The Ballad Of Sean Foley


FFell (133211@1)down from your haven.
CTo (x32010@1)an empire cityscape.
DmSomeone (xx0231@1)asked him for directions.
CHe (x32010@1)would always know the way.
FOffer (133211@1)you his raincoat.
CLet (x32010@1)you hide under his hat.
DmIf (xx0231@1)you can't walk from whiskey.
CHe'll (x32010@1)just throw you on his back.

Am (x02210@1)FAnd (133211@1)then away you'll go.
Am (x02210@1)FThrough (133211@1)the crowd gathered below.
Am (x02210@1)CTo (x32010@1)the spinning wheels.
Am (x02210@1)COf (x32010@1)your mobile home.
DmAnd (xx0231@1)he'll watch you sleep.
		CLike (x32010@1)a guardian angel.

FStays (133211@1)inside the music.
CSometimes (x32010@1)steps outside the law.
DmAlways (xx0231@1)in the name of justice.
CStill (x32010@1)believes in the lost cause.
FDistract (133211@1)you with a story.
CAlways (x32010@1)tries to make you laugh.
DmHe (xx0231@1)brings people together.
CLike (x32010@1)Gertrude Stein and Mama Cass.

Am (x02210@1)FAnd (133211@1)he says, "My friends are yours,
Am (x02210@1)FThis (133211@1)town's full of open doors
Am (x02210@1)CTo (x32010@1)the sold-out shows,
Am (x02210@1)CEighth (x32010@1)bungalows,
DmAnd (xx0231@1)the lonesome smokes,
		CIn (x32010@1)this tiny studio."

F (133211@1)AmAlways (x02210@1)finds a muse.
F (133211@1)AmEverywhere (x02210@1)he goes.
F (133211@1)AmWhether (x02210@1)it's the blues.
F (133211@1)AmDm
Or some abandoned showtune.

FLearned (133211@1)how to be selfless,
CHow (x32010@1)to love what wasn't there,
DmBut (xx0231@1)never dwell upon it.
CJust (x32010@1)embrace what's everywhere.
FPeople (133211@1)busking in the subway.
CMc's (x32010@1)freestyle in the park.
DmHeard (xx0231@1)a kid from martha's vineyard,
CMade (x32010@1)him turn around his car.

Am (x02210@1)FAnd (133211@1)away he goes
Am (x02210@1)FTo (133211@1)the local radio
Am (x02210@1)CSaying, (x32010@1)"What's that sound?
Am (x02210@1)CI'd (x32010@1)like to know,
DmAnd (xx0231@1)this might sound strange,
		CBut (x32010@1)I just can't let it go."

F (133211@1)CDm
Guess every sinner needs a saint.
Guess every sinner needs a saint.
Guess every sinner needs a saint.
Says everybody is the same.