Am C | E |
Am C | E | E |


[VERSE 1]
E                         Bm
When it rains, the streets  of Chicago
F#m                                Am            B
shine like jewels, though it's just  broken glass
E                    Bm
When the sun shines, dirty pigeons
F#m                     Am                       B
coo like doves in the dy - ing trees


[INTERLUDE 1]
E | |


[CHORUS 1]
              G#m                     C#m
And the drunks   going through the gar - bage
       G#m                       C#m
in the al - ley behind my house
        C                    E
smile up at the falling buil - dings,
   Am               C            E
so bittersweet like crying clowns


[INTERLUDE 2]
Am C | E |
Am C | E | E |


[VERSE 2]
E                         Bm
And through the cars, boun - cing over puddles
F#m                  Am          B
Children weave on sto - len bikes
    E                   Bm
The vacant lots are full  of old men
    F#m              Am             B
sear - ching for nine - teen twenty-five


[INTERLUDE 3]
E | |


[CHORUS 2]
           G#m             C#m
And in the parks, lonely wo - men
             G#m       G#         C#m
tossing bread   to the rabid dogs
        C                   E
smile up at the passing air - planes
          Am               C               E
as if the sky were full of snow-white swans


[INTERLUDE 4]
Am C | E |


[CHORUS 1]
              G#m                     C#m
And the drunks   going through the gar - bage
       G#m                       C#m
in the al - ley behind my house
        C                    E
smile up at the falling buil - dings,
   Am               C      E
so bittersweet like crying clowns


[OUTRO]
Am C | E |
Am C | E |
Am C | E |
Am