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[Verse 1]
G           G6   D
Way on the other side of the Hudson,
D7                     G        G6
Deep in the bosom of suburbia,
G       G6              D
I met a young girl, she sang mighty fine,
D7                      G      G6
Tears on My Pillow and Ave Maria.
B7                    Em             B7
Standing by the waterfall in Paramus Park
                        Em           A7
she was working for the Friends-of-BAI
                   D                   A7
She was collecting quarters in a paper cup.
                    D     NC          D7
She was looking for change and so was I.


[Verse 2]
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She was a Jewish girl. I fell in love with her.
D7                          G       G6
She wrote her number on the back of my hand.
G            G6        D
I called her up, I was all out of breath, I said,
D7                       G             G6
"Come hear me play in my rock and roll band.
B7                    Em                  B7
I took a shower and I put on my best blue jeans.
                      Em     A7
I picked her up in my new VW van.
                   D                        A7
She wore a peasant blouse with nothing underneath.
                         D       NC      D7
I said, "Hi". She said, "Yeah, I guess I am."


[Chorus]
G       Bm                   Am    D
A............................riel
G       Bm                   Am    D
A............................riel


[Verse 3]
G        G6           D
We had a little time, we were real hungry.
D7                         G            G6
We went to Dairy Queen for something to eat.
G            G6           D
She had some onion rings. She had a pickle.
D7                             G          G6
She forgot to tell me that she didn't eat meat.


[Verse 4]
B7                    Em           B7
I had a gig in the American Legion Hall.
                       Em                  A7
It was a dance for the Volunteer Ambulance Core
                   D                    A7
She was sitting in a corner against the wall.
                         D       NC        D7
She would smile and I melted all over the floor.

[Chorus]
G       Bm                   Am    D
A............................riel
G       Bm                   Am    D
A............................riel


[Verse 6]
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I took her home with me. We watched some TV,
D7                          G        G6
Annette Funicello and some guy going steady.
G         G6       D
I started fooling around with the vertical hold.
D7                        G             G6
We got the munchies and I made some spaghetti.


[Verse 7]
B7            Em              B7
We sat and we talked into the night,
              Em                    A7
while channel 2 was signing off the air.
             D              A7
I found the softness of her mouth.
                      D     NC    D7
We made love to bombs bursting in Air



[Chorus]
G       Bm                   Am    D
A............................riel
G       Bm                   Am    D
A............................riel
G       Bm                   Am    D
A............................riel
G       Bm                   Am    D
A............................riel


[Verse 8]
G           G6   D
Way on the other side of the Hudson,
D7                     G      G6
Deep in the bosom of suburbia,
G       G6           D
I met a young girl, she sang mighty fine,
D7                     G       G6
Tears on My Pillow and Ave Maria.
D7                     G        G6
Tears on My Pillow and Ave Maria
D7 NC
Tears on My Pillow and Ave Maria