Biography:
Steve Forbert (born Samuel Stephen Forbert, December 13, 1954 in Meridian, Mississippi) is an American singer-songwriter. He is best known for his song "Romeo's Tune", which reached No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1980. Forbert's tribute to Jimmie Rodgers, Any Old Time, was nominated for a 2004 Grammy in the best traditional folk category. In 2006, he was inducted into the Mississippi Music Hall of Fame.
Forbert signed a recording contract with Nemperor in 1978, and they released his debut album, Alive on Arrival, that same year.
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From the album "Young guitar days" (released 2001).
Originally recorded sometime between 1979 and 1981.
[Verse 1]
C G C C/B
Thirty thousand men on the Bowery
Am F C
Thirty thousand men on the street
F G C F
Can't help but roam when you ain't got no home
C G Am F
Beggin' handouts for something to eat
C G C
Beggin' handouts for something to eat
[Verse 2]
C G C C/B
Thirty thousand men on the sidewalk
Am F C
Thirty thousand men in the town
F G C F
Nowhere to go when the wind starts to blow
C G Am F
Lookin' 'round for some place to lay down
C G C
Lookin' 'round for some place to lay down
[Verse 3]
C G C C/B
Thirty thousand men tired and dirty
Am F C
Thirty thousand men to be fed
F G C F
Bussed out to Queens for a chance to get clean
C G Am F
And a shot at some sleep in a bed
C G C
And a shot at some sleep in a bed
[Verse 4]
C G C C/B
Thirty thousand men in the arm'ries
Am F C
Thirty thousand men down the block
F G C F
Neighbors all shout "We don't want 'em about"
C G Am F
"Bus 'em back in the morning and stop"
C G C
"Bus 'em back in the morning and stop"
[Verse 5]
C G C C/B
Thirty thousand men of depression
Am F C
Thirty thousand men 'neath a cloud
F G C F
Jobs getting scarce and they're cutting welfares
C G Am F
And we might find ourselves in the crowd
C G C
And we might find ourselves in the crowd
[Verse 6]
C G C C/B
Thirty thousand men in the city
Am F C
Thirty thousand men killin' time
F G C F
Helpless and cold, some are young, some are old
C G Am F
Shabby clothes and some bottles of wine
C G C
Shabby clothes and some bottles of wine
Originally recorded sometime between 1979 and 1981.
[Verse 1]
C G C C/B
Thirty thousand men on the Bowery
Am F C
Thirty thousand men on the street
F G C F
Can't help but roam when you ain't got no home
C G Am F
Beggin' handouts for something to eat
C G C
Beggin' handouts for something to eat
[Verse 2]
C G C C/B
Thirty thousand men on the sidewalk
Am F C
Thirty thousand men in the town
F G C F
Nowhere to go when the wind starts to blow
C G Am F
Lookin' 'round for some place to lay down
C G C
Lookin' 'round for some place to lay down
[Verse 3]
C G C C/B
Thirty thousand men tired and dirty
Am F C
Thirty thousand men to be fed
F G C F
Bussed out to Queens for a chance to get clean
C G Am F
And a shot at some sleep in a bed
C G C
And a shot at some sleep in a bed
[Verse 4]
C G C C/B
Thirty thousand men in the arm'ries
Am F C
Thirty thousand men down the block
F G C F
Neighbors all shout "We don't want 'em about"
C G Am F
"Bus 'em back in the morning and stop"
C G C
"Bus 'em back in the morning and stop"
[Verse 5]
C G C C/B
Thirty thousand men of depression
Am F C
Thirty thousand men 'neath a cloud
F G C F
Jobs getting scarce and they're cutting welfares
C G Am F
And we might find ourselves in the crowd
C G C
And we might find ourselves in the crowd
[Verse 6]
C G C C/B
Thirty thousand men in the city
Am F C
Thirty thousand men killin' time
F G C F
Helpless and cold, some are young, some are old
C G Am F
Shabby clothes and some bottles of wine
C G C
Shabby clothes and some bottles of wine
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