Date: Sat, 30 Apr 1994 03:27:09 GMT Al Bowlly's in Heaven Richard Thompson, from Daring Adventures Transcribed by phillip@phoenix.princeton.edu Dm A7 Dm We were heroes them, and the girls were all pretty Dm And a uniform was a lucky charm * A7 Bought you the key to the city F F We used to dance the whole night through * br />While Al Bowlly sang, 'The Very Thought of You' Em A7 Dm Al Bowlly's in Heaven, and I'm in linow I gave my youth to King andntry But what's myntrye me But sentenced me to misery I traded my helmet and my parachute For a pair of crutches and a de-mob suit Al Bowlly's in Heaven, and I'm in linow F C F C Hard Times, hard hard times F C F C Hostels and missions andser's soup lines F C F C Can't close me eyes on a bench or a bed * A7 For the sound of some battle raging in my head Old friends, You lose so many You get run around all over town The wear and the tear of it just drag youn St Mungo's with its dirty old sheets Beats standing all dayn on Scarborough Street Al Bowlly's in Heaven, and I'm in linow Guitar Solo (see below) Can't stay here, tot slog Once in a blue moon, you might find a job Sleep in the rain, sleep in the snow When the beds are all taken, you've nowehere to Go I can see me now, back there on the dance-floor With a blond on me arm, red head to spare spit on me shoes and shine in me hair And there's Al Bowlly, up on the stand That was a voice, and that was a band Al Bowlly's in Heaven, and I'm in linow Guitar solo Dm A7 -|---------------------|--------------------------| -|---------------------|--------------------------| -|---------------------|------------------------7-| -|---------------------|----------------------7---| -|-7-b8-7-b8-7-b8-7-b8-|-7-b8-7-5-h7-p5-4-5-8-----| -|---------------------|--------------------------| Dm Dm -|-----------------------------------|------------------| -|---------------------------------9-|-9-b10------8-6---| -|-9b10-9b10-9b10-9b10-9-7h9p7-6-7---|----------------7-| -|-----------------------------------|------------------| -|-----------------------------------|------------------| -|-----------------------------------|------------------| Dm Dm br />|---------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------| |-6-------------5h6-----5h6-|-6-6-6-5---5-6-8-8b9r8-|-8-6h8p6-----------8-8| |---7-------6-6-----6-7-----|---------7-------------|---------7-------7----| |-----7-6-7-----------------|-----------------------|-----------8-7-6------| |---------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------| A7 F F -|---------------------|-5-----8-5h8p5-------|-5/-13-10h13p10------------| -|-5h8p5---------------|---5-----------6-5-4-|----------------10-8-8-8-6-| -|-------6-------------|-----5---------------|---------------------------| -|---------7-6-5-5-6-7-|---------------------|---------------------------| -|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------------| -|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------------| * * Embr />-|---------------------|------8---------|-------------------| -|-8b9r8-8-6---6-8--r8-6---6---6-8-|-8-6---6-7-8-8- -|-----------7---------|----------6-----|-----7-------------| -|---------------------|----------------|-------------------| -|---------------------|----------------|-------------------| -|---------------------|----------------|-------------------| A7 Dm Dm C7 F -|----------------|--------------|-------------|-1----------| -|-r8-6---------6-|--------------|-----------5-|-1----------| -|------7---------|-7------------|-----------3-|-2----------| -|--------7-6-5---|---5-3-5-3--5-|---------5---|-3----------| -|----------------|--------------|-5-5-4-3-----|------------| -|----------------|--------------|-------------|------------|