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***************** CASEY 'S LAST RIDE *****************

written and performed by Kris Kristofferson.

Verse 1:

           Am                             G    

Casey joins the hollow sound of silent people walking down

              F                              Em

The stairway to the subway and the shadows down below

          Am                                 G

Following the footsteps through the neon darkened corridors

            F                         Em

Of silent desperation,never speaking to a soul

Verse 2:

             F                                Am

The poison air he's breathing has a dirty smell of dieing

                    G                                Em

Cause it's never seen the sunshine and it's never felt the rain

          Am                         G  

Casey minds the arrows and ignores the fatal echoes

                 F                                 Em              Am

Of the clicking of the turnstile and the rattle of his chains

Verse 3:

           C                                                    G              

"Oh",she said "Casey it's been so long since i've seen you"

                                                      C

"Here",she said "Just a kiss to make a body smile"

                                                                  G

"See",she said "I've put on new stockings just to please you"

                                                   C

"Lord" she said "Casey can you only stay awhile"

Verse 4:

          Am                              G    

Casey leaves the underground and stops inside the golden crown

              F                              Em

For something wet to wipe away the chill that's on his bones

          Am                           G

Seeing his reflection in the lives of all the lonely men

              F                             Em

Who reach for anything they can to keep from going home

Verse 5:

          F                           Am

Standing in the corner,Casey drinks his pint of bitter

               G                             Em

Never glancing in the mirror at the people passing by

             Am                             G

He stumbles as he's leaving and he wonders if the reason

                F                               Em                 Am  

Is the beer that's in his belly or the tear that's in his eye

Verse 6:

          C                                                  G

"Oh",she said "I suppose that you seldom think about me"

                                                          C

"Now",she said "Now that you've a family of your own"

                                                                 G  

"Still",she said "It's so blessed and good to feel your body"

                                                     C

"Lord",she said "Casey it's a shame to be alone"

Thanks to David M. Potter for the lyrics.

Perret Charles-Amir : perret@diva.univ-mlv.fr

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