Cm9 Bbmaj9 Abmaj7 Gm7 F [Verse 1] Cm7 I'm out on the street Bbmaj7 All alone by the newsstand Abmaj7 The lady of leisure comes Gm9 Tearin' by F Almost knocking me down [Verse 2] Cm7 She turns at the corner Bbmaj7 And looking back Abmaj7 Lets her eyes send the message Gm9 I'm helpless alone F And I'm goin' down [Bridge] Abmaj9 Gm9 Help me I need someone gentle to love me Abmaj9 Gm9 My life is a miserable comedy Eb Of strangers Dm7 Posing as friends Ab I know they don't know F C F Who I am [Chorus] C Hurry it's time to make your move boy C Hurry better get along with it soon boy F Hurry there she goes C Hurry she's out the door boy G7 You know you can win the battle F7 But you can lose C Bb/C C Bb/C The war C Hurry are your feet glued to the pavement boy G7 You know you can win the battle F7 But you can lose C Gm7 C You can lose the war Bb/F Thought I saw a fox I did I saw a fox Cm7 Gm7 Bbm7 Cm7 Amidst that sea of pride Running Bb/F Let me call a hansom cab Bb Cm7 Gm7 Cm7 We'll both get in and then go for a ride F Cm7 F To nowhere Bb/F Nothing spoken I retreat find the subway take a seat Cm9 Bb Abmaj7 Gm7 F I let myself get in my way and let her get away [Verse 3] Cm7 Bbmaj7 I got off the train at the next stop Abmaj7 And headed back uptown Gm9 I knew I could find her F She so needed a friend [Verse 4] Cm7 Bbmaj7 I found her alone in a doorway Abmaj7 The tears in her eyes Gm9 Said there's nothing that you can say F I just need an ending [Bridge] Amaj9 I gave her a flower Gm9 And got her to smile Abmaj9 And asked her quite frankly Gm9 Would she not prefer F A beginning