DOWN IN THE TUBE STATION AT MIDNIGHT THE JAM
Guitar Chords
DOWN IN THE TUBE STATION AT MIDNIGHT THE JAM
Am D Am D
Am D
The distant echo -
Am D Gmaj7
of faraway voices boarding faraway trains
A D
To take them home to
Am D Gmaj7
the ones that they love and who love them forever
Am D
The glazed, dirty steps
Am D Gmaj7
Repeat my own and reflect my thoughts
Am D Am D
Cold and uninviting, partially naked
G Bm
Except for toffee wrapers and this morning's paper
C D
Mr. Jones got run down
G Bm
Headlines of death and sorrow - they tell of tomorrow
C D
Madmen on the rampage
G Bm C D
And I'm down in the tube station at midnight, oh
Am D
I fumble for change
Am D Gmaj7
And pull out the Queen, smiling, beguiling
Am D
I put in the money
Am D Gmaj7
And pull out a plum behind me
Am D
Whispers in the shadows
Am D Gmaj7
Gruff blazing voices, hating, waiting
Am D Am D
"Hey boy" they shout - "have you got any money?"
G Bm
And I said - "I've a little money and a take away curry,
C D
I'm on my way home to my wife.
G Bm
She'll be lining up the cutlery, you know she's expecting me
C D
Polishing the glasses and pulling out the cork"
G Bm C D
And I'm down in the tube station at midnight, oh
Am D
I first felt a fist
Am D Gmaj7
And then a kick, I could now smell their breath
Am D
They smelt of pubs
Am D Gmaj7
And Wormwood Scrubs and too many right wing meetings
Am D
My life swam around me
Am D Gmaj7
It took a look and drowned me in its own existence
Am D Am D
The smell of brown leather, it blended in with the weather
G
It filled my eyes, ears, nose and mouth
Bm
It blocked all my senses
C D
Couldn't see, hear, speak any longer
G Bm C D
And I'm down in the tube station at midnight, oh
G Bm C D
I said I was down in the tube station at midnight, oh
G Bm
The last thing that I saw as I lay there on the floor
C D
Was "Jesus Saves" painted by an atheist nutter
G Bm
And a British Rail poster read "Have an Awayday
C D
A cheap holiday - do it today!"
G Bm
I glanced back on my life and thought about my wife
C D
'Cause they took the keys - and she'll think it's me
G Bm
And I'm down in the tube station at midnight
C D
The wine will be flat and the curry's gone cold
G Bm C D
I'm down in the tube station at midnight, oh
G Bm C D
Don't want to go down in a tube station at midnight, oh
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The above is solely MY INTERPRETATION of this great song, in a format aimed at learning guitarists.
No attempt has been made to copy or reproduce the artist's or publisher's sheet music for the song,
if such exists.
It can be used for INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. To play the song as it should be played, you should
purchase the official sheetmusic for the song. You should also purchase and listen to the song to learn
the rhythm and timing of the song - this is essential if you wish to play the song with any degree of accuracy
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