tuning: Eb Intro: Am , F , Am , F , C , G , Am Am F Am F "All hope abandon, ye who enter here" C G Am Said the sign I read that was hanging above her bed F And the siren's all willing Am F But a man can't ignore the signs C G Am You gotta keep a good eye on the winding road ahead Am C F And my first sin was a young American girl Am C F And my first sin was a young American girl Interlude: Am , F , Am , F , C , G , Am Am F And I spent time 'neath the trestles Am F With the punks and the dimestore saints C G Am We kept faith and a switchblade tucked beneath my coat F And I ran with dirty angels Am F Slept out in the rain C G Am We were scared and tired and barely seventeen Am C F And my first sin was the fear that made me old Am C F And my first sin was the fear that made me old Interlude: Am , F , Am , F , C , G , Am F And now I walk down by the shipyards G Near the place where I was born C F Saying, "Oh Maria, if you'da known me when" Am F Am F But she only smiles by the light on the Navesink Banks C G Am Saying, "Listen baby, I know you now" Am F Then she steps into the river Am F And I just stand by the moon C G Am Thinking 'bout a ghost I hear at night Am C F And she says, "Your first sin was a lie you told yourself. Am C F "And your first sin was a lie you told yourself. Have fun. Comments to madmosesrulez#web.de (change # with @ due to spam )
