1826. Jezebel Street

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Verse 1

Dm Em Dm Dm Em  Dm

Verse 2

Dm He was born naked   and he died naked   Em but he was buried in a suit and a  Dm tie Dm He never talked to any deity   he never went to church on Sundays Em  but the priest talked to God when he Dm died

Gm It was the witching hour he was on Dm Jezebel Street   Gm Lilith put his money onto the Dm dresser   Gm He knew the strength of steel and the Dm power of a lie   A7  the flame flickered int he face of a  Dm transgressor

Verse 3

Dm There was honey on his lips   there were stains on his sheets Em handcuffs can be made of steel or Dm leather   Dm Some days he wrote lyrics   some days he wrote melodies Em  some days he could marry the two Dm together

Gm Wind down your window Dm a girl comes over   Gm she gets into your automo- Dm bile Gm Everyone's got a name on Dm Jezebel Street but A7  none of those names are Dm real

Bridge

F He said I'll sail to Gm lands that F no one has  A7 seen   F and then I'll  Gm sail off the F  edge of the  A7 world

Verse 4

Dm He has three kings and an ace   but it isn't enough    Em on a street where money is Dm power Dm a lightbulb is swaying and   shadows are moving   Em  in a room you can rent by the Dm hour

Gm You can sail your ship to the Dm edge of the world   Gm if your lookout's eyes are Dm keen   Gm but you might not return if you  Dm travel throujgh danger to A7  places where nobody's  Dm been

Instrumental

Bb C Bb A7 Bb C Bb  A7

Verse 5

Dm He was born naked and    he died naked but Em nobody heard him Dm scream   Dm He was the carpenter's son   there was smoke in his lungs Em  they found his body floating down- Dm stream

Gm There wads blood on the floor there was Dm shouting in the street   Gm there were whispered things that nobody Dm heard   Gm His family cried when they Dm lowered him down   A7  but the priest had the very last Dm word