Chords for Bedtime Round/City Lullaby by Tom Chapin

_ [E] _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [F]
Oh, [Bb] _ [Gm] Ma, _ _ [Eb] I [F] need another [Gm] story.
_ _ [Eb] Just a short [Bb] one, [Gm] Ma, _ [Eb] please.
[F] I need [Bb] a glass of [Gm] water.
[Eb] _ [F] Just a small [Bb] one, [Gm] Ma, _ [Eb] please.
[F] I need [Bb] another hug, [Gm] please.
[Eb] _ [F] I _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F]
need [Bb] another story.
[Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ [F] Just a short [Bb] one, Ma, _ [Gm] please.
[Eb] _ [F] I need another [Bb] story.
[Gm] Just [Eb] _ [F] a short [Bb] one, Ma, [Gm] _ _ [Eb] please.
[F] I need [Bb] another story, [Gm] please.
_ [Eb] Just [F] a small [Gm] one, Ma, _ [Eb] please.
[F] I need [Bb] another hug, [Gm] please.
_ [Eb] Just [F] a short [Bb] one, Ma, [Gm] _ [Eb] please.
[G] I need another [Bb] story, [Gm] please.
[Eb] Just [F] a short [Gm] one, Ma, please.
[F] I need another [Bb] story, [Gm] please.
_ [Eb] Just [F] a small one, [Bb] Ma, [Gm] _ please.
[F] I need another hug, [Gm] please.
[Eb] Just [F] a small [Bb] _ _ [Eb] one, Ma, _ [F] _
_ [Gm] please.
_ _ _ [F] _
Oh, [Bb] Ma, _ _ [Eb] _ [F] I need another hug.
[Gm] _ Go to [Eb] sleep.
[F] I need another [Bb] hug.
[Gm] _ _ [Eb] Shh.
[C] I need another hug.
[Gm] _ Go to [Eb] sleep.
[F] I need [Bb] another hug.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [F] _
_ [F] _ [Gm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] Bedtime, [D] deep [A] in the city, it's [C] lights out.
Still it's so [Dm] pretty as red.
The light out the [C] window turns green.
Reflects [Am] on the wall back [Dm] to red.
I feel [G] myself [C] falling green.
[F] Falling asleep [G] while [C] the city stays awake.
_ _ [Dm] Beneath the [G] darkened sky, [Am] it murmurs [C] and mumbles
[F] and quietly [C] rumbles a [G] city _ [C] lullaby.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [C] Eyes closed, [D] a siren is singing.
[Gm] And [C] far off, a [D] telephone's [Dm] ringing.
As tick [A]-tock, [D] the grandfather [G] clock in the hall.
_ [C] _ _
[A] Drip, [Dm] drop, the [G] faucet is [C] falling asleep.
Falling [F] asleep [C] while the city [F] stays awake.
_ [Am] _ [F] Beneath the [G] darkened sky, _ it [C] murmurs and mumbles
and quietly rumbles a [G] city _ [C]
lullaby.
_ [Em] The traffic is [F] drumming the strings on the bridge.
[Em] Red, tick [F]-tock, green, drip, drop.
[Em] I hear the [F] comforting hum of the fridge.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Good [G] night.
Noises go hush-a-bye.
[C]
All's right.
Signs blink a [Dm] lullaby on.
The neon [Em] hotel sign goes [C] off.
Off fly the planes [Dm] toward the dawn.
The light [G] on the corner [Am] goes _ yawn.
Yawn.
_ [F] _ _ _ [G] _
Yawning.
While [C] the city [F] stays awake.
[Em] _ [Dm] Beneath the [G] darkened sky, _ [Am] it murmurs and mumbles
and [F] [C] quietly rumbles a [G] city [C] lullaby. _ _ _ _
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