Jam (The)-Down In The Tube Station At Midnight - BPM - 127
[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 - No drums to start then come in] [E] - Descending riff E - 3 2 0 (snare on 2) - 'Well you're dirty' on each note Riff rhythm - x X X x - X x x x - X X x X - x 3 2 0 B S B S B S B S
For descending riff play - all 2s barred with first finger E -2-2-2------ A -2-2-2------ E -3-2-0-------
[Verse 1] Well you're [E] dirty and sweet Clad in [A] black Don't look back, and I [E] love you You're [A] dirty and sweet oh [E] yea
[E Riff]
Well you're [E] slim and you're weak You got the [A] teeth of the Hydra u- [E] pon you You're [A] dirty sweet and you're my [E] girl
[Chorus] Get it [G] on Bang a [A] gong Get it on [E] 2x
[Verse 2] Well you're [E] built like a car You got a [A] hubcap diamond star [E] halo You're [A] built like a car Oh [E] yeah
[E Riff]
You're an [E] untamed youth That's the [A] truth, with your cloak full of [E] eagles You're [A] dirty sweet and you're my [E] girl
[Chorus] Get it [G] on Bang a [A] gong Get it on [E] 2x
[Verse 3] Well you're [E] windy and wild You got the [A] blues in your shoes and your [E] stockings You're [A] windy and wild Oh [E] yeah
[E Riff]
[E] Well you're built like a car You got a [A] hubcap diamond star [E] halo You're [A] dirty sweet and you're my g [E] irl
[Chorus] Get it [G] on Bang a [A] gong Get it on [E] 2x
[Turnaround E X8]
[Verse 4] [E] Well you're dirty and sweet Clad in b [A] lack Don't look back, and I love [E] you You're [A] dirty and sweet oh [E] yea
[E Riff]
Well you [E] dance when you walk So lets [A] dance take a chance under [E] -stand you You're [A] dirty sweet and you're my [E] girl
[Chorus] Get it [G] on Bang a [A] gong Get it on [E] 3x
[Turnaround E X8]
[Chorus] Get it [G] on Bang a [A] gong Get it on [E] 3x [Outro] G A E
