The House Band - The setting

^DI will never forget the ^Gwalk to the st^Aation, G D A  Me with your suitcase being brotherly strong.  And ^F#mtrying to make l^Gight of the wh^Aole situ^Dation,  In m^Gild conver^Dsation we m^Aoved through the t^Dhrong, 

^DAnd above all the roar of the ^Gtown was the blu^Ae sky,  G D A  I could hear the birds singing for the joy of the day  And ^F#mthere was no sup^Gport from the ^Acity for^Dthcoming,  No s^Gympathy nu^Dmbing your ^Agoing aw^Day. 

^DAnd there was you with your bright e^Gyes and best dress for t^Aravelling  G D A  And me in my work clothes, unshaven and plain,  Oh, ^F#mI fully i^Gntended to ^Aput in the h^Dalf day,  But ^Gmy good in^Dtentions went with ^Ayou on the t^Drain. 

^DAnd I never looked back as the ^Gtrain left the s^Atation,  G D A  Crossed over the road and walked into the park,  And ^F#mthere in a ^Gbar an old ^Aman was ^Dsinging,  And ^GI sat there ^Ddrinking un^Atil it got ^Ddark.

^DAnd outside the trees they grew s^Gtarlings like ^Aapples,  G D A  Their hustle and chatter not dampened by the rain.  That^F#m washed down the ^Gpavements and i^Anto the ^Dgutters,  That ^Gsoaked through my ^Dclothes as I s^Aet out a^Dgain, 

^DAnd above me the stars were all h^Gidden by r^Aain clouds,  G D A  The song of the old man still locked in my brain,  And ^F#mall emigr^Gation, the ^Acurse of a ^Dnation  The ^Gsetting now f^Ditting his ^Asad sweet re^Dfrain.