Capo 1st fret

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

Verse1

Ezra was an old man, he lived by the sea

Watching himself getting older, with no family

And Cassie was a pretty one, a bar tender by trade

She had a daughter with big green eyes, she called her Jade

Pre-chorus

They met each other in the park while Jade was on a swing

On a bench underneath a tree, they talked about everything

And she said, "Sometimes I get so scared, but I don't know why"

She reached for the old man's hand and she began to cry

And he said

Chorus

"It ain't no crime, it ain't no crime

Everybody gets a little bit lonely sometimes

It ain't no crime, it ain't no crime

Everybody gets a little bit lonely sometimes"

Interlude

Verse2

Then he said, "I was gonna be a painter, gonna paint my masterpiece

I spent my whole life dreamin', now they're my only memories

And I was gonna live in Paris, France, now my body's fallin' apart

I could be a Pablo Picasso if delusion were an art"

Pre-chorus

And she said, "That sounds lovely, Paris, France

Just sayin' those words kinda makes me wanna dance

Do you wanna dance?"

Chorus

It ain't no crime, it ain't no crime

Everybody gets a little bit lonely sometimes

It ain't no crime, it ain't no crime

Everybody gets a little bit lonely sometimes

Interlude

Verse3

They'd meet there every Sunday in the park at noon

Ezra would get there early to buy Jade a red balloon

And Cassie'd tell him all about her awful luck with men, she'd say

"Wish I could find a guy like you but they'll never make you again"

Pre-chorus

And Jade would fall asleep on Ezra's lap there in the park

While Cassie'd still be talkin' a long time after dark

Chorus

Mmmmmmh, mmmmmmh

Everybody gets a little bit lonely sometimes

Bridge

One Sunday afternoon, no Ezra, no red balloon

Just a friend of his who said, "Ezra passed away

And he wanted me to bring this letter to you today"

Well, it was two tickets to Paris

And a note that read, "Thank you for the dance

My dearest Cassie, you were my Paris, France"

Chorus

It ain't no crime, it ain't no crime

Everybody gets a little bit lonely sometimes.

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