3/4 time, smoothly played.

C (x32010@1)     Am7 (x02010@1)  Em (022000@1)   GFred (320003@1)sits alone at his desk in the dark
C (x32010@1)     Am7 (x02010@1)  Em (022000@1)   GThere's (320003@1)an awkward young shadow that waits in the hall
Am7 (x02010@1)   F (133211@1)    Am7 (x02010@1)  FHe (133211@1)has cleared all his things and he's put them in boxes
C (x32010@1)             GThings (320003@1)that remind him: 'Life has been good'
Am7 (x02010@1)           F (133211@1)Twenty-five years he's worked at the paper
C (x32010@1)             GGsus4 GA (320003@1)man's here to take him downstairs
C (x32010@1)     F (133211@1)    G (320003@1) CAnd (x32010@1)I'm sorry, Mr Jones it's time

C (x32010@1)     Am7 (x02010@1)  Em (022000@1)   GThere (320003@1)was no party, there were no songs
C (x32010@1)     Am7 (x02010@1)  Em (022000@1)   G'Cause (320003@1)today's just a day like the day that he started
Am7 (x02010@1)   F (133211@1)    Am7 (x02010@1)  FNo (133211@1)one is left here that knows his first nAm7e
C (x32010@1)             GAnd (320003@1)life barrels on like a runaway train
Am7 (x02010@1)           FWhere (133211@1)the passengers change they don't change anything
C (x32010@1)             GGsus4 GYou (320003@1)get off; someone else can get on
C (x32010@1)     F (133211@1)     G (320003@1)CAnd (x32010@1)I'm sorry, Mr Jones it's time

Am7 (x02010@1)           EmStreetlight (022000@1)shines through the shades
F (133211@1)     C (x32010@1)    G/BCasting (143121@7)lines on the floor and lines on his face
F (133211@1)     CHe (x32010@1)reflects on the day

Am7 (x02010@1)   Em (022000@1)   Am7 (x02010@1)  EmF       Em (022000@1)   Am7 (x02010@1)  EmF       Em (022000@1)    G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1)  Dsus4 (xx0233@1)  D (xx0232@1)C (x32010@1)     Am7 (x02010@1)  Em (022000@1)   GFred (320003@1)gets his paints out and goes to the basement
C (x32010@1)     Am7 (x02010@1)  Em (022000@1)   GProjecting (320003@1)some slides onto a plain white
Am7 (x02010@1)   F (133211@1)    Am7 (x02010@1)  FCanvas (133211@1)and traces it, fills in the spaces
C (x32010@1)             GHe (320003@1)turns off the slides, and it doesn't look right
Am7 (x02010@1)           FYeah, (133211@1)and all of these bastards have taken his place
C (x32010@1)             GGsus4 GHe's (320003@1)forgotten but not yet gone
C (x32010@1)     FAnd (133211@1)I'm sorry, Mr Jones
C (x32010@1)     FAnd (133211@1)I'm sorry, Mr Jones
C (x32010@1)     F (133211@1)    G (320003@1) CAnd (x32010@1)I'm sorry, Mr Jones it's time

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I've put the chords all the way through 'cos it bugs me when you only get them for 
the first verse and have to keep checking back. I've also added the chords for the 
piano solo in the middle for those who want them - these haven't been included on 
any of the previous submissions. Enjoy!