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Intro
Am D/F# G
Am D/F# G
Verse 1:
Am D/F#
A cheap one,
G F C Dm C Fmaj7 C
To take you from here to heaven,
G F Am G D6 F
Do you believe that that will do for you?
Verse 2:
Am D/F#
A quick one,
G F C Dm C Fmaj7 C
To unwind the slow turning hours,
G F Am G
Do you believe that that's what you deserve?
Pre-Chorus
Em F C Dm C
You touch my arm with your hand,
G F C Dm C
And my secret eye sees your shirt on the floor,
G F C Dm C G
And I pull away while trying to stay by your side.
G G6 F
And I'm tumbling, tumbling,
G F C
Out of the open arms of sin,
G G6 F
Tumbling, tumbling,
G F C
From ragtime to rags again.
Interlude
Am D/F# G
Am D/F# G
Verse 3:
Am D/F#
Listen,
G F C Dm C Fmaj7 C
I'm thinking words I'm not saying,
G F Am G D6 F
This is not the time to betray my desire for you,
Verse 4:
Am D/F#
I'm sorry,
G F C Dm C Fmaj7 C
I led you into my indecision,
G F Am G
I was hoping that you could wash my confusion away.
Pre-Chorus
Em F C Dm C
You touch my arm with your hand,
G F C Dm C
And my secret eye sees your shirt on the floor,
G F C Dm C G
And I pull away while trying to stay by your side.
G G6 F
And I'm tumbling, tumbling,
G F C
Out of the open arms of sin,
G G6 F
Tumbling, tumbling,
G F C
From ragtime to rags again.
Interlude
Am D/F# G
Am D/F# G
Verse 5:
Am D/F#
Parting,
G F C Dm C Fmaj7 C
Torn from your side with a whisper,
G F Am G D6 F
We stare at the clock aware that it's too late.
Verse 6:
Am D/F#
Trust me,
G F C Dm C Fmaj7 C
Someday we will be lovers,
G F Am G
But somehow I wish that I'd shared a cheap one with you.
G G6 F
And I'm tumbling, tumbling,
G F C
Out of the open arms of sin,
G G6 F
Tumbling, tumbling,
G F C
From ragtime to rags again.
Outro
N.C.
Tumbling, tumbling,
N.C.
Out of the open arms of sin,
N.C.
Tumbling, tumbling,
N.C.
From ragtime to rags again.
Written by Ralph Covert