Scarlet Town chords

[Am]In Scarlet Town, where I was born
[Am]There's ivy leaf and silver thorn
[Am]The streets have names that you can't pronounce
[G]Gold is down to a [E]quarter of an ounce
[Am]The music starts and the people sway
[Am]Everybody says, "Are you going my way? "
[Am]Uncle Tom still workin' for Uncle Bill
[G]Scarlet Town is [E]under the hill.

[Am]Scarlet Town in the month of May
[Am]Sweet William Holme on his deathbed lay
[Am]Mistress Mary by the side of the bed
[G]Kissin' his face and heapin' [E]prayers on his head
[Am]So brave, so true, so gentle is he
[Am]I'll weep for him as he would weep for me
[Am]Little Boy Blue come your blow horn
[G]In Scarlet Town, whe[E]re I was born

[Am]Scarlet Town, in the hot noon hours,
[Am]There's palm-leaf shadows and scattered flowers
[Am]Beggars crouching at the gate
[G]Help comes, but it c[E]omes too late
[Am]By marble slabs and in fields of stone
[Am]You make your humble wishes known
[Am]I touched the garment, but the hem was torn
[G]In Scarlet Town, wh[E]ere I was born

[Am]In Scarlet Town, the end is near
[Am]The Seven Wonders of the World are here
[Am]The evil and the good livin' side by side
[G]All human forms s[E]eem glorified
[Am]Put your heart on a platter and see who will bite
[Am]See who will hold you and kiss you good night
[Am]There's walnut groves and maplewood
[G]In Scarlet Town cryin' [E]won't do no good

[Am]In Scarlet Town, you fight your father's foes
[Am]Up on the hill, a chilly wind blows
[Am]You fight 'em on high and you fight 'em down in
[G]You fight 'em with whiskey, [E]morphine and gin
[Am]You've got legs that can drive men mad
[Am]A lot of things we didn't do that I wish we had
[Am]In Scarlet Town, the sky is clear
[G]You'll wish to God that you s[E]tayed right here

[Am]Set 'em Joe, play "Walkin' the Floor"
[Am]Play it for my flat-chested junkie whore
[Am]I'm staying up late, I'm making amends
[G]While we smile, all [E]heaven descends
[Am]If love is a sin, then beauty is a crime
[Am]All things are beautiful in their time
[Am]The black and the white, the yellow and the brown
[G]It's all right there in front of you in[E] Scarlet Town