David Bowie - Amsterdam (1972)
(Cover, original written by Jacques Brel in French)

(In the first verse each chord indicated is swept once)

AmIn (x02210@1)the port of Amsterdam
		   Em/GThere's (322000@1)a sailor who sings
		  FOf (133211@1)the dreams that he brings
			Em/G (322000@1) EFrom (022100@1)the wide open sea

		AmIn (x02210@1)the port of Amsterdam
			Em/GThere's (322000@1)a sailor who sleeps
			F (133211@1)	 EWhile (022100@1)the river bank weeps
		 AmTo (x02210@1)the old willow tree

		 CIn (x32010@1)the port of Amsterdam
			G (320003@1)	 E/F
There's a sailor who dies
		  AmFull (x02210@1)of beer, full of cries
		Em/G (322000@1)	  EIn (022100@1)a drunken town fight
		 FIn (133211@1)the port of Amsterdam
			Em/GThere's (322000@1)a sailor who's born
	 F (133211@1)	  Em/GOn (322000@1)a hot muggy morn
		  AmBy (x02210@1)the dawn's early light

(The rest of the song is strummed in 3/4 time)

AmIn (x02210@1)the port of Amsterdam
			Em/GWhere (322000@1)the sailors all meet
			FThere's (133211@1)a sailor who eats
		Em/GOnly (322000@1)fish heads and tails
			AmAnd (x02210@1)he'll show you his teeth
			 Em/GThat (322000@1)have rotted too soon
			FThat (133211@1)can haul up the sails
			E (022100@1)		 AmThat (x02210@1)can swallow the moon

		 CAnd (x32010@1)he yells to the cook 
			G (320003@1)   E/F
With his arms open wide
		Am"Hey, (x02210@1)bring me more fish
	      Em/GThrow (322000@1)it down by my side"
		 FAnd (133211@1)he wants so to belch
			Em/GBut (322000@1)he's too full to try
		FSo (133211@1)he stands up and laughs
		 Em/G (322000@1)	  AmAnd (x02210@1)he zips up his fly

		 AmIn (x02210@1)the port of Amsterdam
		Em/GYou (322000@1)can see sailors dance
			FPaunches (133211@1)bursting their pants
			Em/GGrinding (322000@1)women to porch
			AmThey've (x02210@1)forgotten the tune
				Em/GThat (322000@1)their whiskey voice croaked
	FSplitting (133211@1)the night 
			E (022100@1)		AmWith (x02210@1)the roar of their jokes
			CAnd (x32010@1)they turn and they dance
			G (320003@1)		E/F
And they laugh and they lust
			Am (x02210@1)				Em/GTill (322000@1)the rancid sound of the accordion bursts
			FAnd (133211@1)then out of the night
				Em/GWith (322000@1)their pride in their pants
		   FAnd (133211@1)the sluts that they tow
		Em/G (322000@1)		AmUnderneath (x02210@1)the street lamps

		 AmIn (x02210@1)the port of Amsterdam
			Em/GThere's (322000@1)a sailor who drinks
		 FAnd (133211@1)he drinks and he drinks
		Em/GAnd (322000@1)he drinks once again
		AmHe'll (x02210@1)drink to the health
		 Em/GOf (322000@1)the whores of Amsterdam
		 FWho've (133211@1)given their bodies
		E (022100@1)		AmTo (x02210@1)a thousand other men
					CYeah, (x32010@1)they've bargained their virtue
		 G (320003@1)		E/F
Their goodness all gone
		AmFor (x02210@1)a few dirty coins
		  Em/GWell (322000@1)he just can't go on
			  FThrows (133211@1)his nose to the sky
		  Em/GAnd (322000@1)he aims it up above
			FAnd (133211@1)he pisses like I cry
			Em/G (322000@1) AmOn (x02210@1)the unfaithful love

		 AmIn (x02210@1)the port of Amsterdam
		 EIn (022100@1)the port of Amsterdam
F (133211@1)name="chord_022100@1">E	Am.	E.	Am.

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Em/G = 322000, E/F = X4X454

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