Intro
E B A C#m C# F#m B E B B7
[Verse 1]
E B A C#m C#
where will you go when this day is over
F#m B E B B7
a gambler's purse lays on the road
C#m
straight to your door
F# B
snakes have gone crazy tonight
Bm F#m B B7
winding their way out of sight
[Verse 2]
E B A C#m C#
a laugh, a joke a sentiment wasted
F#m B E B B7
seasons of strangers they've come and gone
C#m
doldrums are pounding,
F# B
cheapskates are clowning this town
Bm F#m B B7
who could disown themselves now
[Verse 3]
E B A C#m C#
engineer, slow down this old train
F#m B E B B7
cinders and chaff laugh at the moon
C#m
night birds will cackle
F# B
rotting like apples on trees
Bm F#m B F#7
sending their dead melodies...to me