The Band – Atlantic City chords ver. 2

CAPO ON 2 (song is in F#m and the starting note for the vocal is C#)

(INTRO MANDOLIN RIFF THEN X2)
Em - G - C - G

          Em          G              C           GWell they blew up the chicken man in Philly last night 
Em       G                 C   Gand they blew up his house too
Em          G                  C           GDown on the boardwalk, they're ready for a fight 
      Em            G               C  Ggonna see what them racket boys can do

Em                  G               C     GNow there's trouble busing in, from outta state
        Em         G        C   Gand the D.A. can't get no relief
Em       G                  C     GGonna be a rumble out on the promenade 
        Em                G                       Dand the gambling commissioners hanging on, by the skin of his teeth

(CHORUS)
Em         G         C        GEverything dies baby that's a fact
    Em               G             C         GBut maybe everything that dies someday comes back
         Em     G            C       GPut your makeup on, fix your hair up pretty and
Em        G           C      GMeet me tonight, in Atlantic City

(SOLO ACCORDION)
Em - G - C - G - Em - G - C - G

(VERSE 2)
Well I got a job and tried to put my money away
But I got in too deep and I could not pay
So I drew what I had from the Central Trust
And I bought us two tickets on that Coast City bus

(CHORUS) (SOLO ACCORDION)

(BRIDGE)
        C                           EmNow our luck may have died, and our love may be cold 
         C       D         Embut with you, forever I'll stay
           C                    EmYeah we're going out where, the sand turns to gold
D                        so put your stockings on, cause it might get cold

(CHORUS) (SOLO ACCORDION X2)

(VERSE 3)
Now I been looking for a job but it's hard to find
Down here it's just winners and losers and
Don't get caught on the wrong side of that line
Well I'm tired of coming out on the losing end
So honey last night I met this guy and I'm gonna do a little favor for him

(CHORUS WITH 2 EXTRA) (SOLO ACCORDION FADE OUT)
Em        G           C      GMeet me tonight, in Atlantic City