Key: A
Introduction:
A G D
VERSE
A G D
Johanna drove slowly into the city
A G D
The Hudson River all filled with snow
A G D
She spied the ring on His Honor's finger
A6 A A4
Oh-oh-oh
A G D
A thousand years in one piece of silver
A G D
She took it from his lily-white hand
A G D
Showed no fear - she'd seen the thing
A6 A A4
In the Young Men's Wing at Sloan-Kettering
D G D
(I usually hum the lead here, listen to the song and try it if you want)
D G D
Look outside at the raincoats coming, say OH
VERSE
A G D
His Honor drove southward seeking exotica
A G D
Down to the Pueblo huts of New Mexico
A G D
Cut his teeth on turquoise harmonicas
A6 A A4
Oh-oh-oh
A G D
I saw Johanna down in the subway
A G D
She took an apartment in Washington Heights
A G D
Half of the ring lies here with me
A6 A A4
But the other half's at the bottom of the sea