For Free

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                I [G]slept last [Fmaj7]night in a [Em]good hotel
                I went [Am]shopping to[C]day for j[F]ew[C]els
                The [G]wind rushed a[Fmaj7]round in the [Em]dirty town
                And the [Am]children let [C]out from the s[F]ch[C]ools
                I was [Am]standing on a noisy [G]corner
                [C]Waiting for the [G]walking [F]gr[Em]een[D]
                [G]Across the street he [Fmaj7]stood and he [Em]played real good
                On his [Am]clairi[C]net for [F]fr[C]ee[Em]   [D]

                Now [G]me I [Fmaj7]play for [Em]fortune
                And those [Am]velvet [C]curtain [F]ca[C]lls
                I've got a [G]black limo[Fmaj7]suine and [Em]two gentlemen
                Es[Am]corting me [C]to the [F]ha[C]lls
                And I'll [Am]play If you have the [G]money
                Or [C]if you're a [G]friend to [F]me[Em]   [D]
                [G]But the one man [Fmaj7]band by the [Em]quick lunch stand
                He was [Am]playing real [C]good for [F]fr[C]ee[Em]   [D]

                [G]Nobody [Fmaj7]stopped to [Em]hear him
                Though he [Am]played so [C]sweet and [F]hi[C]gh
                And they [G]knew he had [Fmaj7]never been [Em]on their T.V.
                So they [Am]passed his [C]music [F]by[C]
                I [Am]meant to go over and [G]ask for a song
                Mayby [C]put on a [G]harmon[F]y [Em]    [D]
                I [G]heard his refr[Fmaj7]ain as the [Em]signal changed
                He was [Am]playing real [C]good for [F]fr[C]ee[Em]   [D]

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All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in the rain.