Jam (The)-Down In The Tube Station At Midnight - BPM - 109
[Intro] (tube station sounds) [Am][D7] x2
[Verse 1] [Am] A distant [D7] echo [Am] Of faraway [D7] voices boarding [G] faraway [Gmaj7] trains [G7][Gmaj7] [Am] To take take them [D7] home to [Am] The ones that they [D7] love and who love them for [G] e- [Gmaj7] ver [G7][Gmaj7] [Am] The glazed, dirty [D7] steps [Am] Repeat my [D7] own and reflect my [G] tho [Gmaj7] ughts [G7][Gmaj7] [Am] Cold and uni [D7] nviting, [Am] partially [D7] naked, except for...
[Chorus] [G] Toffee wrappers and this [Bm] morning's papers, [C] Mr. Jones got [D] run down [G] Headlines of death and sorrow, [Bm] they tell of tomorrow, [C] madmen on the ram [D] page And I'm [G] down in the tube station at [Bm] midnight , o - o - [C] o - [D] oh
[Am][D7] x2
[Verse 2] [Am] I fumble for [D7] change [Am] And pull out the [D7] Queen, [G] smiling, be [Gmaj7] guiling [G7][Gmaj7] [Am] I put in the [D7] money [Am] And pull out a [D7] plum, be [G] hind m [Gmaj7] e, [G7][Gmaj7] [Am] Whispers in the [D7] shadows, [Am] Gruff blazing [D7] voices, [G] hating, [Gmaj7] waiting [G7][Gmaj7] [Am] "Hey, boy," they [D7] shout, [Am] "Have you got any [D7] money?" And I said...
[Chorus] [G] "I've a little money and a [Bm] takeaway curry, I'm [C] on my way home to my [D] wife She'll be [G] lining up the cutlery, you [Bm] know, she's expecting me, [C] Polishing the glasses and [D] pulling out the cork," I'm [G] down in the tube station at [Bm] midnight, o - o - [C] o - [D] oh
[Am][D7] x2
[Verse 3] [Am] I first felt a [D7] fist [Am] And then a [D7] kick, I could now [G] smell their [Gmaj7] breath [G7][Gmaj7] [Am] They smelt of [D7] pubs [Am] And Wormwood [D7] Scrubs and too many [G] right-wing [Gmaj7] meeting [G7] s [Gmaj7] [Am] My life swam a [D7] round me [Am] It took a look and [D7] drowned me in its own e [G] xistenc [Gmaj7] e [G7][Gmaj7] [Am] The smell of brown [D7] leather, [Am] It blended in with the [D7] weather, it filled my...
[Chorus] [G] Eyes, ears, nose, and mouth, it [Bm] blocked all my senses, Couldn't [C] see, hear, speak any [D] longer I'm [G] down in the tube station at [Bm] midnight, o - o - [C] o - [D] oh I said I was [G] down in the tube station at [Bm] midnight, o - o - [C] oh, [D] oi!
(drum break)
[Outro] The [G] last thing that I saw as I [Bm] lay there on the floor was " [C] Jesus saves" painted by an [D] athiest nutter And a [G] British Rail poster read " [Bm] Have an away day, [C] A cheap holiday, [D] a-do it today!" I [G] glanced back on my life and [Bm] thought about my wife 'cause [C] They took the keys, and [D] she'll think it's me, And I'm [G] down in the tube station at [Bm] midnight The [C] wine will be flat, and the [D] curry's gone cold I'm [G] down in the tube station at [Bm] midnight, o - o - [C] o - [D] oh Don't wanna go [G] down in the tube station at [Bm] midnight, o - o - [C] o - [D] oh Don't want to go [G] down in the tube station at [Bm] midnight, o - o - [C] oh, [D] oi!
[Intro - Bpm 109] Emaj at 7th fret with descending bass Eb D C A# (Ab7) F E ---------------------0--0- B -9---9---9---9-------0--0- G -9---9---9---9-------0--1- D -9---9---9---9---9---0--2- A -7---x---x---x---7---2--2- E -x---10--9---7---5---3--0-
[Verse 1 - Riff when playing F and Dm7] E -0----------4------------ B -0----------5------------ G -1-9--8--7--6--6--7--8--- D -2----------6------------ A -2-7--6--5--4--4--5--6--- E -0-----------------------
[E] Like a fool, I went and [C#m7] stayed too long. [E] Now I'm wondering if your [C#m7] love's still strong. [B] Ooh [A7] baby, here I am; [F#m7] signed, sealed, de- [B7] livered; I'm [E7] yours.
[Verse 2] [E] Then that time I went and [C#m7] said goodbye; [E] Now I'm back and not a- [C#m7] shamed to cry. [B] Ooh [A7] baby, here I am; [F#m7] signed, sealed, de- [B7] livered; I'm [E7] yours.
[E7] 2 bars vamp
[Chorus - with Bs just moving one finger at a time] Here I am, [E] ba-[D] by, [A-577655] Signed, sealed, de- [A/B-7x7655] livered; [A7] I'm [E] yours. [D] [A][A/B]Here I am [A7] , ba- [E] by, [D] [A] Signed, sealed, de-l [A/B] ivered; [A7] I'm [E] yours. [D]
(Descending part as per intro x 2 to F at 1st fret then climb back up to F) [E] I've done alot of foolish things, that I really didn't mean, [E] Hey, hey, yeah, yeah, didn't I? Oh baby.
[Verse 3] [E] Seen alot of things in [C#m7] this old world, [E] When I touched them, they did [C#m7] nothing, girl. [B] Ooh [A7] baby, here I am; [F#m7] signed, sealed, de- [B7] livered; I'm [E7] yours.
[Verse 4] [E] Ooh-wee babe, you set my [C#m7] soul on fire; [E] That's why I know you are my [C#m7] only desire. [B] Ooh [A7] baby, here I am; [F#m7] signed, sealed, de- [B7] livered; I'm [E7] yours.
[Chorus] Here I am, [E] ba [D] by, [A] Signed, sealed, de- [A/B] livered; [A7] I'm [E] yours. [D][A] [A] Here I [A/B] am [A7] , ba [E] -by, [D] [A] Signed, sealed, de- [A/B] livered; [A7] I'm [E] yours. [D][A]
(Descending part as per intro x 2 to F at 1st fret then climb back up to F) [E] I've done alot of foolish things, that I really didn't mean, [E] Hey, hey, yeah, yeah, didn't I? Oh baby. I could be a broken man, but here I am.
[Chorus] Here I am, [E] ba [D] by, [A] Signed, sealed, de- [A/B] livered; [A7] I'm [E] yours. [D][A] [A] Here I [A/B] am [A7] , ba [E] -by, [D] [A] Signed, sealed, de- [A/B] livered; [A7] I'm [E] yours. [D][A] (Repeat until end on [E])