A5                             G5
      Casey joins the hollow sound of silent people walking down
              A5                              E5
      The stairway to the subway and the shadows down below
          A5                                 G5
      Following the footsteps through the neon darkened corridors
            A5                         E5
      Of silent desperation,never speaking to a soul


Verse 2:
             A5                               C5
      The poison air he's breathing has a dirty smell of dieing
                    D5                                E5
      Cause it's never seen the sunshine and it's never felt the rain
          A5                         G5
      Casey minds the arrows and ignores the fatal echoes
                 A5                                 E5              A5
      Of the clicking of the turnstile and the rattle of his chains


Verse 3:
           C5                                                    G5
      "Oh",she said "Casey it's been so long since i've seen you"
                                                      C5
      "Here",she said "Just a kiss to make a body smile"
                                                                  G5
      "See",she said "I've put on new stockings just to please you"
                                                   C5
      "Lord" she said "Casey can you only stay awhile"


Verse 4:
          A5                              G5
      Casey leaves the underground and stops inside the golden crown
              A5                              E5
      For something wet to wipe away the chill that's on his bones
          A5                           G5
      Seeing his reflection in the lives of all the lonely men
              A5                             E5
      Who reach for anything they can to keep from going home


Verse 5:
          A5                           C5
      Standing in the corner,Casey drinks his pint of bitter
               D5                             E5
      Never glancing in the mirror at the people passing by
             A5                             G5
      He stumbles as he's leaving and he wonders if the reason
                A5                               E5                 A5
      Is the beer that's in his belly or the tear that's in his eye


Verse 6:
          C5                                                  G5
      "Oh",she said "I suppose that you seldom think about me"
                                                          C5
      "Now",she said "Now that you've a family of your own"
                                                                 G5
      "Still",she said "It's so blessed and good to feel your body"
                                                     C5
      "Lord",she said "Casey it's a shame to be alone"