Capo 1
(C)They raised him up on the in(D)stallment plan
(F)The homely son of a (G)handsome man
(C)Neither (G)clear-complected nor (F)expected to ac(G)hieve
(C)A little bit ragged, a (D)little big rough
(F)A little too rowdy for the summer of love
(C)Still he's looking for a (G)reason to be(C)lieve
CHORUS:
And he's (F)changed his name from (C)Frank to Valen(G)tino
And he's (F)growin out his (C)sideburns
And he's wearin platform (G)shoes
And he's (F)drivin on the (C)midnight road from (E)Medford down to (Am)Reno
And he (F)thinks he's found a (C)way to cure his (G)workin blues
(C)He got himself married at (D)seventeen
She (F)looked real pretty but she (G)talked kinda mean
(C)He thought they'd (G)work things out in the (F)fullness of (G)time
Well (C)twenty years later he's (D)headed south
The (F)close-range victim of her sawed-off mouth
(C)Leavin their (G)salad days be(C)hind
CHORUS
(C)Lord have mercy on the (D)workin stiff
(F)Pullin graveyards and (G)double-shifts
(C)Tryin to (G)hold his own beside the (F)pretty and the (G)bright
(C)Givin up the dream of his (D)own backyard
(F)Jugglin taxes and credit cards
(C)Now he's rollin like a (G)ghost train through the (C)night
And he's (F)changed his name from (C)Frank to Valen(G)tino
And he's (F)growin out his (C)sideburns
And he's wearin platform (G)shoes
And he's (F)drivin on the (C)midnight road from (E)Medford down to (Am)Reno
And he (F)thinks he's found a (C)way to cure his (G)workin blues
And he (F)thinks he's found a (C)way to cure his (G)workin blues
Yes he (F)thinks he's found a (C)way to cure his (G)workin blues
