Amsterdam

 
                     A fun little Al song from his fourth Albumn, Orange. Seems
                    like Fred the crazy driver really exists and was in the
                    Audience when Al last played Amsterdam. 
 
                     
                    D
                    Oh I just came back from Haarlem
          
                    On the very last day of Autumn
                                                                   A
                    Made it through the customs, took the bus into town.
                        Em
                    The flat looked cold and empty
                        C 
                    The chairs unused and dusty
                           A                                 D
                    Just a few old letters and papers lying around.
                    D
                    The Dutch people were friendly
          
                    You know they put me up and they fed me
                                D7                 G
                    All along a tour of one night stands.
                    Gm 
                    All my days and all my ways
                        D     A
                    Are so confused
                                         Em
                    But I tell you right now
                        G                              D
                    I'm going to make it back to Amsterdam.
               
          
                                     Bm      E
                    And you can feel fine anytime
                                  A                   D 
                    You choose to lose yourself for a while
                              G
                    Bottle of wine
                       A                  D  A
                    In some back street caf--e
                                  Bm                E
                    Or out on the streets there's a chance
                               A                D
                    For you to meet anybody you please
                               G
                    Taking the time
                       E                G     A
                    To ease your blues away
          
          
                    D
                    Fred was a crazy driver
          
                    He took us at a hundred miles an hour
                                       D7               G
                    Down a side street out of a traffic jam
                    Gm 
                    All my days and all my ways 
                        D     A
                    Are so confused
                                         Em
                    But I tell you right now
                                 G                     D
                    I'm going to make it back to Amsterdam.
          
          
                    Bm  E  A  D  G  A  D  Bm  E  A  D  G  E  G  A  D
         
                    D
                    Oh I just came back from Haarlem
          
                    And the very thing I was wanting
                                                            A
                    Was to find a way to let you know how I felt
                        Em
                    You can't say much in an evening
                           C 
                    If you know you'll soon be leaving
                                             A                       D
                    There's not much time to talk, and it's maybe as well
                    D
                    But I wanted to give you something
          
                    Because you know you really helped me
                                                      D7                G
                    So I've written you a song with a small West Indian band
                        Gm 
                    And though it seems some days that all my ways 
                        D        A
                    Are bound to lose
                                     Em
                    I tell you right now
                        G                              D
                    I'm going to make it back to Amsterdam
                          Bm
                    Amsterdam
                          E
                    Amsterdam
                          G
                    Amsterdam 
                                   D    G D
                                
          
                    Original tabber Ray Hewitt's notes:
 
                    The song was recorded in Eb not D as notated. I play it 
                    using these chords with a capo on the first fret.
          
                    Thanks to Patrick for his assistance.