Ridin Out The Storm

C C The New York City winter comes in cold grey sheets of steel Em The numbness in his hands and feet is all that he can feel F C Alcohol and sterno turns a doorway to a bed G Am And the ghost of who he might have been lives on inside his head C In a canyon made of brownstone on a sidewalk icy black Em He wanders nearly barefoot with his righteousness in tact F C A man of many mansions in a cardboard box replete G Am He lies sleeping with an angel while his heart pretends to beat Strum to the * F The wind blows down on Lonely Street like an ice pick through the air Am Midst the Sunday times, coffee grinds and wino's in Times Square F *C Five flights up on Easy Street you know she's safe and warm C G Am Way down low neath a foot of snow he's riding out the storm C I offered him my winter coat politely he refused Em Like an educated man he spoke with words I seldom use F C He said I don't need pity for these choices are my own G Am He bowed his head just slightly and quietly moved along F The wind blows down on Lonely Street like an ice pick through the air Am Midst the Sunday times, coffee grinds and wino's in Times Square F *C Five flights up on Easy Street you know she's safe and warm C G Am Way down low neath a foot of snow he's riding out the storm Lead C C Its not like he's a victim of the homeless life he stalks Em Nor helpless to get back across the fine line that he walks F C Riding out the storm means yesterday's already spent G Am Tomorrow don't mean nothing it won't even make a dent F The wind blows down on Lonely Street like an ice pick through the air Am Midst the Sunday times, coffee grinds and wino's in Times Square F *C Five flights up on Easy Street you know she's safe and warm C G Am Way down low neath a foot of snow he's riding out the storm C Ridin out,Ridin out,Ridin out Am Ridin out,Ridin out,Ridin out (Repeat to fade)