Thirty Thousand Men Chords & Lyrics - Steve Forbert

[VERSE 1]
[C] Thirty thousand m[G]en on the B[C]owery [C/B]
[Am] Thirty thousand m[F]en on the str[C]eet
[F]Can't help but r[G]oam when you a[C]in't got no h[F]ome
Beggin' h[C]andouts for s[G]omething to [Am]eat [F]
Beggin' h[C]andouts for s[G]omething to e[C]at

[VERSE 2]
[C] Thirty thousand m[G]en on the s[C]idewalk [C/B]
[Am] Thirty thousand m[F]en in the t[C]own
[F]Nowhere to g[G]o when the w[C]ind starts to bl[F]ow
Lookin' 'r[C]ound for some pl[G]ace to lay d[Am]own [F]
Lookin' 'r[C]ound for some pl[G]ace to lay d[C]own

[VERSE 3]
[C] Thirty thousand m[G]en tired and d[C]irty [C/B]
[Am] Thirty thousand m[F]en to be f[C]ed
[F]Bussed out to Q[G]ueens for a ch[C]ance to get cl[F]ean
And a s[C]hot at some sl[G]eep in a b[Am]ed [F]
And a s[C]hot at some sl[G]eep in a b[C]ed

[VERSE 4]
[C] Thirty thousand m[G]en in the a[C]rm'ries [C/B]
[Am] Thirty thousand m[F]en down the bl[C]ock
[F]Neighbors all sh[G]out "We don't w[C]ant 'em ab[F]out"
"Bus 'em b[C]ack in the m[G]orning and s[Am]top" [F]
"Bus 'em [C]back in the m[G]orning and s[C]top"

[VERSE 5]
[C] Thirty thousand m[G]en of depr[C]ession [C/B]
[Am] Thirty thousand m[F]en 'neath a cl[C]oud
[F]Jobs getting sca[G]rce and they're c[C]utting welf[F]ares
And we m[C]ight find ours[G]elves in the c[Am]rowd [F]
And we m[C]ight find ours[G]elves in the c[C]rowd

[VERSE 6]
[C] Thirty thousand m[G]en in the c[C]ity [C/B]
[Am] Thirty thousand m[F]en killin' t[C]ime
[F]Helpless and c[G]old, some are y[C]oung, some are o[F]ld
Shabby cl[C]othes and some b[G]ottles of w[Am]ine [F]
Shabby cl[C]othes and some b[G]ottles of w[C]ine