Magdalene Lane chords by Don McLean

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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The angels are lost in the city of stars
Wise men are down on their knees
And the Fruitman of Freeway
will sell you his cars
When he's sure that you can't
find the keys
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And the ladies on Magdalene Lane
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All worship the sun and the sand
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And the migrants who come
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can't complain
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For this is their promised land
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Interlude 1

Verse 2
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MGM studios can't make the nut
They're auctioning Dorothy's shoes
Gable is gone, the good witch is a slut
And I've got the parking-lot blues
blues
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The wizard brought benzedrine smiles
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And he  never let Dorothy doze
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Ha- she died as she walked down the aisle
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And all that remains is her clothes
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Over the rainbow

Verse 3
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a Kansas tornado
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Can twist up a little girl's head
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Aunt Em's on relief and
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the tin man's a thief
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And even the wizard can't wake
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the dead

Interlude 2

Verse 4
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The prophet has come to
the kingdom of lights
But there's no one to listen or learn
And the saviour performs for
the prophet's delight
While dissenters are banished or burned
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And the heretics beg to be heard
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But the sa  viour's on tour for the week
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Salvation is found in his word
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If only he'd learn how to speak!

Verse 5
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And Lincoln is laughing
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with Amos and Andy
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Concerning the great Civil War
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And Paul Revere sleeps with
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the worst-looking creeps
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creeps
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While revolution's knocking at his

Interlude 3

door

Verse 6
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Magdalene Lane is the red-light domain
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domain
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Where everyone's soul is for sale
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A piece of your heart will do for a start
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You can send us the rest in the mail
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For we have our own families to feed
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And we can't let them starve just for you
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But we'd rather not watch while you bleed
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So come back in an hour
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when you're through