No Use Or Him

C G C G F C G F C Am F C G C C G C My father was a big strong man, he worked hard all his life G He was always in the whisky glass and never out of strife F C Am He called no man his master, and very few his friend F C G A proud and stiff-necked man he was, he’d never bowed nor bend F C G C But they broke him in the end, when they'd no use for him C G C For they took away his job when they'd no use for him any more G After nearly thirty years they kicked him out the door F C Am But they let him keep his railway jacket, overcoat, and cap F C G And a pension of nine bob a week, he was lucky to get that F C G C And they nearly broke his heart, when they'd no use for him C G C Now I spent much of my childhood days up in that signal box G High in my father's castle, twenty feet above the tracks F C And crash would go the signals as he flicked them with his hand F C G And the mighty cars of steam and steel would stop at his command F C G C And oh, but it was grand, when they had a use for him C G C But they took away his job when they'd no use for him any more G After nearly thirty years they kicked him out the door F C Am But they let him keep his railway jacket, overcoat, and cap F C G And a pension of nine bob a week, he was lucky to get that F C G C And they nearly broke his heart, when they'd no use for him C G C When you're fifty-five years old and youre looking for some work G Nobody wants to know your face no-one gives you a start F C Am So I watched him growing older and more bitter every day F C G As his pride and self-respect, well they slowly drain away F C G C There was nothing I could say - they had no use for him C G C For they took away his job when they'd no use for him any more G After nearly thirty years they kicked him out the door F C Am But they let him keep his railway jacket, overcoat, and cap F C G And a pension of nine bob a week, he was lucky to get that F C G C And they nearly broke his heart, when they'd no use for him F C G G C Yes I know they broke his heart when they'd no use for him.