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

written and performed by Kris Kristofferson.


Verse 1:
           Am (x02210@1)                           G (320003@1)Casey joins the hollow sound of silent people walking down
              F (133211@1)                            Em (022000@1)The stairway to the subway and the shadows down below
          Am (x02210@1)                               G (320003@1)Following the footsteps through the neon darkened corridors
            F (133211@1)                       Em (022000@1)Of silent desperation,never speaking to asoul (x02210@1)

Verse 2:
             F (133211@1)                              Am (x02210@1)The poison air he's breathing has adirty (x02210@1)smell of dieing
                    G (320003@1)                              Em (022000@1)Cause it's never seen the sunshine and it's never felt the rain
          Am (x02210@1)                       G (320003@1)Casey minds the arrows and ignores the fatal echoes
                 F (133211@1)                               Em (022000@1)            Am (x02210@1)Of the clicking of the turnstile and the rattle of his chains


Verse 3:
           C (x32010@1)                                                  G (320003@1)"Oh",she said "Casey it's been so long since i've seen you"
                                                      C (x32010@1)"Here",she said "Just akiss (x02210@1)to make abody (x02210@1)smile"
                                                                  G (320003@1)"See",she said "I've put on new stockings just to please you"
                                                   C (x32010@1)"Lord" she said "Casey can you only stay awhile"


Verse 4:
          Am (x02210@1)                            G (320003@1)Casey leaves the underground and stops inside the golden crown
              F (133211@1)                            Em (022000@1)For something wet to wipe away the chill that's on his bones
          Am (x02210@1)                         G (320003@1)Seeing his reflection in the lives of all the lonely men
              F (133211@1)                           Em (022000@1)Who reach for anything they can to keep from going home


Verse 5:
          F (133211@1)                         Am (x02210@1)Standing in the corner,Casey drinks his pint of bitter
               G (320003@1)                           Em (022000@1)Never glancing in the mirror at the people passing by
             Am (x02210@1)                           G (320003@1)He stumbles as he's leaving and he wonders if the reason
                F (133211@1)                             Em (022000@1)               Am (x02210@1)Is the beer that's in his belly or the tear that's in his eye


Verse 6:
          C (x32010@1)                                                G (320003@1)"Oh",she said "I suppose that you seldom think about me"
                                                          C (x32010@1)"Now",she said "Now that you've afamily (x02210@1)of your own"
                                                                 G (320003@1)"Still",she said "It's so blessed and good to feel your body"
                                                     C (x32010@1)"Lord",she said "Casey it's ashame (x02210@1)to be alone"


Thanks to David M. Potter for the lyrics.
Perret Charles-Amir : perret@diva.univ-mlv.fr