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Verse 1:
A E7
Well, I tried, and I tried,
D A
But the river seems so wide.
D E7 A
And my head hurts and my hands are tied.
A E7
And it's so... hard,
D A
When you're standing on the yard,
D E7 A
Every time that your number comes a-round.
Chorus 1:
A D
Call me up in Dreamland, radio to me man.
A E7
Get the message to me, anyway you can.
A D
Well, let your river roll, a-way down in your soul,
A E7 D A
Never to grow old... on the saxo-phone.
Verse 2:
A E7
From the airport, to the plane,
D A
A-way to the railroad trains.
D E7
Why can't we take it from the top,
A
And start all over again?
A E7
Everytime you hear that whistle blow,
D A
You know you gotta put on your show;
D E7 A
Every time your number comes a-round.
Chorus 2:
A D
Call me up in Dreamland, radio to me man.
A E7
Get the message to me, anyway you can.
A D
Well, let your river roll, a-way down in your soul,
A E7 D A
Never to grow old... on the saxo-phone.
Sax Solo:
A E7 D A, D E7 A (x2)
Verse 4:
A E7
From the car, to the bar;
D A
Or why don't you pour it in a jar?
D
An put a label on it,
E7 A
And send it off to the lost and found.
A E7
You've gotta get it in your brain,
D A
But be-fore you go in-sane;
D E7 A
Every time your number comes a-round. (Here it comes);
Chorus 3:
A D
Call me up in Dreamland, radio to me man.
A E7
Get the message to me, anyway you can.
A D
Well, let your river roll, a-way down in your soul,
A E7 D A
Never to grow old... on the saxo-phone.
Coda:
A E7 D A
Never to grow old... on the saxo-phone.
A E7 D A A7
Never to grow old... on the saxo-pho...ne.
(Lord have mercy!)
