Intro 1
G C D G C D
Verso 1
G
Down on Cyprus Avenue
C D G
With a childlike vision leaping into view
C D G
Clicking clacking of the high heeled shoe
C D G
Ford and Fitzroy, and Madame George
C D G
Marching with the soldier boy behind
C D
He's much older now
G
with hat on drinking wine
C D G
And that smell of sweet perfume
comes drifting through
C D G C D
All the cool night air like Shalimar
Verso 2
G
And outside they're making all the stops
C D
The kids out in the street
G
collecting bottle-tops
C D
Gone for cigarettes
G
and matches in the shops
C D G
Happy taken Madame George
C D G
Woah, that's when you fall
C D
Woah-wo-wo-wo-wo- woah
G
That's when you fall
C D G C D
Yeah, that's when you fall
Verso 3
G
When you fall into a trance
C D
A sitting on a sofa
G
playing games of chance
C D
With your folded arms
G
and history books you glance
C D G C D
Into the eyes of Madame George
G
And you think you found the bag
C D
You're getting weaker
G
and your knees begin to sag
C D G
In a corner playing dominoes in drag
C D G
The one and only Madame George
C D
Then from outside
Verso 4
G
The frosty window raps
C D
She jumps up and says
G
"Lord, have mercy I think that it's the cops"
C D
And immediately
G
drops everything she gots
C D G C D
Down into the street below
G
And you know you gotta go
C D G
On that train from Dublin up to Sandy Row
C D
Throwing pennies
G
at the bridges down below
C D G C
And the rain, hail, sleet, and snow
D
Say goodbye to Madame
Puente 1
G
George
C D G
Dry your eye for Madame George
C D G
Wonder why for Madame George
C D G C D
Woah
G
And as you leave, the room is filled with music
C D
Laughing, music, dancing, music
G
all around the room
C D
And all the little boys
G C D
come around, walking away from it all
G C D
So cold
Verso 5
G
And as you're about to leave
C D
She jumps up and says "Hey love
G C D
You forgot your gloves, and
G
The love that loves
the love that loves the love
C
That loves the love that loves to love
D
The love that loves to love the love,
G
the gloves"
C D G
To say goodbye to Madame George
C D G
Dry your eye for Madame George
C D G
Wonder why for Madame George
C D G C D
Dry your eyes for Madame George
Verso 6
G C D
Say goodbye
G
In the wind and the rain
C D
on the backstreet
G
In the backstreet, in the backstreet
C D G C D
Say goodbye to Madame George
G
In the backstreet, in the backstreet,
in the backstreet
C D G
Woah-oh, yeah-woah
C
Down home,
D G C D
down home in the backstreet
G
Gotta go
C D G
Say goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
C D G
Dry your eye, your eye, your eye, your eye
Your eye, your eye, your eye, your eye
C
Your eye, your eye, your eye, your eye
D
Your eye, your eye, your eye, your eye
G C
Your eye, your eye, your eye, your eye
D
Say goodbye to Madame George
Final 1
G C D G C D
G C D G C D
Repeat and fade
Down on Cyprus Avenue
With a childlike vision leaping into view
Clicking, clacking of the high heeled shoe
Ford and Fitzroy, and Madame George
Marching with the soldier boy behind
He's much older now with hat on drinking wine
And that smell of sweet perfume comes drifting through
The cool night air like Shalimar
And outside they're making all the stops
The kids out in the street collecting bottle-tops
Gone for cigarettes and matches in the shops
Happy taken Madame George
Whoa, that's when you fall
Whoa, that's when you fall
Yeah, that's when you fall
When you fall into a trance
A sitting on a sofa playing games of chance
With your folded arms and history books you glance
Into the eyes of Madame George
And you think you found the bag
You're getting weaker and your knees begin to sag
In the corner playing dominos in drag
The one and only Madame George
And then from outside the frosty window raps
She jumps up and says Lord have mercy I think it's the cops
And immediately drops everything she gots
Down into the street below
And you know you gotta go
On that train from Dublin up to Sandy Row
Throwing pennies at the bridges down below
And the rain, hail, sleet, and snow
Say goodbye to Madame George
Dry your eye for Madame George
Wonder why for Madame George
Whoo
And as you leave, the room is filled with music, laughing, music
Dancing, music all around the room
And all the little boys come around, walking away from it all
So cold
And as you're about to leave
She jumps up and says "Hey love, you forgot your gloves"
And the gloves to love to love the gloves...
To say goodbye to Madame George
Dry your eye for Madame George
Wonder why for Madame George
Dry your eyes for Madame George
Say goodbye
In the wind and the rain on the back street
In the backstreet, in the back street
Say goodbye to Madame George
In the backstreet, in the back street, in the back street
Down home, down home in the back street
Gotta go
Say goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
Dry your eye your eye your eye your eye your eye...
Say goodbye to Madame George
And the loves to love to love the love
Say goodbye
Oooooo
Mmmmmmm
Say goodbye goodbye goodbye goodbye to Madame George
Dry your eye for Madame George
Wonder why for Madame George
The love's to love the love's to love the love's to love...
Say goodbye, goodbye
Get on the train
Get on the train, the train, the train...
This is the train, this is the train...
Whoa, say goodbye, goodbye...
Get on the train, get on the train...