Key: G
Introduction:
G7 Bb7M C/F
Why can't I lay low
G7 Bb7M C/F
Why can't I say what I mean
G7 Bb7M C/F
Why don't I stay home
G7 Bb7M C/F Em7
And get myself into some boring routine
Em7 A Bm7
Why can't I calm down
Em7 A Bm7
Why is it always a fight
Em7 A Bm7
I can't get unwound
Em7 Am D9 G7 F13
Why do I throw myself into the night
G7 Bb7M C/F
I'm on the outside
G7 Bb7M C/F
I don't fit into the groove
G7 Bb7M C/F
Now I ain't a bad guy
G7 Bb7M C/F Em7
So tell me what am I trying to prove
Em7 A Bm7
Why can't I cool out
Em7 A Bm7
Why don't I button my lip
Em7 A Bm7
Why do I lash out
Em7 Am D9 Dm
Why is it I always shoot from the hip
Dm D7M
I cruise from Houston to canal street
Dm7 Bm7
A misfit and a rebel
Dm D7M
I see the winds talking to themselves
Dm7 Bm7 Em7
And I can understand
Am7 E7M
Why is it every time I go out
C6 F#m7
I always seem to get in trouble
Am7 Am/D
I guess I made an impression on somebody
G7 F13
North of Hester and south of grand
G7 Bb7M C/F
And so in my small way
G7 Bb7M C/F
I'm a big man on Mulberry street
G7 Bb7M C/F
I don't mean all day
G7 Bb7M C/F Em7
Only at night when I'm light on my feet
Em7 A Bm7
What else have I got
Em7 A Bm7
That I'd be trying to hide
Em7 A Bm7
Maybe a blind spot
Em7 Am D9 Dm
I haven't seen from the sensitive side
G7 Bb7M C/F
But you know in my own heart
G7 Bb7M C/F
I'm a big man on Mulberry street
G7 Bb7M C/F
I play the whole part
G7 Bb7M C/F Em7
I leave a big tip with every receipt
Em7 A Bm7
I'm so romantic
Em7 A Bm7
I'm such a passionate man
Em7 A Bm7
Sometimes I panic
Em7 Am D9 G7 F13
What if nobody finds out who I am
G7 F13
Repeat and Fade out