Girl On The Pier Graham Parker lyrics

Song information

Artist: Graham Parker
Album: Acid Bubblegum

Lyrics

Intro: g d em7 c
G d em7 c

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As the twilight was returning and the sun began to fall
G d em7 c
I walked down to the beach front and watched the whitecaps roll
G d em c
A flare exploded over the ocean. an orange tear
G d em c g
Then I saw at the corner of my eye the girl at the end of the pier

Intro repeat

G d em7 c
She stood and stared at the brightness, glowing and complete
G d em7 c
In her crinoline and lacing with the wood beneath her feet
G d em c
She walked in splinters shedding the salt of a single tear
G d em7
Who will fill up the vacuum inside her
C g d em7 c
The girl at the end of the pier

Bridge

Em c em c
The toffee apples strewn on the pavement. the candy floss sticks to the tar
Em c
The organ grinder's monkey's been freed from enslavement
Em d
He ran beneath the wheels of a family car

Intro repeat / bridge repeat

G d em7 c
Now the funfair is shut down and the coconut shy is gone
G d em7 c
A carousel spins on regardless and the big wheel creaks and groans
G d em c
No-one saw her run to the railing and disappear
G d em c g d
One more drop in an unfeeling ocean, the girl at the end of the pier
G d em7 c g
One more drop in an unfeeling ocean, the girl at the end of the pier
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Girl at the end of the pier girl at the end of the pier