Key: E major
Intro 1
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They say people
Verse 1
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out in Hollywood
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Live their life out in black and white
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They're living out a
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Technicolor dream
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Next day they're a star overnight
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Not like living in New
Verse 2
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York
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Man, it's tougher
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Not like in London town
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Boy, you suffer
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Nobody give a break
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When you're down on your
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luck
Everybody's on the take
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When you're down on your luck
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You can't make a mistake
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When you're down on your
luck
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Verse 4
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People out in Hollywood
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They got a lot of class
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You see the boys strutting
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down the boulevard
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Trying to make a pass
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Not like in New York
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It's high rise,
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it's concrete and complex
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Not like in London town
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It rains down on its subject
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Nobody give a damn
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When you're down on your luck
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Nobody understands
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When you're down on your luck
Lady Chance, she won't dance
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When you're down on your luck
Interlude 1
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People out in
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Hollywood
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They can make it to the stars
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They can reach the screen
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Drive around in big expensive
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convertible cars
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Not like in New
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York
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All you've got is Broadway
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Not like in the west end of London
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You can't make it no way
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Verse 9
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Nobody give a damn
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When you're down on
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your luck
Nobody understands
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When you're down on your
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luck
You've got to strut your stuff
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Verse 10
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You can't take it easy,
it ain't good enough
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When you're down on your
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luck
Everybody's on the make
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When you're down on your
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luck
Nobody give a fair deal
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When you're down on your luck
Verse 11
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Nobody understands my Uncle Sam
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When you're down on
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your luck
I'm ready for the dance
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When you're down on your
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luck
I gotta make a dollar holler
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When you're down on your luck
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