Key: G major•
Verse 1
Em
G
D
G
Em
Wanda had a baby
C
D
G
in nineteen fifty one
C
D
and a stranger was the son
C
D
Call that child James Lewis,
C
D
call these rooms a home
G
C
Changing all them diapers,
D
G
D
polish all that chrome
C
D
C'mon, baby, spend the night with me
G
Verse 2
Em
C
All around the schoolyard
C
D
the kid with two first names
C
D
C
Stranger in the closet, lock the diary
D
G
The past is running
C
D
faster singing harmony
G
C
C'mon, baby,
G
Verse 3
Em
C
"God bless this kitchen" said
the knick-knack shelf
G
shelf
D
C
D
Jimmy's growing up now
C
D
and Wanda's growing old
G
C
The time is growin' shorter,
D
G
the nights are long and cold
G
Em
G
Verse 4
G
Em
Now, don't you know all
C
D
he saw was all there was to see
C
D
The whole town saw Jimmy
C
D
on the six o'clock news
G
C
His brains were on the sidewalk
D
G
and blood was on his shoes
C
D
G
C'mon, baby, spend the night with me
C
D
C'mon, baby, spend the night with me
G
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsEm G D C
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