Jam (The)-Down In The Tube Station At Midnight - BPM - 147
[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 147 - Full drums - BIG HARMONY PATCH FOR CHORUS WATERLOO AND DISTORTION ON GUITAR?] [C]
[Verse] My, [C] my, at [D/C] (X30232) Waterloo Nap [G/B] oleon [F/A] did sur [G] render Oh [C] yeah, and [D/C] I have met my [G/B] desti [F/A] ny in [C/G] quite a [G] similar [Am] way (hard shuffle pattern) The [Am] history book on the shelf Is [D/F#] always repeating its (hold vocal note - don't descend) [G] self [F] e [C/E] e [G/D] elf
[Chorus - 3rd waterloo starts on offbeat - play C mainly on snare] [C] Waterloo - [C] I was defeated, you [F] won the war [G] Waterloo - [G] Promise to love you for [C] ever more [G] (fill 1 - x 3) [C] Waterloo - [C] Couldn't escape if I [F] wanted to [G] Waterloo - [G] Knowing my fate is to [C] be with you (C Cmaj7 C6-x3x210orx35555 C) Wo-wo-wo, wo-wo, (fill 2) [G] Waterloo - [G] Finally facing my [C] Waterloo
[Vamp][C] Aaaaaaaah (BIG HARMONY PATCH)
[Verse] My, [C] my, I t [D/C] ried to hold you [G/B] back but [F/A] you were [G] stronger Oh [C] yeah, and [D/C] now it seems my [G/B] only [F/A] chance is [C/G] giving up [G] the [Am] fight (hard shuffle pattern) And [Am] how could I ever refuse I [D/F#] feel like I win when I los [G] e [F] oo [C/E] ooo [G/D] ooose
[Chorus - Can status quo] [C] Waterloo - [C] I was defeated, you [F] won the war [G] Waterloo - [G] Promise to love you for [C] ever more [G] (fill 1 - x 3) [C] Waterloo - [C] Couldn't escape if I [F] wanted to [G] Waterloo - [G] Knowing my fate is to [C] be with you (C Cmaj7 C6-x3x210orx35555 C) Wo-wo-wo, wo-wo, (fill 2) [G] Waterloo - [G] Finally facing my [C] Waterloo
[Bridge] So [Am] how could I ever refuse I [D] feel like I win when I [G] lose
[Chorus] [C] Waterloo - [C] I was defeated, you [F] won the war [G] Waterloo - [G] Promise to love you for [C] ever more [G] (fill 1 - x 3) [C] Waterloo - [C] Couldn't escape if I [F] wanted to [G] Waterloo - [G] Knowing my fate is to [C] be with you (C Cmaj7 C6-x3x210orx35555 C) Wo-wo-wo, wo-wo, (fill 2) [G] Waterloo - [G] Finally facing my [C] Waterloo Oooh-ooh-ooh-ooh (fill 2) [G] Waterloo - Knowing my fate is to [C] be with you Wo-wo-wo, wo-wo, (fill 2) [G] Waterloo - Finally facing my [C] Waterloo Oooh-ooh-ooh-ooh (fill 2) (fade out over last 3 lines or just end on C)
[Notes] [Fill 1] 3 times play TT TT TT fill with G chord then come in on offbeat vocal) x--x--x--x-- --TT-TT-TT-V(ocal) [Fill 2] Just play snare on all Woo Woos?
