Dave Van Ronk - Gaslight Rag Chords

[Intro]
Cm       G#   G
C        F    C
C        D    G
C        F    E  E7
F   C   A7    G7   C
 
 
[Verse 1]
C                C
Another damn day aw take it away,
 
F                    C
Gotta make my gig on time.
 
C                 C
Flailin' guitar, bein' a star,
 
D                         G
Scufflin' for nickels and dimes.
 
C                C
Silly damn grind outta my mind,
 
F          E  E7
Crazy if I stay
 
F                   C          A7              G7                       C
Leave your wife and bring your knife if you're working at Mitchell's Cafe.
 
[Interlude]
Same as chorus progression once through
 
[Chorus]
F                                                 Gm        F#           F
I had a dream that The Gaslight was clean and the rats were all scrubbed down
 
    Gm         F#            F          D                             G
The Coffee was great and the waitresses straight and Patrick Sky left town.
 
F                                            Bb               A  A7
No one was Swocked and Dylan played Bach and Ochs's songs all scanned
 
Bb                   F               G
I got out of bed and straightened my head
 
    C7                       F     F7
and started a rock and roll baaand ooh
 
[Verse 2]
C           C
Honey Babe, Honey Babe
 
F                  C
Won't you carry me down.
 
C                    C                            D              G
Pimps and Whores and grunge on the floors and the finest show in town.
 
C                C                 F                  E  E7
Pizza stands and skiffle bands and Pogo's buyin' this round
 
F                                  C         A7              G#           G           C
There's not much light but there's plenty of fight when your singing in a hole in the ground