Intro:  E  F#m  A  B  E   F#m  B  A  E 
 
E                                 F#m 
Baby hit the back door breathing real heavy 
              A                                    B             E 
Said the boys in the alley wouldn't leave her alone 
                                          F#m 
Mama did her make-up in a terrible hurry 
         B                                A              E 
She finally got ready but the boys were gone 
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Mama don't you worry night's approaching 
                A                                     B             E 
There's a hole in Heaven where some sin slips through 
                                 F#m 
Close your eyes and dream real steady 
   B                              A       E 
Maybe just a little will spill on you 
                     F#m    G#m                 E 
The dark don't lie and   dreams come true 
 A                         F#m         E 
Could be a few will see you through 
 
Old lady Rose looking down her nose 
At lonely miss Lily hiding in the hall 
Lily's just praying for the trial to be over 
Rosy's just waiting for the axe to fall 
Show me off on the way to town 
The sky's still shiny and the earth's still brown 
Tell the judge I'm ready for the {?????} 
Gonna' dance in their faces when the guitar sounds 
It won't be long I'll be long gone 
I been leaning toward the shadows all along 
 
Those in the know say how it goes 
You plan on reaping you better sow 
You plan on sleeping you better keep moving 
Sleeping ain't allowed around here you know 
Tell me please when the rolling's over 
Me and my baby gonna' have some fun 
Bury our backs in a bed of clover 
Smile in style while the sun goes down 
Snake eyes cry, boxcar sigh 
Oh, seven's in the middle just wondering why 
The dark don't lie and dreams come true 
All it takes is one or two 
Maybe just a few will see you through 
Maybe just a few will see you through