
'Cause there's a Continental Trailways leaving l ocal bus tonight, good evening
FF
Y ou can have my seat, I'm sticking r ound here for a while
GmC7
Get me a r oom at the Squire, the f illing station's hiring,
FA
And I can eat here every night, what the h ell have I got to lose?
Dm
Got a c razy sensation,
Bbm
Go or stay? now I gotta choose,
A7sus4A7Dm
And I'll accept your invita tion to the b lues