Tom: G
G C G D
G C G D
[Verse]
G C G D
Long Beach, early in the morning
G C G D
I'm walking the boardwalk by the sea
Em D C G
I'm with my little boy, he's not sleeping too well
C G/B Am G D
My little boy is a lot like me
[Verse]
G C G D
And I came home late from the city
G C G D
I was in the Village, having fun
Em D C G
All the queens were coming out on Christopher Street
C G/B Am G D
And a new age had begun
[Chorus]
C D G
I'm in a long line of lovers
C G/B Am G D
Who came to New York looking for the Muse
Em D C G
I found her waiting tables on Bleecker Street
C G/B Am G D
To pay for her dancing shoes
[Verse]
G C G D
I played the Gaslight and Gerde's Folk City
G C G D
The Bitter End and the occasional bar
Em D C G
I played the game of money and fame
C G/B Am G D
'Cause everybody wants to be a star
[Verse]
G C G D
And I had my share of intoxication
G C G D
I did a few drugs and drank too much Uncle Jack
Em D C G
But I stopped in time when I saw the signs
C G/B Am G D
And I knew I had to get back
[Chorus]
C D G
And I'm in a long line of lovers
C G/B Am G D
Who came to New York looking for the Muse
Em D C G
I found her waiting tables on Bleecker Street
C G/B Am G D
To pay for her dancing shoes
[Verse]
G C G D
And the Vietnam War was still raging
G C G D
They were singing protest songs in Washington Square
Em D C G
Too many guys just never came home
C G/B Am G D
'Cause not enough people cared
[Verse]
G C G D
And those who made it back were looking lost and confused
G C G D
Was it a victory or a tactical retreat
Em D C G
Either way, it left a wound in America's heart
C G/B Am G D
To see them sleeping out on the street
[Chorus]
C D G
I'm in a long line of lovers
C G/B Am G D
Who came to New York looking for the Muse
Em D C G
I found her waiting tables on Bleecker Street
C G/B Am G D
To pay for her dancing shoes
[Verse]
G C G D
Thirty years later and I'm thinking
G C G D
I'm still here, some of my friends are gone
Em D C G
My little boy is grown, he's got a son of his own
C G/B Am G D
Everybody's got to sing their own song
[Verse]
G C G D
I came back to Long Beach and I'm looking out at the sea
G C G D
I'm standing in a warm summer haze
Em D C G
I can see those times like I'm in a picture show
C G/B Am G D
New York in the Seventies
[Chorus]
C D G
I'm in a long line of lovers
C G/B Am G D
Who came to New York looking for the Muse
Em D C G
I found her waiting tables on Bleecker Street
C G/B Am G D
To pay for her dancing shoes
[Verse]
G C G D
Long Beach, early in the morning
G C G D
I'm walking the boardwalk by the sea
Em D C G
I'm with my little boy, he's not sleeping too well
C G/B Am G D
My little boy is a lot like me
C D G
My little boy is a lot like me
