G# F# Fm I slept last night in a good hotel A#m C# F# C# I went shopping today for jewels G# F# Fm The wind rushed around in the dirty town A#m C# F# C# And the children let out from the schools A#m G# I was standing on a noisy corner C# G# F# Fm D# Waiting for the walking green G# F# Fm Across the street he stood and he played real good A#m C# F# C# Fm D# On his clairinet for free G# F# Fm Now me I play for fortune A#m C# F# C# And those velvet curtain calls G# F# Fm Iʼve got a black limosuine and two gentlemen A#m C# F# C# Escorting me to the halls A#m G# And Iʼll play If you have the money C# G# F# Fm D# Or if youʼre a friend to me G# F# Fm But the one man band by the quick lunch stand A#m C# F# C# Fm D# He was playing real good for free G# F# Fm Nobody stopped to hear him A#m C# F# C# Though he played so sweet and high G# F# Fm And they knew he had never been on their T.V. A#m C# F# C# So they passed his music by A#m G# I meant to go over and ask for a song C# G# F# Fm D# Mayby put on a harmony G# F# Fm I heard his refrain as the signal changed A#m C# F# C# Fm D# He was playing real good for free
