The Faucets Are Dripping
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C
[Chorus]
C
The faucets are dripping in old New York City
F C
The faucets are dripping and oh, what a pity
G7
The reservoir's drying because it's supplying
G7 C G7
The faucets that drip in New York
[Verse 1]
C
You can't ask the landlord to put in a washer
F C
He'd rather you move than to put in a washer
G7
The faucets are dripping, they sound in my ears
G7 C
The tap in the bathroom's been running for years
[Verse 2]
C
There's a wild streak of green in the sink in the kitchen
F C
It comes from the rill trickling out of the plumbing
G7
The streams from the mountains, the pools from the lea
G7 C
All run from my faucet and down to the sea
[Verse 3]
C
You can't ask the landlord to put in a washer
F C
You can't ask the landlord to mend the old stairs
G7
He takes in the rent and he lives in Miami
G7 C
Where faucets don't drip and there's sun everywhere
[Verse 4]
C
The faucets are dripping, the landlord's content
F C
With every new tenant he raises the rent
G7
The buildings can crumble, the tenants can cry
G7 C
There's a shortage of housing, you'll live there or die
[Verse 5]
C
They're building some buildings and new Lincoln Centers
F C
It's sure working hell with the low-income renters
G7
They're jammed into rooms with the rat and the fly
G7 C
Where the faucets all drip and the floor's never dry
[Chorus]
C
The faucets are dripping in old New York City
F C
The faucets are dripping and oh, what a pity
G7
The reservoir's drying because it's supplying
G7 C
The faucets that drip in New York
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