Verse 1EmGCG
Well they blew up the chicken man in Philly last night
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now they blew up his house too
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Down on the boardwalk they're getting ready for a fight
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gonna see what them racket boys can do
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Now there's trouble busing in from outta state
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and the D.A. can't get no relief
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Gonna be a rumble out on the promenade
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and the gambling commission's hanging on by the skin of its teeth
ChorusEmGCG
Well now everything dies baby that's a fact
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But maybe everything that dies someday comes back
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Put your makeup on fix your hair up pretty
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And meet me tonight in Atlantic City
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Verse 2 (same as Verse 1)
Well I got a job and tried to put my money away
But I got debts that no honest man can pay
So I drew what I had from the Central Trust
And I bought us two tickets on that Coast City bus
Chorus x2
BridgeCEm
Now our luck may have died and our love may be cold
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but with you forever I'll stay
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We're going out where the sand's turning to gold
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so put on your stockings baby 'cause the night's getting cold
CBAmG
And everything dies baby that's a fact
CBAm
maybe everything that dies someday comes back
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Verse 3 (same chords as Verse 1)
Now I been looking for a job but it's hard to find
Down here it's just winners and losers and don't get caught on the wrong side of that line
Well I'm tired of coming out on the losing end
So honey last night I met this guy and I'm gonna do a little favor for him
Chorus (same as other Chorus)
Well I guess everything dies baby that's a fact
But maybe everything that dies someday comes back
Put your hair up nice and fix your hair up pretty
and meet me tonight in Atlantic City
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