Elvis Costello - Sleep of the just
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Sleep of the Just
FThe soldier asked my name and did I Amcome here very often
Well I Amthought that he was asking me to Fdance
In my Fholy coat and hat and Amhim in his red bonnet
We'd have Ammade a lovely couple but we Fnever had the chance
[chorus:]
FAnd now you say that Fyou've got to go
FWell if you must you Fmust
FI suppose that Fyou need the Gsleep of the FjustF F G
Well it was a powerful day and there were black crows in the road
And I kept my strong opinions to my chest
I suppose I should have told them that I was on fire for you
When the bus burst into flames outside some place, 'The Poet's Rest'
[Repeat chorus; come out like this:] G C G G7
A Fgirl woke up in a naked light and said Am
He even Flooked like her brother in the army but she Fnever mentions him
He'll be E7tucked up in his bed tonight with his Amdirty-pictures girl
Saying, F'You're some mother's daughter you know or is it
GimmaterG/Fial gG/Eirl?'G/D
Now she's pinned up upon the barracks wall in her home town
All the soldiers taking turns with their attentions
And as they speculate what she'd look like beneath that thin nightgown
His family pride was rising up as he cast his eyes down
[Last chorus: come out of it with Em then repeat verse chords
to fade]