A7/G 302020 A7sus/G 302030 Am7/G 302010 C(add9) x32010 D(add9) x54030 Em(add9) 024000 Em/C# 042000 [Intro] Em(add9) C(add9) D(add9) Em/C# Em(add9) [Verse 1] Em(add9) C(add9) On the curb of a city pavement, by the ash and garbage cans D(add9) Em/C# Em(add9) In the stench of rolling thunder of motor trucks and vans Em(add9) C(add9) There sits a little lady with brave but troubled eyes D(add9) Em/C# Em(add9) And in her arms a baby that cries and cries and cries [Chorus] A7sus/G A7/G Am7/G Em(add9) She cannot be more than three, but the years go fast in the slums A7sus/G A7/G Am7/G Em(add9) D(add9) And hard on the pangs of winter's cold, the pitiless summer comes [Verse 2] Em(add9) C(add9) The wails of sickly children she knows, she understands D(add9) Em/C# Em(add9) The pangs of puny bodies, the clutch of small hard hands Em(add9) C(add9) The deadly blaze of August that turns men faint and mad, D(add9) Em/C# Em(add9) She quiets the peevish urchins by telling 'em dreams she had [Chorus] A7sus/G A7/G Am7/G Em(add9) Of heaven with its marble stairs, and ice and singing fans A7sus/G A7/G Am7/G Em(add9) D(add9) And God in white, so friendly there, just like the drug store man [Interlude] Em(add9) C(add9) D(add9) Em/C# Em(add9) [Chorus] A7sus/G A7/G Am7/G Em(add9) Of heaven with its marble stairs, and ice and singing fans A7sus/G A7/G Am7/G Em(add9) D(add9) And God in white, so friendly there, just like the drug store man [Verse 3] Em(add9) C(add9) On the curb of a city pavement, by the ash and garbage cans D(add9) Em/C# Em(add9) In the stench of rolling thunder of motor trucks and vans Em(add9) C(add9) There sits a little lady with brave but troubled eyes D(add9) Em/C# Em(add9) And in her arms a baby that cries and cries and cries [Outro] Em(add9) C(add9) So when you're giving millions to Belgian, Pole, and Serb D(add9) Em/C# Em(add9) Remember my beautiful lady, Madonna on the curb C(add9) D(add9) Em/C# Em(add9) Uh oh, mm mm, mm mm