
The Hudson
Amy Macdonald
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Tom : Ab
Db Fm7
I seen this guy on a Saturday night
Eb Ab
You're looking good, yeah, you're shining bright
Db Fm7
Seen the girls in their high heeled shoes
Eb Ab
Looking for love, they've got nothing to lose
Db Fm7
Seen the boys in their skinny jeans
Eb Ab
Acting out, yeah, they're living the dream
Db Fm7
Feel the weight here upon my shoulders
Eb Ab
The world is spinning as I am getting older
[Pre-Chorus]
Bbm
What happened through these years
Db
All I feel is fear and doubt
Bbm
What happened to the confidence
Db
I'm older now
[Chorus]
Ab Eb/G
Where did it all go wrong, my love, where did we fall apart?
Db/F
Summer in the 70s, living like a king and queen
Db Bbm
Looking back on where we are
Ab Eb/G
Where did it all go wrong, my love, where did we drift away?
Db/F
Walking along the Hudson, singing you my love song
Db Bbm
Never let it fade away
[Verse 2]
Db Fm7
Seen your smile from across that room
Eb Ab
All the girls here, they're looking at you
Db Fm7
Seen your face under disco lights
Eb Ab
The room is spinning but I feel all right
Db Fm7
Time will tell if we'll be together
Eb Ab
I dreamt about it where it didn't go better
Db Fm7 Eb Ab
Here I am and there you stand alone, in the dark, no one to romance
[Pre-Chorus]
Bbm
What happened to the girl I was
Db
I stopped believing in it all
Bbm
I never realised that life would take my all
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
Eb
Running down where they twinkle on Broadway
Fm Db
Young and naïve and we were so damn reckless
Eb Fm Db
Looking through the lovers and you don't know who you are, are
Eb
Now I know that there's nothing I'd change
Fm Db
We were running riot, we were playing the game
Eb
True love is only something you hear in the songs
Db
It doesn't really last that long
[Chorus]
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