"Piazza, New York Catcher" by Belle & Sebastian
Intro: [F#]
[F#]Elope with me Miss Private and
we'll [B]sail around the [F#]world
[G#m]I will be your Ferdinand and [Ebm]
you my wayward girl
[G#m]How many nights of talking in ho[C#]tel
rooms can you take?
[G#m]How many nights of limping round on [C#]pagan
holidays?
[B]Oh elope with me in private and we'll [Ebm]set
something ablaze
[G#m]A trail for the [B]devil
to [Ebm]erase
[F#]San Francisco's calling us, the [B]Giants
and Mets will [F#]play
[G#m]Piazza, New York catcher, are you [Ebm]straight
or are you gay?
[G#m]We hung about the stadium, we've [C#]got
no place to stay
[G#m]We hung about the tenderloin and [C#]tenderly
you tell
[B]About the saddest book you ever read [Ebm]It
always makes you cry
[G#m]The statue's crying [B]too
and [Ebm]will he may.
[F#]I love you I've a drowning grip on
[B]your adoring [F#]face
[G#m]I love you my responsibili[Ebm]ty
has found a place
[G#m]Beside you and strong warnings in
the [C#]guise of gentle words
[G#m]Come wave upon me from the family [C#]why
not that's absurd
[B]"You'll take care of her, I know
it, you will [Ebm]do a better job"
[G#m]Maybe, but [B]not
what she [Ebm]deserves
[F#]Elope with me Miss Private and
we'll[B] drink ourselves [F#]awake
[G#m]We'll taste the coffee houses and [Ebm]award
certificates
[G#m]A privy seal to keep the feel of [C#]1960's
style
[G#m]We'll comment on the decor and we'll
[C#]help a passer by
[B]And at dusk when work is over we'll [Ebm]continue
the debate
[G#m]In a borrowed [B]bedroom
virginal [Ebm]and spare
[F#]The catcher hits for .318 and[B]
catches every[F#]day
[G#m]The pitcher puts religion first and [Ebm]rests
on holidays
[G#m]He goes into cathedrals and lies [C#]prostrate
on the floor
[G#m]He knows the drink affects his speed
he's [C#]praying for a doorway
[B]Back into the life he wants and the [Ebm]confession
of the bench
[G#m]Life outside the [B]diamond
is a [Ebm]wrench
[F#]I wish that you were [B]here
with me to [F#]pass the dull weekend
[G#m]I know it wouldn't come to love, my [Ebm]heroine
pretend
[G#m]A lady stepping from the songs we [C#]love
until this day
[G#m]You'd settle for an epitaph like [C#]"Walk
Away, Renee"
[B]The sun upon the roof in winter will [Ebm]draw
you out like a flower
[G#m]Meet you at the [B]statue
in an [Ebm]hour
[G#m]Meet you at the [B]statue
in an [Ebm]hour
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