Date: Mon, 22 Dec 1997 01:37:36 +0000 (GMT) From: rickl1@IX.netcom.com (Rick L) Subject: CRD: Sin City Emmylou Harris Chords/Lyrics Emmylou Harris Sin City written by Gram Parsons Chris Hillman Bernie Leadon acoustic guitar Byron Berline fiddle Hank Devito steel guitar James Burton guitar Glen D Hardin piano Emory Gordy bass John Ware drums Brian Ahern acoustic guitar Herb Pedersen vocals John Starling vocals F C This old town is filled with sin F7 Bb It will swallow you in F C C7 If you've got some money to burn F C Take it home right away C7 F7 Bb You've got three years to pay F C7 F C7 But Satan is waiting his turn F C The scientists say F7 Bb It will all wash away F C C7 But we don't believe any more F C Cause we've got our recruits F7 Bb And our green mohair suits F C7 F F7 So please show your I.D. At the door Bb C7 F F7 This old earthquake's gonna leave me in the poor house Bb F C7 It seems like this whole town's insane Bb C7 F F7 Bb On the thirty-first floor a gold plated door F C7 F C7 Won't keep out the Lord's burning rain SOLO in F around melody then Bb D7 G D7 A friend came around G7 C Tried to clean up this town G D D7 His ideas made some people mad G D But he trusted his crowd G7 C So he spoke right out loud G D7 G G7 And they lost the best friend they had C D7 G G7 This old earthquake's gonna leave me in the poor house C G D7 It seems like this whole town's insane C D G G7 C On the thirty-first floor a gold plated door G D7 G G7 Won't keep out the Lord's burning rain C D G G7 C On the thirty-first floor a gold plated door G D7 C G Won't keep out the Lord's burning rain From Emmylou Harris "Elite Hotel" LP Reprise Records 1975 Copyright @ 1969 Irving Music Inc.(BMI)