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               C
Well the street lights shine 
   F          C       G
Down on Blessing Avenue 
          C
Lovers they walk by 
F              G
Holdin' hands two by two 

            C
A breeze crosses the porch 
F            C           G
Bicycle spokes spin 'round 
                C
Jacket's on, I'm out the door 
F                 G
Tonight I'm gonna burn this town down 

     F                 C
And the girls in their summer clothes 
     F              C
In the cool of the evening light 
  F                 C
The girls in their summer clothes 
    G
Pass me by 

           C
Kid's rubber ball smacks 
      F                C         G
Off the gutter 'neath the lamp light 
         C
Big bank clock chimes 
       F            G
Off go the sleepy front porch lights 

            C
Downtown the store's alive 
    F          C        G
As the evening's underway 
            C
Things been a little tight 
    F                    G
But I know they're gonna turn my way 

     F                 C
And the girls in their summer clothes 
     F              C
In the cool of the evening light 
  F                 C
The girls in their summer clothes 
    G
Pass me by 

      Bb
Frankie's Diner's 
           F
Over on the edge of town 
          Am
Neon sign spinnin' round 
     G                C          F
Like a cross over the lost and found 
        Bb
Fluorescent lights 
             F
Flicker above Bob's Grill 
                      Am
Shaniqua brings a coffee and asks "fill?" 
      G                  C  F  G
And says "penny for your thoughts now my poor Bill" 

     C
She went away 
  F        C          G
She cut me like a knife 
         C
Had a beautiful thing 
   F            G
Maybe you just saved my life 

  G#m      Am
In just a glance 
F          C       G
Down here on Magic Street 
           Am
Love's a fool's dance 
       F                C  F   G
I ain't got much sense but I still got my feet 

     F                 C
And the girls in their summer clothes 
     F              C
In the cool of the evening light 
  F                 C
The girls in their summer clothes 
    G
Pass me by 
     F                 C
And the girls in their summer clothes 
     F              G    G#m
In the cool of the evening light 
  Am                 F
The girls in their summer clothes 
    G
Pass me by 

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