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Atlantic City Chords

Easy Chords

Capo: 1st fret
[Verse]

          Em        G                
Well, they blew up the chicken man in 
C           G
Philly last night
        Em         G                 C 
Now, they blew up his house, too
         G
          Em           G             
Down on the boardwalk they're gettin' 
    C      G
ready for a fight
    Em        G                    C   
Gonna see what them racket boys can do
         G
            Em         G            
Now, there's trouble bustin' in from 
C     G
outta state
      Em        G           C          
And the D.A. can't get no relief
 G
         Em     G          C           
Gonna be a rumble out on the promenade
 G
       Em            G                 
And the gamblin' commission's hangin' on
      C           D
by the skin of his teeth


[Chorus]

        Em     G                C      
Well now, ev'rything dies, baby, that's 
 G
a fact
         Em           G           D   
But maybe ev'rything that dies someday 
     Em
comes back
               G            C       
Put your makeup on, fix your hair up 
G
pretty
    Em       G           C       G
And meet me tonight in Atlantic City


[Verse]

      Em      G                   C  
Well, I got a job and tried to put my 
       G
money away
           Em           G     C       
But I got debts that no honest man can 
  G
pay
     Em           G          C       
So I drew what I had from the Central 
 G
Trust
     Em               G            
And I bought us two tickets on that 
C          D
Coast City bus


[Chorus]

        Em     G                C      
Well now, ev'rything dies, baby, that's 
 G
a fact
         Em           G           D   
But maybe ev'rything that dies someday 
     Em
comes back
               G            C       
Put your makeup on, fix your hair up 
G
pretty
    Em       G           C       G
And meet me tonight in Atlantic City


[Bridge]

D      C                          Em
Now our luck may have died and our love 
may be cold
   C         D            Em
But with you forever I'll stay
     C                         Em
We're goin' out where the sand's turnin'
to gold
C      G                          C    
Put on your stockin's baby, `cause the 
       G
night's gettin' cold
  C           G                C       
And maybe ev'rything dies, baby, that's 
 G
a fact
         C          G             D   
But maybe ev'rything that dies someday 
     C
comes back


[Verse]

          Em              G            
Now, I been lookin' for a job, but it's 
 C        G
hard to find
               Em               G
Down here it's just winners and losers 
and don't
       C                   G
  get caught on the wrong side of 
that line
          Em              G         
Well, I'm tired of comin' out on the 
C      G
losin' end
               Em                G
So, honey, last night I met this guy and
I'm gonna
C                   G
do a little favor for him 


[Chorus]

        Em     G                C      
Well now, ev'rything dies, baby, that's 
 G
a fact
         Em           G           D   
But maybe ev'rything that dies someday 
     Em
comes back
               G            C       
Put your makeup on, fix your hair up 
G
pretty
    Em       G           C       G
And meet me tonight in Atlantic City

Original Chords

no capo
[Verse]

          Fm        G#                
Well, they blew up the chicken man in 
C#           G#
Philly last night
        Fm         G#                 C# 
Now, they blew up his house, too
         G#
          Fm           G#             
Down on the boardwalk they're gettin' 
    C#      G#
ready for a fight
    Fm        G#                    C#   
Gonna see what them racket boys can do
         G#
            Fm         G#            
Now, there's trouble bustin' in from 
C#     G#
outta state
      Fm        G#           C#          
And the D.A. can't get no relief
 G#
         Fm     G#          C#           
Gonna be a rumble out on the promenade
 G#
       Fm            G#                 
And the gamblin' commission's hangin' on
      C#           D#
by the skin of his teeth


[Chorus]

        Fm     G#                C#      
Well now, ev'rything dies, baby, that's 
 G#
a fact
         Fm           G#           D#   
But maybe ev'rything that dies someday 
     Fm
comes back
               G#            C#       
Put your makeup on, fix your hair up 
G#
pretty
    Fm       G#           C#       G#
And meet me tonight in Atlantic City


[Verse]

      Fm      G#                   C#  
Well, I got a job and tried to put my 
       G#
money away
           Fm           G#     C#       
But I got debts that no honest man can 
  G#
pay
     Fm           G#          C#       
So I drew what I had from the Central 
 G#
Trust
     Fm               G#            
And I bought us two tickets on that 
C#          D#
Coast City bus


[Chorus]

        Fm     G#                C#      
Well now, ev'rything dies, baby, that's 
 G#
a fact
         Fm           G#           D#   
But maybe ev'rything that dies someday 
     Fm
comes back
               G#            C#       
Put your makeup on, fix your hair up 
G#
pretty
    Fm       G#           C#       G#
And meet me tonight in Atlantic City


[Bridge]

D#      C#                          Fm
Now our luck may have died and our love 
may be cold
   C#         D#            Fm
But with you forever I'll stay
     C#                         Fm
We're goin' out where the sand's turnin'
to gold
C#      G#                          C#    
Put on your stockin's baby, `cause the 
       G#
night's gettin' cold
  C#           G#                C#       
And maybe ev'rything dies, baby, that's 
 G#
a fact
         C#          G#             D#   
But maybe ev'rything that dies someday 
     C#
comes back


[Verse]

          Fm              G#            
Now, I been lookin' for a job, but it's 
 C#        G#
hard to find
               Fm               G#
Down here it's just winners and losers 
and don't
       C#                   G#
  get caught on the wrong side of 
that line
          Fm              G#         
Well, I'm tired of comin' out on the 
C#      G#
losin' end
               Fm                G#
So, honey, last night I met this guy and
I'm gonna
C#                   G#
do a little favor for him 


[Chorus]

        Fm     G#                C#      
Well now, ev'rything dies, baby, that's 
 G#
a fact
         Fm           G#           D#   
But maybe ev'rything that dies someday 
     Fm
comes back
               G#            C#       
Put your makeup on, fix your hair up 
G#
pretty
    Fm       G#           C#       G#
And meet me tonight in Atlantic City

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