The Band - Atlantic City

atlantic city 4/4 the band album : jericho .
capo 2 transcribed by ken lee kandvlee@shaw . ca

intro : mandolin solo
/ Em
well , they / blew up the chicken man ,
/ C – G
in / philly last night , and
/ Em / C
they / blew up his house , / too .
Em
down on the boardwalk ,
/ C – G
they’re / ready for a fight ,
/ Em
gonna / see what them ,
/ C
racket boys can / do .

Em /
now there’s / trouble bussin’ in ,
/ C – G
from / outta state , and
/ Em / C
the / D . A . can’t get no re – / lief .
Em / / C – G
gonna / be a rumble on the / promen – ade , and
/ Em
the / gamblin’ commissioner’s hangin’ on ,
/ D
by the / skin of his teeth .

chorus :

Em
everything dies , baby ,
C – G
that’s A / fact ,
/ Em /
but / maybe everything that / dies ,
/ C – G
some / day comes back .
Em / G
put your / makeup on ,
/ C – G
fix your / hair up pretty , and
Em / C – G
meet me to – night in at – / lantic city .

/ Em
well , i / got a job , and
/ C – G
i put my / money A – way ,
/ Em
but i / got the kind of debt
/ C – G
that no honest / man can pay .
/ Em
so i / drew out what i had
/ C – G
from the / central trust , and
/ Em
i / bought us two tickets
/ D
on that / coast city bus .

chorus :

/ Em
now our / luck may have died , and
/ C – G
our / love might be cold ,
/ Em / C
but with / you for – ever i’ll / stay .
/ Em
we’ll be / goin’ out ,
/ C – G
where the / sands turn to gold ,
/ Em
but put your / stockin’s on ,
/ D
’cause it / might get cold .

chorus :

/ Em
now i’ve been A – / lookin’ for A / job ,
/ C – G
but it’s / hard to find ,
/ Em
there’s / winners and there’s losers , and
/ C – G
i Am / south of the line .
/ Em
well , i’m / tired of gettin’ caught out
/ C – G
on the / losin’ end ,
/ Em
but i / talked to a man last night ,
/ D
gonna do a little / favor for him .

chorus :

/ Em – G / C G
oh , / meet me tonight in at – / lantic city ,
/ Em – G / C G
oh , / meet me to – night in at – / lantic city .
/ Em – G / C G
oh , / meet me to – night in at – / lantic city .

actual chords are : ( F#m = ( Em ) , A = ( G ) , D = ( C ) , E = ( D ) , E7 = ( D7 ) , Bm = ( Am ) )