E                     E7+
  down in a local bar,   out on the boulevard.
C#m                             B9
   the sound of an old guitar is saving you from sinking.
        A9                    B9
 it’s a long way down, it’s a long way.
E                           E7+
 back like you never broke,    you tell a dirty joke.
C#m                                   B9
  he touches your leg and thinks he’s getting close. for now you let him,
A9               B9
 just this once, just for now
A9                       B9
 and just like that it’s over.
(coro)
        E
 don’t turn away.
A9
 dry your eyes, dry your eyes.
      C#m
 don’t be afraid.
         A9
 keep it all in inside, all inside.
          E
 when you fall apart
A9
 dry your eyes, dry your eyes.
C#m                          A9
 life is always hard for the belle of the boulevard.
 (Puente)  E
E                          E7+
 and all your silver rings,  and all your silken things.
C#m                          B9
 that song you softly sing is keeping you from breaking.
        A9                    B9
 it’s a long way down, it’s a long way.
E                         E7+
 back here you never lost,  you shake the shivers off.
C#m                            B9
 you take a drink to get your courage up. can you believe it?
A9               B9
 just this once, just for now
A9                       B9
 and just like that it’s over.
(coro)
        E
 don’t turn away.
A9
 dry your eyes, dry your eyes.
      C#m
 don’t be afraid.
         A9
 keep it all in inside, all inside.
          E
 when you fall apart
A9
 dry your eyes, dry your eyes.
C#m                          A9
 life is always hard for the belle of the boulevard.
(solo) C#m A9 B9 A9
 E                    A9
 please hold on, it’s alright.
 E                    A9
 please hold on, it’s alright.
 E               E (deixe soar)
 please hold on.
(palm mute)
E                     E7+
  Down in a local bar,   out on the boulevard.
C#m                             B9
   The sound of an old guitar is saving you.
(coro)
        E
 don’t turn away.
A9
 dry your eyes, dry your eyes.
      C#m
 don’t be afraid.
         A9
 keep it all in inside, all inside.
          E
 when you fall apart
A9
 dry your eyes, dry your eyes.
C#m                          A9
 life is always hard for the belle of the boulevard.
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