Tom Russell
St. Olav's Gate



Capo 4



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DRINKING BLACK MARKET VODKA IN THE BACK OF THE SCOTTSMAN'S SALOON
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THEN IT'S RED MEAT AND WHISKEY LIKE A COYOTE DRUNK ON THE MOON
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OUTSIDE IN OSLO THE BUSKERS' ALL SING THE SAME TUNE
          D                                                     G
AND IT'S WALTZIN' MATILDA WHILE THE BAGPIPES PLAY OLD CLARE DE LUNE



SHE WAS A LADY, SHE CAME DOWN FROM BERGEN SHE SAID
SHE SPOKE LITTLE ENGLISH, THEY LAUGHED AND DRANK WHISKEY INSTEAD
IN THE MORNIN' HE FOUND IT... A ROSE WITH A NOTE ON HIS PLATE
IT SAID, "MEET ME AT MIDNIGHT ON THE CORNER OF ST. OLAV'S GATE"


CHORUS:

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HERE'S TO THE LADYS YOU LOVE AND DON'T SEE AGAIN
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THE NIGHT IS WARM WHISKEY... THE MORNIN'S A COLD BITTER WIND
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THE BLUE EYED MADONNA LEAVES TOWN WHILE THE DRUNKEN MAN WAITS
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LEAVES HIM STANDING ALONE IN THE SHADOWS OF ST. OLAV'S GATE


(SOLO)

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