Spirit of the west - Home For A Rest



This Intro is played once then along with the chorus

Am (x02210@1)      G (320003@1)         C (x32010@1)              F (133211@1)       You'll have to excuse me, I'm not at my best
                  C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)       I've been gone for a month
                                C (x32010@1)       I've been drunk since I left
              Am (x02210@1)        G (320003@1)       These so called vacations
             C (x32010@1)        F (133211@1)       Will soon be my death
               C (x32010@1)           G (320003@1)       I'm so sick from the drink
                          C (x32010@1)       I need home for arest (x02210@1)...

Then it breaks into a verse with fast paced chords:

Am (x02210@1)         G (320003@1)       C (x32010@1)       F (133211@1)       We arrived in December and London was cold
              C (x32010@1)           G (320003@1)       So we stayed in the bars
              C (x32010@1)           G (320003@1)       Along Charing Cross Road
           Am (x02210@1)      G (320003@1)        C (x32010@1)           F (133211@1)       We never saw nothin' but brass taps and oak
                 C (x32010@1)          G (320003@1)       Kept the shine on the bar
                 C (x32010@1)            G (320003@1)       With the sleeves of our coats

Chorus:
               G (320003@1)                    C (x32010@1)              G (320003@1)       You'll have to excuse me, I'm not at my best
                  C (x32010@1)        F (133211@1)       I've been gone for aweek (x02210@1)                  C (x32010@1)           G (320003@1)       I've been drunk since I left
              G (320003@1)       These so-called vacations
             C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)       Will soon be my death
               C (x32010@1)           F (133211@1)       I'm so sick from the drink
               G (320003@1)        C (x32010@1)       I need home for arest (x02210@1)...

Verse #2
   Am (x02210@1)         G (320003@1)       C (x32010@1)       F (133211@1) 
Euston Station the train journey north
   C (x32010@1)              GIn (320003@1)the buffet car we lurched back and forth
   Am (x02210@1)         G (320003@1)       C (x32010@1)       F (133211@1) 
  
Past odd crooked dykes
 C (x32010@1)                G (320003@1) 
Through Yorkshire's green fields
 C (x32010@1)                G (320003@1) 
We were flung into dance
  C (x32010@1)               G (320003@1)  
As the train jigged and reeled

Chorus

Verse #3
Am (x02210@1)            G (320003@1)       C (x32010@1)       F (133211@1)    
By the light of the moon she'd drift through the streets
   C (x32010@1)              G (320003@1)
 A rare old perfume so seductive and sweet
Am (x02210@1)            G (320003@1)       C (x32010@1)       F (133211@1)    
   
She'd tease us and flirt as the pubs all closed down
   C (x32010@1)              G (320003@1) 
Then walk us on home and deny us a round

Chorus

Verse #4
 Am (x02210@1)           G (320003@1)       C (x32010@1)       F (133211@1)   
The gas heater's empty, it's damp as a tomb
 C (x32010@1)                G (320003@1)    C (x32010@1)            G (320003@1)And the spirits we drank like a ghost in the room
   
Am (x02210@1)            G (320003@1)       C (x32010@1)       F (133211@1)I'm knackered again, come on please take me soon
 C (x32010@1)                G (320003@1)    
 And don't lift up my head
 C (x32010@1)                G (320003@1)      
'till the twelve bells at noon

Chorus