INTRO
W a-s-h i-n-g t-o-n, baby, D.C.!
W a-s-h i-n-g t-o-n, baby, D.C.!

VERSE
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Washington, D.C.
     C           G
It's paradise to me
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It's not because it is the grand old seat
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Of precious freedom and democracy 
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no, no, no
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It's not the greenery turning gold in fall
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The scenery circling the Mall
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It's just that's where my baby lives
       G
That's all.

G             D
Washington, D.C.!
         C                 G
It's the greatest place to be
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It's not the cherries everywhere in bloom
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It's not the way they put folks on the moon
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No, no, no
     C             Em             Am
It's not the spectacles and pageantry
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The thousand things you've got to see
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It's just that's where my baby waits for me

W a-s-h i-n-g t-o-n, baby, D.C.!
W a-s-h i-n-g t-o-n, baby, D.C.!

G             D
Washington, D.C.!
   C            G
It fits me to a T
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It's not the people doing something real
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It's not the way the springtime makes you feel
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No, no, no
   C               Em               Am
It ain't no famous name on a golden plaque
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That makes me ride that railroad track
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It's my baby's kiss that keeps me coming back
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It's my baby's kiss that keeps me coming back