G0 C1 G2 0Elope with me Miss Private and we’ll sail around the world Am3 Em4 1I will be your Ferdinand and you my wayward girl Am5 D6 2How many nights of talking in hotel rooms can you take? Am7 D8 3How many nights of limping round on pagan holidays? C9 Em10 4Oh elope with me in private and we’ll set something ablaze Am11 D12 Em13 5a trail for the devil to erase 6 7 G14 C15 G16 8San Francisco’s calling us, the Giants and Mets will play Am17 Em18 9Piazza, New York catcher, are you straight or are you gay? Am19 D20 10We hung about the stadium, we’ve got no place to stay Am21 D22 11We hung about the tenderloin and tenderly you tell C23 Em24 12G#out the saddest book you ever read, it always makes you cry Am25 D26 Em27 13The statue’s crying too and well he may 14 15 G28 C29 G30 16I love you I’ve a drowning grip on your adoring face Am31 Em32 17I love you my responsibility has found a place Am33 D34 18Beside you and strong warnings in the guise of gentle words Am35 D36 19Come wave upon me from the wider family net absurd C37 Em38 20“You’ll take care of her, I know it, you will do a better job” Am39 D40 Em41 21Maybe, but not what she deserves 22 23 G42 C43 G44 24Elope with me Miss Private and we’ll drink ourselves awake Am45 Em46 25We’ll taste the coffee houses and award certificates Am47 D48 26a privy seal to keep the feel of 1960 style Am49 D50 27We’ll comment on the decor and we’ll help the passer by C51 Em52 28And at dusk when work is over we’ll continue the debate Am53 D54 Em55 29In a borrowed bedroom virginal and spare 30 31 G56 C57 G58 32The catcher hits for .318 and catches every day Am59 Em60 33The pitcher puts religion first and rests on holidays Am61 D62 34He goes into cathedrals and lies prostrate on the floor Am63 D64 35He knows the drink affects his speed he’s praying for 36a doorway C65 Em66 37Back into the life he wants and the confession of the bench Am67 D68 Em69 38Life outside the diamond is a wrench 39 40 G70 C71 G72 41I wish that you were here with me to pass the dull weekend Am73 Em74 42I know it wouldn’t come to love, my heroine pretend Am75 D76 43a lady stepping from the songs we love until this day Am77 D78 44You’d settle for an epitaph like “Walk Away, Renee” C79 Em80 45The sun upon the roof in winter will draw you out like 46 47a flower 48 49 Am81 D82 Em83 50Meet you at the statue in an hour Am84 D85 Em86 51Meet you at the statue in an hour