Intro: [C] [F] [C] [G] [C] [F] [C]
I [C]slept last [Bb]night in a [Am]good hotel
I went [Dm]shopping to[F]day for [Bb]je[F]wels
The [C]wind rushed a[Bb]round in the [Am]dirty town
And the [Dm]children let [F]out from the [Bb]scho[F]ols
I was [Dm]standing on a noi[C]sy corner
[F]Waiting for the [C]walking [Bb]green [Am] [G]
[C]Across the street he [Bb]stood and he [Am]played real good
On his [Dm]clari[F]net for [Bb]free [F] [Am] [G]
Now [C]me I [Bb]play for [Am]fortunes
And those [Dm]velvet [F]curtain [Bb]calls [F]
I got a [C]black limou[Bb]sine and [Am]two gentlemen
Who es[Dm]cort me [F]through these [Bb]halls [F]
But I'll [Dm]play if you [C]got the money
Or [F]if you're a [C]friend to [Bb]me [Am] [G]
The [C]one man [Bb]band by the [Am]quick lunch stand
He was [Dm]playing real [F]good for [Bb]free [F] [Am] [G]
[C]Nobody [Bb]stopped to [Am]hеar him
Though he [Dm]played so [F]sweet and [Bb]high [F]
They [C]knеw he had [Bb]never [Am]been on their TV
So they [Dm]passed his [F]music [Bb]by [F]
I [Dm]meant to go over and [C]ask for a song
Maybe [F]put on a [C]harmo[Bb]ny [Am] [G]
I [C]heard his re[Bb]frain as the [Am]signal changed
He was [Dm]playing real [F]good for [Bb]free [F] [Am] [G] [C]