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Tabbed by: Mike Nachaj :: mike@mikemusicbox.com

Song: Last Tango on 16th Street
By:   Boz scaggs

[intro:]  {piano} A  Gm  Dm  A  Dm {let ring}
           Gm  Dm  A  Dm  D  
           Gm  Dm  A  Dm  D

[verse: 1]
Gm
 Selling late night transfers
Dm
 Try to make a play
A
 The people with the answers
Dm                          D
 Don't often pass this way
Gm
Starting from Dolores
Dm
All the way to Three
          A                   Dm        D
It's the last tango, on 16th street

[verse: 2]
Gm
 The later that it gets
Dm
 the meaner that it looks
A
There's a lot to learn out here
Dm                  D
Not found in books
Gm
 We gotta solve the winter rain
Dm
 Watch out for the heat   
               A                   Dm        D
When it's the last tango on 16th Street

[verse: 3]
Gm
 Same old people begging quarters
Dm
 Stretching out their hands
A
Vendors selling flores
Dm                   D
From a plastic can
Gm
Some are poor but honest
Dm
Others lie and cheat
               A                   Dm         D
Well it's the last tango on 16th Street

[solo: accordion]
      Gm  Dm  A  Dm  D  
      Gm  Dm  A  Dm  D 

[verse: 4]
Gm
All the homeless helpless
Dm
 need a place to stay
A
Asking you for spare change
Dm                     D
Don't know what to say
Gm
Gypsy plays a melody
Dm
 A broken tooth just smile so sweet
           A                 Dm       D
It's the last tango on 16th Street

[verse: 5]
Gm
Same old song, I know you heard it
Dm
Many times before
A
Why this life in poverty 
Dm                       D
seems so much like a war
Gm
Just make sure you careful
Dm
Where you place your feet
               A                   Dm       D
When it's the last tango on 16th Street

[solo: woodwinds]
      Gm  Dm  A  Dm  D  
      Gm  Dm  A  Dm  D 

[verse: 6]
Gm
 Some of them don't see so good 
Dm
 When they leave the bars
A
Talking loud and ugly
Dm                     D
Stepping from the cars
Gm
If you're holding valuables
Dm
 It pays to be discrete
              A                  Dm      D
Cuz it's the last tango on 16th Street

[verse: 7]
Gm
Dodge between the hookers
Dm
 Am between their thighs
A
Full moon shines above the bay
Dm                           D
You can see it in their eyes
Gm
Past the Capp Street dogleg
Dm
Your heart might skip a beat
               A                   Dm    D
When it's the last tango on 16th Street

[solo: piano]
      Gm  Dm  A  Dm  D 
      Gm  Dm  A  Dm  D 

[coda:]
          A                   Dm   
it's the last tango on 16th Street
          A                   Dm   
it's the last tango on 16th Street

          A      {let ring}                     Dm {big finish}
it's the last tango            on 16th Street


chords:

A       002220  or 577655
D       000232  or 557775
Dm      000231  or 557765
Gm      355333