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Don't Sleep In The Subway

by Petula Clark

Written by: Hatch & Trent

DON’T SLEEP IN THE SUBWAY Hatch & Trent Petula Clark A E F#m ||: / ~ ^You wan^der^a^round | dd dd ^on your ^own | nn nn ^lit tle ^cloud | ||: / ~ ^You try^to^be^smart | tt tt ^then you ^take | ee ee ^it to ^heart | C#m D A | dd dd When^you uu | dont see ee the | why yy ^or the ^where | | tt tt Cause^it tt | hurts when nn your | ee ee ^go’s de ^fla | Bm7 E7 A E | ee e^fore ee ee | ee ee ee ee | / ~ ^You walk^out^on^me | ee ee ^when we ^both | | aa a^ted dd dd | dd dd dd dd | / ~ ^You dont^re^al^ize | ee ee ^that its ^all | F#m C#m D A | hh hh ^di sa ^gree | ee ee Cause^to oo | rea son nn is | not tt ^what you ^care | | ll ll ^com pro ^mise | ee ee And^the ee | pro blems ss are | so oo ^ov er ^ra | Bm7 E7 | ee e^for rr rr | rr rr rr rr | | aa a^ted dd dd | dd dd dd dd | C# Bb7 Ebm7 G#7 Bbm | / I've heard it | all l^a mil lion | times ss ss be | fore ee ee / | | / Good bye means | noth h^ing when its | all ll ll for | show ww ww / | E C#7 F#m7 B7 E-4 E | / Take off your | coat t^my love and | close ee ee the | door rr rr rr | | / So why pre | tend d^youve some where | else ee ee to | go oo oo oo | FM7 C6 Dm7 C | / Dont (sleep in the) | sub way dar ling | / Dont (stand in the) | pour ing rain nn | FM7 C6 Dm7 | / Dont (sleep in the) | sub way dar ling^The | ^night is ^long gg g^For | C F F#m7-5 C#m7 | get ^your fool ^ish pride | ^Noth ings ^wrong gg g^Now | your ^be side ^me a | C A 1. | gain nn nn nn | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / :|| C Dm C7 2. | gain nn nn nn | / / / / | Repeat CHORUS and fade

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Don't Sleep In The Subway is performed by Petula Clark and written by Hatch & Trent. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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