Casey's Last Ride Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am][Am]
[Am]Casey joins the hollow sound
of [G]silent people walking down
The [F]stairway to the subway
in the [E]shadows down below
[Am]Following their footsteps
through the [G]neon darkened corridors
Of [F]silent desperation,
never [E]speakin' to a soul
The [F]poison air he's breathin'
has the [C]dirty smell of dying
'Cause it's [D]never seen the sunshine
and it's [E]never felt the rain
But [Am]Casey minds the arrows
and ig[G]nores the fatal echoes
Of the [F]clickin' of the turnstiles
and the [E]rattle of his [Am]chains
[G]

[Chorus 1]
[C]"Oh," she said, "Casey, it's been so long
since [G]I've seen you"
[G]"Here," she said, "Just a kiss
to make a body [C]smile"
[C]"See," she said, "I've put on new stockings
just to [G]please you"
[G]"Lord," she said, "Casey,
can you only stay a [C]while?"

[Verse 2]
[Am][Am]
[Am]Casey leaves the underground
and [G]stops inside the Golden Crown
For [F]something wet to wipe away
the [E]chill that's on his bone
[Am]Seeing his reflection
in the [G]lives of all the lonely men
Who [F]reach for anything they can
to [E]keep from goin' home
[F]Standin' in the corner
Casey [C]drinks his pint of bitter
Never [D]glancing in the mirror
at the [E]people passing by
Then he [Am]stumbles as he's leaving
and he [G]wonders if the reason
Is the [F]beer that's in his belly,
or the [E]tear that's in his [Am]eye
[G]

[Chorus 2]
[C]"Oh," she said, "I suppose you seldom
think a[G]bout me"
[G]"Now," she said, "Now that you've a family
of your [C]own"
[C]"Still" she said, "It's so blessed good
to feel your [G]body"
[G]"Lord," she said, "Casey, it's a shame
to be a[C]lone
[Dm][G]
[C][C]