Intro: CFCFC
Well the street lights shine
FCG
Down on blessing avenue
C
Lovers they walk by
FG
Holdin' hands two by two
CA breeze crosses the porch
FCG
Bicycle spokes spin 'round
C
Jackets on, I'm out the door
FG
Tonight I'm gonna burn this town down
FC
And the girls in their summer clothes
FC
In the cool of the evening light
FC
The girls in their summer clothes
G
Pass me by
C
Kid's rubber ball smacks
FCG
Off the gutter 'neath the lamp light
C
Big bank clock chimes
FG
Off go the sleepy front porch lights
C
Downtown the stores alight
FCG
As the evenings underway
C
Things been a little tight
FG
But I know they're gonna turn my way
FC
And the girls in their summer clothes
FC
In the cool of the evening light
FC
The girls in their summer clothes
G
Pass me by
Bb
Frankie's Diner's
F
an old friend on the edge of town
Am
Neon sign spinnin' round
GCF
Like a cross over the lost and found
Bb
Fluorescent lights
F
Flicker above pop's Grill
Am
Shaniqua brings a coffee and asks "fill?"
GCFG
And says "penny for your thoughts now my boy Bill"
C
She went away
FCG
She cut me like a knife
C
Hello beautiful thing beautiful thing
FG
Maybe you could saved my life
AbmAm
In just a glance
FCG
Down here on Magic Street
Am
Loves a fool's dance
FCFG
I ain't got much sense but I still got my feet
FC
And the girls in their summer clothes
FC
In the cool of the evening light
FC
The girls in their summer clothes
G
Pass me by
FC
And the girls in their summer clothes
FGAbm
In the cool of the evening light
AmF
The girls in their summer clothes
G
Pass me by
CFCG
La la la la, la la la la la la la
AbmAmFG
La la la la, la la la la la la la
CFCG
La la la la, la la la la la la la
AbmAmFGC
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.