Tom: D
D
At the back end of town
A
At the unholiest hour
G
You may find love in a snug
D
But if you’re not in-the-know
A G
Sure, you wouldn’t even know it was there
[Verse 2]
D
With my face stung with drink
A G
I am longing for my rest
D
Tuesday morning is dawning
A G
I’m still stood in my Sunday best
[Verse 3]
D A
Can you hear the clicking of bootheels on barstools?
G
And see the bald, chalkless tips of the pool cues?
D A G
And the three-bar heater that is gasping for air
[Chorus]
D A
I’m remembering the day that you found me
G
Comparing field notes with all the other bowsies
D A G
But on the third day, I’m going to wise up again
[Verse 4]
D A
There’s a man whispering something profound
G
Ah, but it falls on deaf on ears and is drowned
D
By the great slagging match
A G
That is reaching its final round
[Verse 5]
D
Husband turning to wife
A G
“Ah, little darling, won’t you bless me with your palm?”
D A
But in this hail of blue language
G
She shoots him down
[Verse 6]
D A
And the worn, haggard suit who thinks I am a mute
G
He says, “Here kid, I’ve never done no wrong”
D A
I exhale with a grimace
G
And I burst into song
[Chorus]
D A
While remembering the day that you found me
G
Comparing field notes with all the other bowsies
D A G
But on the third day, I’m going to wise up again
I swear
[Verse 7]
D A
Still, your man’s whispering something profound
G
But it falls on deaf on ears and is drowned
D
By the great slagging match
A G
That is reaching its final round
[Bridge]
D
At the back end of town
Am
At the unholiest hour
G
You better keep walking
G
Keep walking
[Chorus]
D A
Let’s go back to the day at the Strawberry Fair
G
When your ghostly left hand
G
Picked the rosy red gem
D
And we danced on the cobbles
A G
‘Til the graters were gone
[Chorus]
D A
Let’s go back to the day at the Strawberry Fair
G
When your ghostly left hand
G
Picked the rosy red gem
D
And we danced on the cobbles
A G
‘Til the graters were gone
D
Rain, rain, go away
A G
I’ll come down another day
D
Rain, rain, go away
A G
I’ll come down another day
D A
Rain, rain, go away
G G
I’ll come down another day now
D
Rain, rain go away
A G
I’ll come down another day now
G
Not today, not today
D
Rain, rain, go away
A G
I’ll come down another day now
G
Not today, no
D
Rain, rain, go away
A G
I’ll come down another day now
D
Rain, rain, go away
A G
I’ll come down another day
G
Not today, not today, no
D
Rain, rain, go away
A G
I’ll come down another day, oh
(spoken)
N.C.
You have to leave home
To find home sometimes
D
At the back end of town
A
At the unholiest hour
G
You may find love in a snug
