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[Verse 1]
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Down on Bowery they lose their ball-eyes and their lip-mouths in the night
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And stumbling through the street, they say: "Sir, do you got a light?"
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And if you do, then you're my friend, and if you don't, then you're my foe
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And if you are a deity of any sort, then please don't go


[Chorus]
A            D              E            A
Ne me quitte pas, mon cher, ne me quitte pas, ah-ah-ah
A            D              E            A     A
Ne me quitte pas, mon cher, ne me quitte pas


[Verse 2]
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And down on Lexington they're wearing new shoes stuck to aging feet
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And close their eyes and open, and they'll recognize the aging street
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And think about how things were right when they were young and veins were tight
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And if you are the Ghost of Christmas Past, then won't you stay the night?


[Chorus]
A            D              E            A
Ne me quitte pas, mon cher, ne me quitte pas, ah-ah-ah
A            D              E            A
Ne me quitte pas, mon cher, ne me quitte pas, ooh-ooh-ooh
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Ne me quitte pas, mon cher, ne me quitte pas, ah-ah-ah
A            D              E     D      A
Ne me quitte pas, mon cher, ne me quitte pa-a-as


[Instrumental Bridge]
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[Verse 3]
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Down in Bronx-y Bronx the kids go sledding down snow-covered slopes
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And frozen noses, frozen toes, the frozen city starts to glow
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And yes, they know that it'll melt, and yes, they know New York will thaw
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But if you're a friend of any sort, then play along and catch a cold


[Chorus]
A            D              E            A
Ne me quitte pas, mon cher, ne me quitte pas, ah-ah-ah
A            D              E            A
Ne me quitte pas, mon cher, ne me quitte pas, ooh-ooh-ooh
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Ne me quitte pas, mon cher, ne me quitte pas, ah-ah-ah
A            D              E     D      A
Ne me quitte pas, mon cher, ne me quitte pa-a-as


[Bridge]
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I love Paris in the rain, I love Paris in the rain
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I love, I love, in the rain, oh-oh-oh
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I love Paris in the rain, I love Paris in the rain
A       D       E      D
I love, I love, in the rain, oh-oh-oh

A       D       E      D
I love, I love, in the rain, oh-oh-oh
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I love, I love, in the rain, oh-oh-oh
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I love, I love, in the rain, oh-oh-oh


[Verse 4]
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Down in Paris they walk fast, that is unless they're walking slow
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And in cafes they look away, that is unless they look right in
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And in the gardens I get lost, that is unless I'm getting found
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And if you are the ghost of New York City, won't you stick around?


[Chorus]
A            D              E            A
Ne me quitte pas, mon cher, ne me quitte pas, ah-ah-ah
A            D              E            A
Ne me quitte pas, mon cher, ne me quitte pas, ooh-ooh-ooh
A            D              E            A
Ne me quitte pas, mon cher, ne me quitte pas, ah-ah-ah
A            D              E     D      A
Ne me quitte pas, mon cher, ne me quitte pa-a-as


[Bridge]
A            D            E            D
I love Paris in the rain, I love Paris in the rain
A       D       E      D
I love, I love, in the rain, oh-oh-oh
A            D            E            D
I love Paris in the rain, I love Paris in the rain
A       D       E      D
I love, I love, in the rain, oh-oh-oh

A       D       E      D
I love, I love, in the rain, oh-oh-oh
A       D       E      D
I love, I love, in the rain, oh-oh-oh
A       D       E      D
I love, I love, in the rain, oh-oh-oh

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