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Roll On Arte Tab

by The Felice Brothers


Keep a constant rhythm on the top string for that deep bass sound.


Intro: 

               
Oh the turbines pound
                   
Your plane touches down
                        
The captain catches your eye
                
And all the city crows
                 
Perched high and low
                       
On wires watch you walk by
                
Oh your hair has changed
              
Your room's rearranged
                       
Someone's been sleeping inside
                
And the curtains closed
            
On all your windows
                              
To block out the fried chicken sign

                 
Roll on Arte, roll on
                                  
Oh your heart is too good for this town
                         
Your eyes cast through the glass
                        
At my so sorry manniquin frown

          
The porter sings
      
As he begins
                               
To clean up the mess that we've made
                 
And the christmas trees
                
Are cast on the street
                               
And garbage trucks block Hooper lane
                  
Well my head is in pain
            
But I can't complain
                                  
Cause my sweetheart waits down the line
          
And I will be
                  
In a house by the sea
                     
Or even if just in my mind

                 
Roll on Arte, roll on
                                  
Oh your heart is too good for this town
                         
Your eyes cast through the glass
                    
At my sorry American frown

                
Oh my mouth aint fed
                    
My lips aint cherry red
                             
And my grin might show my bad teeth
                    
And all the people I pass
          
Give me a glance
                          
As if I'm some lower class freak
              
But to you I'm fine
                
And I'm in your mind
               
Even if I'm not around
               
In my arms I am strong
                    
And thats where you belong
                           
Give em the love that we've found

                 
Roll on Arte, roll on
                                  
Oh your heart is too good for this town
                       
My eyes cast through the glass
                        
At your so sorry Marylyn frown
                        
At your so sorry Marylyn frown