Bedsitter Images

Bm D The subway station's closed again and sleeps beneath its veil of rain E G My footprints broken trail behind steals the night lights from my mind Bm D The dark deserted streets stand clear today has lived and died in here E G Bm So I leave the chapel gloom to find the shelter of my tiny room G A D E But it's alright where the lights of the city shine so bright G A7 D F#7 And it's al-right til the last winding train fades from sight G A7 D E Then alone in my room I must stay to win or lose Bm D And these wild bedsitter images E Bm Em F#7 Bm F#7 Bm Come back to hem me in Bm D The panelled patterns on the door chase shivering shadows to the floor E G Upon the pillow worn and thin the memories of hopes begin Bm D The carpet with its flowers in shreds expires a foot before my bed E G Bm The crack that won't return again advancing through my broken window pane G A D E But it's alright where the lights of the city shine so bright G A7 D F#7 And it's al-right til the last winding train fades from sight G A7 D E Then alone in my room I must stay to win or lose Bm D And these wild bedsitter images E Bm Em F#7 Bm F#7 Bm Come back to hem me in Bm D The friends I've left back home all write with laughing words that warm my sight E G Saying "Tell us, how's the city life?" and I reply and say just fine Bm D And so you see I can't go back until I either win or crack E G Bm I'm standing in a one-way street the stage is set the story incomplete G A D E But it's alright where the lights of the city shine so bright G A7 D F#7 And it's al-right til the last winding train fades from sight G A7 D E Then alone in my room I must stay to win or lose Bm D And these wild bedsitter images E Bm Come back to hem me in A D E Bm