Jam (The)-Down In The Tube Station At Midnight - BPM - 135
[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!
Bruce Springsteen-Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - BPM - 135
[Intro - No drums - stacatto down strokes] C C F/C G/C
[Verse 1] You [C] better watch [C] out you [F] better not [G] cry You [C] better not [C] pout I'm [F] telling you [G] why [C] Santa Claus is [F] coming to [G] town [C] Santa Claus is [F] coming to [G] town [C] Santa [Am] Claus is [F] comi [G] ng to [C] town [F][G]
[Verse 2 - Half time B x bB S] He's [C] making a [C] list and [F] checking it [G] twice He's [C] gonna find [C] out who's [F] naughty or [G] nice [C] Santa Claus is [F] coming to [G] town [C] Santa Claus is [F] coming to [G] town [C] Santa [Am] Claus is [F] comi [G] ng to [C] town [C7]
[Bridge 1 - Straight quiet drums] He [Gm] sees you [C] when you're [F] sleeping He [Gm] knows when [C] you're [F] awake He [D7] knows if you've been bad or good (dru [G6] ms B SS B S) - You better be good for goodness sake better be good for goodness sake (triplet fill - full drums in - start on upstroke of strum)
[Verse 3] You [C] better watch [C] out you [F] better not [G] cry You [C] better not [C] pout I'm [F] telling you [G] why [C] Santa Claus is [F] coming to [G] town [C] Santa Claus is [F] coming to [G] town (next chords play straight) [C] Santa [Am] Claus is [F] comin [G] g to [C] town [C][F][G]
[Solo on Verse Chords] C C F G x 4 C Am F G - C C C7 C7
[Bridge 2] He [Gm] sees you [C] when you're [F] sleeping He [Gm] knows when [C] you're [F] awake He [D7] knows if you've been bad or good You [G6] better be good for goodness sake better be good for goodness sake
[Verse 4 - C/Bb-6x555x] You [C] better watch [C/Bb] out you [F/A] better not [Ab] cry You [C] better not [C/Bb] pout I'm [F/A] telling you [Ab] why [C][C] Santa Claus is [F] coming to [G] town [C][C] Santa Claus is [F] coming to [G] town [C][C] Santa [Am] Claus is [F] coming to [G] tow [C]
[Tag - Quiet bit as per intro] C C F/C G/C [C] Santa Claus is [F] coming to [G] town (repeat a few times)
[Ending - Slow] [C] Santa [Am] Claus is [Dm] coming [G] to to [C] wn
