The Jam - Down in the tube station at midnight

^Am The distant ^Decho^Am of faraway ^Dvoices boarding ^Gmaj7faraway trains ^Am To take them ^Dhome to^Am the ones that they ^Dlove and who love them ^Gmaj7forever ^AmThe glazed, dirty ^Dsteps ^Amrepeat my ^Down and reflect my ^Gmaj7thoughts ^AmCold and un^Dinviting, ^Ampartially ^Dnaked Except for ^Gtoffee wrapers and this ^Bmmorning's papers, ^CMr. Jones got run ^Ddown ^GHeadlines of death and sorrow, ^Bmthey tell of tomorrow, ^Cmadmen on the ram^Dpage And I'm ^Gdown in the tube station at ^Bmmidnight, oh oh oh ^Coh ^Doh

^Am I fumble for ^Dchange^Am and pull out the ^DQueen ^Gmaj7smiling, beguiling ^Am I put in the ^Dmoney^Am and pull out a ^Dplum ^Gmaj7behind me ^Am Whispers in the ^Dshadows^Am, gruff blazing ^Dvoices, ^Gmaj7hate in waiting ^Am Hey boy they ^Dshout^Am, have you got any ^Dmoney And I said ^GI've a little money and a ^Bmtake away curry, I'm on ^Cmy way home to my ^Dwife She'll be ^Glining up the cutlery, you ^Bmknow she's expecting me, ^Cpolishing the glasses and ^Dpulling out the cork And I'm ^Gdown in the tube station at ^Bmmidnight, oh oh oh ^Coh ^Doh

^Am I first felt a ^Dfist^Am, and then a ^Dkick, I could now ^Gmaj7smell their breath ^Am They smelt of ^Dpubs^Am and Wormwood ^DScrubs and too many ^Gmaj7right wing meetings ^AmMy life swam a^Dround me, ^Amit took a look and ^Ddrowned me in its own ^Gmaj7existence ^AmThe smell of brown ^Dleather, ^Amit blended in with the ^Dweather It filled my ^Geyes, ears, nose and mouth, it ^Bmblocked all my senses, couldn't ^Csee, hear, speak any ^Dlonger And I'm ^Gdown in the tube station at ^Bmmidnight, oh oh oh ^Coh ^Doh I said I was ^Gdown in the tube station at ^Bmmidnight, oh oh oh ^Coh ^Doh

^GThe last thing that I saw as ^BmI lay there on the floor was ^CJesus saves painted by an ^Datheist nutter And a ^GBritish Rail poster read ^Bmhave an awayday, ^Ca cheap holiday, oh ^Ddo it today I ^Gglanced back on my life and ^Bmthought about my wife 'cause ^Cthey took the keys and ^Dshe'll think it's me And I'm ^Gdown in the tube station at mid^Bmnight, the ^Cwine will be flat and the ^Dcurry's gone cold I'm ^Gdown in the tube station at ^Bmmidnight, oh oh oh ^Coh ^Doh Don't want to go ^Gdown in a tube station at ^Bmmidnight, oh oh oh ^Coh ^Doh Don't want to go ^Gdown in a tube station at ^Bmmidnight, oh oh oh ^Coh ^Doh Don't want to go ^Gdown in a tube station at ^Bmmidnight, oh oh oh ^Coh ^Doh Don't want to go ^Gdown in a tube station at ^Bmmidnight, oh oh oh ^Coh ^Doh