this is my 3rd joe purdy tab i think he’s an amzing artist i don’t know why no
one else likes him well if you herd of him you can listen to any of his stuff
another electric guitar on top of this just picking the chords very simple thats
why i haven’t put it in.

Tuning:EADGBe standard
chords used
G 3,5,5,4,3,3
D x,5,7,7,7,5
C x,3,5,5,5,3

e|——3—–3——5—–5——3—–5——5—–5–|
B|——3—–3——7—–7——5—–5——7—–7–|
G|——4—–4——7—–7——5—–5——7—–7–|
D|——5—–5–x-x-7-x-x-7–x-x-5-x-x-5–x-x-7-x-x-7–|
A|–x-x-5-x-3-5–5-5-5-5-5-5–3-3-3-3-3-3–5-5-5-5-5-5–|
E|–3-3-3-3-3-3—————————————–|

Intro

G,D,C,D

The city keeps on going…on.

Float down the river with my Iddy and Jay
Get off the boat and board a plan to JKF and I,
ain’t slept a week
But it don’t seem to matter to the subway speakers, speak (and speak)

The city keeps on going
We just keep on rolling
The city keeps on going
We just keep on rolling…on.

Grand Central Station and got wind they’re coming on
And the goodness yesterday No one round oh
and I still recognize her after all these years
and she still looks the same
Ah, she still looks the same.

The city keeps on going
We just keep on rolling
The city keeps on going
We just keep on rolling
ooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnn.
oh and oooooooooooooonnnnnnnnn

oh and we end up in Brooklyn It was rainin’ so hard
Come up all day and the rain to clear it off,
Oh we’re just people watching on 3rd and St. Marks
And when the girl’s kissing my face,
my face She was just kissing my face

The city keeps on going
We just keep on rolling
The city keeps on going
We just keep on rolling And again, again…
The city keeps on going
We just keep on rolling
The city keeps on going
We just keep on rolling
ooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnn.
oh and oooooooooooooonnnnnnnnn

Just when I was sick and lonely,
There was a shaking on the ground
We were hiding from the rain
We were riding on the train

Just when I was sick and lonely,
There was a shaking on the ground
We were hiding from the rain
We were riding on the train

She was dancing on the midway
Just kissing my face
She was dancing on the midway
Just kissing my face
Dancing on the midway
Kissing my face
Dancing on the midway
Just waving goodbye.

thats it Enjoy

Played in finger picking style with capo on 2nd position.

–2—-x—-3—-2—-3-|
–3—-x—-x—-3—-2-|
–2—-x—-x—-4—-2-|
–x—-2—-x—-4—-2-|
–x—-2—-2—-2—-x-|
–x—-x—-3—-2—-x-|

It s chilly wind that blows, Church Street in the morning
It s a hard, hard age resting heavy on my mind
And Hannah cries soft as the front door slowly closes
And she is not the only one I ve left behind

I can still see you dancing in the street light
Baltimore smile and rain drops dripping from your hair
Once I held you close and you wrapped your legs around
I woke up in the night, it was not you, you were not there

It s not the end of the world, just this country as I know it
I ve been across and back, I ve seen the high and chosen few
I will take the hit, because I m stronger and I know it
Take the cap off of the rocket boys and tell me when it s due

I ve known lots of people , lots of drifters, lots of rejects,
Lots of clowns, lots of lovers, lots of liars, lots of thieves
And I have been the cat, I ve been the mouth, I ve been the closer
I am like a vault, your family’s secret’s safe with me

So forgive me if I drift off in the silent folds of memories
Bout the battles that I fought in war and the ones I ve loved before
Cause I have lived through darkness, hope and lonely dying kisses
And I have seen the memory walk angry out the door.

And I have been left for losers, left for heartache, left for money
And I have been left alone, left behind and left for dead
And you can take the pieces there and fight for recognition
But I will take the memories and silence in my head