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 From: etxjrun@etxb.eua.ericsson.se Jan Runesson   VERSE 1  D G 
DWell Jimmy played harmonica in the pub where I was born
  D G 
AHe played it from the night-time to the peaceful early morn
  G D 
AHe soothed souls of psychos and the men who had the horn
  D G A Dand they all looked very happy in the morning
   VERSE 2 Now Jimmy didn't like his place in this world of oursWhere the elephant man broke strong men's necks when he'd had too many powers
 So sad to see the grieving of the people he was leaving
 And he took the road from nowhere in the morning
   CHORUS  D G DWe walked him to the station in the rain
  D G AWe kissed him as we put him on the train
  G D GAnd we sang him a song of times long gone
  D A D Athough we knew that we'd be seeing him again
  D Sad to say I must be on my way
  G D Aso buy me beer and whiskey 'cause I'm going far away
  D I'd like to think I'll be returning when I can
  G D A Dto the greatest little boozer and to Sally McLennane
   VERSE 3 The years passed by the times had changed Igrew to
be a manI learned to love the virtues of sweet Sally McLennane
 I took the jeers and drank the beers and I crawled back home at dawn
 And ended up a barman in the morning
   VERSE 4 I played the pump and took the hump and watered whiskey
downI talked of whores and horses to the men who drank the brown
 I heard them say that Jimmy's making money far away
 Some people left for heaven without warning
   CHORUS VERSE 5 When Jimmy came back home he was surprised that they
where goneHe asked me all the details of the train that they went on
 Some people they arescared to croak but Jimmy drank until he choked
 And took the road for heaven in the morning
 
 copyright 1985 Shane MacGowan
 
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