Intro: C G F Am A Dm G C G G7
Verse 1:
CGFAmA
Where will you go when this day is over?
DmGCGG7
A gambler's purse lays on the road....
AmDG
Straight to your door snakes have gone crazy tonight
GmDmGG7
winding their way out of sight
Verse 2:
CGFAmA
A laugh, a joke a sentiment wasted
DmGCGG7
Seasons of strangers they've come and gone....
AmDG
Soldrums are pounding, cheapskates are clowning this town
GmDmGG7
Who could disown themselves now?
Instrumental Break: C G F Am A Dm G C G G7 (x2)
Verse 3:
CGFAmA
Engineer, slow down this old train
DmGCGG7
Cinders and chaff laugh at the moon....
AmDG
Night birds will cackle, rotting like apples on trees
GmDmGG7
sending their dead melodies....to me