Intro:Am
Am G
Casey joins the hollow sound of silent people walking down
F Em
The stairway to the subway and the shadows down below
Am G
Following the footsteps through the neon darkened corridor
F Em Am
Of silent desperation, never speaking to a soul
F Am
The poison air he's breathing has a dirty smell of dying
G Em
Cause it's never seen the sunshine and it's never felt the
rain
Am G
Casey minds the arrows and ignores the fatal echoes
F Em
Of the clicking of the turnstile and the rattle of the
Am
chains
C G
'Oh', she said 'Casey it's been so long since I've seen you'
C
'Here,' she said 'Just a kiss to make a body smile'
'See,' she said 'I've put on new stockings just to please
G
you'
C
'Lord,' she said 'Casey can you only stay a while'
Instrumental:
Am G C Am
Am G
Casey leaves the underground and stops inside the golden
crown
F Em
For something wet to wipe away the chill that's in his bones
Am G
Seeing his reflection in the lives of all the lonely men
F Em Am
Who reach for any thing they can to keep from going home
F Am
Standing in the corner, Casey drinks his pint of bitter
G Em
Never glancing in the mirror at the people passing by
Am G
He stumbles as he's leaving and he wonders if the reason
F Em Am
Is the beer that's in his bell or the tear that's in his eye
C G
'Oh', she said 'I suppose you seldom think about me'
C
'Now', she said, 'Now that you've a family of your own
G
'Still', she said 'It's so blesses good to feel your body
C
'Lord', she said 'Casey it's a shame to be alone'
Outro: Am G C
Composição de Kris Kristofferson
