C Dm G C (x2)

                      Dm           G                    C
It was forty of fifty years ago, a big shot played with time
          Dm                 G                 C
Mr Walker held the dough and both kept Cord in line
F                     Em       G        C
Watched and cheked on every single day
                Dm               G            C
Buildig his own special cars his very special way
F       G                    C
Oooooh, Oooooh, the new soft shoe
Dm          F              C
Oooooh, the new soft shoe
                 Dm                        G                C
And then walking through a Southern mall I saw a shoeshine stand
                  Dm                  G              C
A man was talking to a crowd holding slippers in his hand
F                  Em         G       C              F
Don't you know the same thing happens each and every day?
Dm           F                  G            C
Did you ever hear a song that's hard to even play?
F       G                    C
Oooooh, Oooooh, the new soft shoe
Dm          F              C
Oooooh, the new soft shoe

C Dm G C (x2)
F Em G C F
Dm F G C C

                 Dm              G             C
Then a colour TV broadcast snuck in from New Orleans
                   Dm                G                    C
Showed me one more man who spoke and wore bright blue and green
F                Em       G        C                 F
When you saw him talk his way was when he showed his claws
Dm              F         G              C
Spoke to people every day just to get applause
F       G                    C
Oooooh, Oooooh, the new soft shoe
Dm          F              C
Oooooh, the new soft shoe
F       G                    C
Oooooh, Oooooh, the new soft shoe
Dm          F              C
Oooooh, the new soft shoe