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B--5---5-6-5-6-5--3------------------ G--5---5-5-5-5-5--3------------------ D---x-x--7--------3------------------ A------------------------------------ E------------------------------------ Bb Dm Bb C You feel all right when you hear that music ring e----------------------------------- B-------6-----x-3-6--x-3s5---------- G----7---7s2--x-3-3--x-3s5--------5- D-5h7-7-------x-3----x-3s5-----5h7-- A---------------------------5s7----- E----------------------------------- Dm C Bb A Well now you step inside but you don't see too many faces e------------------------------------ B-10--10---10-11-10-10-8--8--6------ G------------------------------------ D---11--11-11-11-11-------9--7------ A------------------------------------ E------------------------------------ Dm C Bb A Coming in out of the rain to hear the jazz go down e-10p9------------------------------- B-----10----------------------------- G-------9p7p6------------------------ D------------7-5--------------------- A---------------7-------------------- E------------------------------------ F C Competition in other places e---------------------------------- B-5-5--6-6-5-3--------------------- G-5-5--5-5-5-3--------------------- D-5-5--7-7-5-3--------------------- A---------------------------------- E---------------------------------- Bb Dm Bb C But the horns, they're blowing that sound e----10-8---------------------------- B----10---10-x--3-6-x-x--3s5-5-5----- G----10-9-10-x--3-3-x-x--3s5-5-5----- D-x-x-----------3-3-x-x--3s5-5-5----- A------------------------------------ E------------------------------------ Bb C Way on down south e------------------------------------ B----x-3-6--3s5---------------------- G--5-x-3-3--3s5---------------------- D-5--x-3----3s5---------------------- A------------------------------------ E------------------------------------ Dm C Bb way on down south London town C Dm C Bb C e------------------------------------------------------------------- B---6-5-3---6--6p5-x-5-------10-8-8-8--6-5-3--6--6p5-x-5------------ G---5-5-3---5-5----x-5--5s10-10-----9--5-5-3--5-5----x-5----------5- D---7-5-3---7--7p5-x-5-----------------7-5-3--7--7p5-x-5-------5h7-- A---------------------------------------------------------x-5s7----- E------------------------------------------------------------------- Dm C Bb A A7 You check out Guitar George, he knows all the chords e------9-8-9------10-10-------------- B------8-7-8------10-10-------------- G------9-8-9--10--10-10-------------- D-1s7-------------------------------- A-1s7-------------------------------- E------------------------------------ Dm C Bb A F Mind he's strictly rhythm he doesn't want to make it cry or sing e-----5------9---------9-7-----------------8------------- B----5-5-8b10--pbr8(10)-----8b10r8b10r8b10--pbr8(10)p6--- G-7b9----------------------0----------------------------- D-------------------------------------------------------- A-------------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------------- C Bb Yes, and an old guitar is all he can afford e------------------------------------ B----8-8s6-6-6-6--------------------- G-7s9--9s7-7-7-7--------------------- D------------------------------------ A------------------------------------ E------------------------------------ Dm Bb C When he gets under the lights to play his thing e-----10-8--------------------------------------- B----------10-10-x-3-x-6--3-3s5-5---------------- G-9s10---9-10-10-x-3-x-3--3-3s5-5-------5-5-5s7-- D------------------3-x----3-3s5-5----5h7-7-7----- A---------------------------------5s7------------ E------------------------------------------------ Dm C Bb A A7 And Harry doesn't mind if he doesn't make the scene e------------------------------------ B---8-let-ring--8-------------------- G-7b9r7b9r7b9r7b9-------------------- D------------------------------------ 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