C F C F

                       C
Well the street lights shine
        F                     C                  G
Down on blessing avenue
                 C
Lovers they walk by
F                     G
Holdin' hands two by two

                     C
A breeze crosses the porch
F                   C            G
Bicycle spokes spin 'round
                       C
Jackets on, I'm out the door
F                          G
Tonight I'm gonna burn this town down

        F                             C
And the girls in their summer clothes
        F                           C
In the cool of the evening light
    F                    C
The girls in their summer clothes
        G
Pass me by

                 C
Kid's rubber ball smacks
        F                            C           G
Off the gutter 'neath the lamp light
               C
Big bank clock chimes
           F                G
Off go the sleepy front porch lights

                      C
Downtown the stores alight
       F                      C                  G
As the evenings underway
                     C
Things been a little tight
      F                                    G
But I know they're gonna turn my way


        F                             C
And the girls in their summer clothes
        F                           C
In the cool of the evening light
    F                    C
The girls in their summer clothes
        G
Pass me by

          Bb
Frankie's Diner's
                            F
an old friend on the edge of town
                 Am
Neon sign spinnin' round
        G                            C           F
Like a cross over the lost and found
             Bb
Fluorescent lights
                    F
Flicker above pop's Grill
                                  Am
Shaniqua brings a coffee and asks "fill?"
            G                      C    F   G
And says "penny for your thoughts now my boy Bill"

           C
She went away
    F            C          G
She cut me like a knife
                C
Hello beautiful thing beautiful thing
      F                         G
Maybe you could saved my life

   G#m     Am
In just a glance
F                 C           G
Down here on Magic Street
                Am
Loves a fool's dance
        F                                 C  F   G
I ain't got much sense but I still got my feet

        F                             C
And the girls in their summer clothes
        F                           C
In the cool of the evening light
    F                     C
The girls in their summer clothes
        G
Pass me by
        F                             C
And the girls in their summer clothes
        F                          G     G#m
In the cool of the evening light
    Am                     F
The girls in their summer clothes
        G
Pass me by

         C      F                    C           G
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   G#m   Am     F                     G
La la la la, la la la la la la la
         C      F                    C           G
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