G5          Bb5  C5
 Why can't I lay low
G5           Bb5     C5
 Why can't I say what I mean
G5          Bb5 C5
 Why don't I stay home
G5              Bb5    C5       E5
 And get myself into some boring routine

E5          A5    B5
 Why can't I calm down
E5        A5        B5
 Why is it always a fight
E5          A5  B5
 I can't get unwound
E5       A5           D94   G5     F5
 Why do I throw myself into the night

[ G5  F5 ] x 3

G5          Bb5  C5
 I'm on the outside
G5           Bb5   C5
 I don't fit into the groove
G5            Bb5  C5
 Now I ain't a bad guy
G5          Bb5    C5       E5
 So tell me what am I trying to prove

E5          A5    B5
 Why can't I cool out
E5          A5         B5
 Why don't I button my lip
E5       A5    B5
 Why do I lash out
E5        A5       D94         D5
 Why is it I always shoot from the hip

D5                       D/2+
I cruise from Houston to canal street
               D5     Bm7(b5)
A misfit and a rebel
D5                              D/2+
 I see the winds talking to themselves
               D5     Bm7(b5) E/4-
And I can understand
A5                        E5
 Why is it every time I go out
                        C5      F#m7(b5)
I always seem to get in trouble
A5                              A5
 I guess I made an impression on somebody
                             G5     F5
North of Hester and south of grand

[ G5  F5 ] x 3

G5           Bb5 C5
 And so in my small way
G5                Bb5   C5
 I'm a big man on Mulberry street
G5           Bb5 C5
 I don't mean all day
G5       Bb5         C5         E5
 Only at night when I'm light on my feet

E5             A5  B5
 What else have I got
E5          A5         B5
 That I'd be trying to hide
E5      A5     B5
 Maybe a blind spot
E5        A5            D94    D5
 I haven't seen from the sensitive side

D5   D/2+  D5  Bm7(b5)
D5  D/2+ D5 Bm7(b5) E/4-
A5  E5   C5   F#m7(b5)
A5  A5

[ G5  F5 ]  x 4

G5                 Bb5 C5
 But you know in my own heart
G5                Bb5   C5
 I'm a big man on Mulberry street
G5         Bb5 C5
 I play the whole part
G5         Bb5       C5     E5
 I leave a big tip with every receipt

E5       A5  B5
 I'm so romantic
E5         A5          B5
 I'm such a passionate man
E5          A5 B5
 Sometimes I panic
E5        A5         D94    G5   F5
 What if nobody finds out who I am

[ G5  F5 ]
Repeat and Fade out