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Trouble In Paris

Eric Andersen
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There's  a blue shadow moving through the Moulin  Rouge
And  a man with a knife point pickin  his teeth
An  off duty cop sits with his back  to the door
 And somebody  just took a piss in the sink
The  cop's drinkin Pernod thinks he's drinkin  absinthe
With  the girl who had loved him on the Rue  St. Denis
While  somebody's slinkin smokin under  a light
 And there's trouble  in Paris tonight
Now  Simone pulls the collar up tight  to her throat
While  the riverboats knock under the old  Pont Neuf
A  rat makes a run for his hole  in the wall
 She stops  by a street light and lights a straight cigarette
A  Gitane on his knees starts to howl  like a dog
She  closes her purse and tries to peer  through the fog
Nothin  seems wrong but somethin  ain't right
 And there's trouble  in Paris tonight
Now  the man cleanin his teeth well he ain't  satisfied
He's  hungry for somethin that he just  can't define
The  one by the sink is now sweeping  the floor
 And the cop  he ran short of dreams a long time before
While  under a street lamp there's trouble  it seems
First  there's a struggle and then  there's a scream
She  didn't know what hit her when he asked  for a light
 And there's trouble  in Paris tonight
Simone  had been a town girl not far  north of Nantes
Who  did it for money once then she  just couldn't stop
Had  a fight with her mother another  runaway teen
Who  had hotel love with a cop on the Rue St. Denis
And  a boy once abandoned by a cop  and a whore
Has  a knife in his hands he was a child  of the war
It  was either Simone or cut  out the lights
 And there's trouble  in Paris tonight
There's  a blue shadow moving through the Moulin  Rouge
And  a man with a knife point pickin  his teeth
An  off duty cop sits with his back  to the door
And  somebody just took a piss in the sink
While  somebody's standin out cold  in the rain
Could  be all warm inside drinking  champagne
Being  thin as a shadow smokin under  a light
 And there's trouble  in Paris tonight
Bein  thin as a shadow smokin under  a light
 And there's trouble  in Paris tonight
  From The Ghost Upon The Road CD

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Readable chord sheet for Trouble In Paris by Eric Andersen

[D]There's a blue shadow moving through the [D/C#]Moulin Rouge
[Bm]And a man with a knife point [D]pickin his teeth
[G]An off duty cop sits with his [Em]back to the door
And [A]somebody just took a piss in the sink
[D]The cop's drinkin Pernod thinks he's d[D/C#]rinkin absinthe
[Bm]With the girl who had loved him on the [D]Rue St. Denis
[G]While somebody's slinkin smokin [Em]under a light
And there's [A]trouble in Paris [Bm]tonight
[D]Now Simone pulls the collar up t[D/C#]ight to her throat
[Bm]While the riverboats knock under the [D]old Pont Neuf
[G]A rat makes a run for his [Em]hole in the wall
She [A]stops by a street light and lights a straight cigarette
[D]A Gitane on his knees starts to [D/C#]howl like a dog
[Bm]She closes her purse and tries to [D]peer through the fog
[G]Nothin seems wrong but [Em]somethin ain't right
And there's [A]trouble in Paris toni[Bm]ght
[D]Now the man cleanin his teeth well he [D/C#]ain't satisfied
[Bm]He's hungry for somethin that he [D]just can't define
[G]The one by the sink is now [Em]sweeping the floor
And the [A]cop he ran short of dreams a long time before
[D]While under a street lamp there's tro[D/C#]uble it seems
[Bm]First there's a struggle and [D]then there's a scream
[G]She didn't know what hit her when he a[Em]sked for a light
And there's [A]trouble in Paris [Bm]tonight
[D]Simone had been a town girl not f[D/C#]ar north of Nantes
[Bm]Who did it for money once then [D]she just couldn't stop
[G]Had a fight with her mother [Em]another runaway teen
[A]Who had hotel love with a cop on the Rue St. Denis
[D]And a boy once abandoned by a [D/C#]cop and a whore
[Bm]Has a knife in his hands he was a [D]child of the war
[G]It was either Simone or [Em]cut out the lights
And there's [A]trouble in Paris [Bm]tonight
[D]There's a blue shadow moving through the M[D/C#]oulin Rouge
[Bm]And a man with a knife point [D]pickin his teeth
[G]An off duty cop sits with his [Em]back to the door
[A]And somebody just took a piss in the sink
[D]While somebody's standin out [D/C#]cold in the rain
[Bm]Could be all warm inside [D]drinking champagne
[G]Being thin as a shadow smokin [Em]under a light
And there's [A]trouble in Paris t[Bm]onight
[G]Bein thin as a shadow smokin [Em]under a light
And there's [A]trouble in Paris [Bm]tonight

         From The Ghost Upon The Road CD

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