[Intro] (Picked):
Am |G |C |F |C |G |F C Dm |C
[Intro Verse] (Play Slow)
Am G C F
You'll have to excuse me, I'm not at my best
C G F C Dm C
I've been gone for a month, I've been drunk since I left
Am G C F
These so-called vacations will soon be my death
C G F C Dm C
I'm so sick from the drink I need home for a rest.
[Verse]
Am G C F
We arrived in December and London was cold
C G F
We stayed in the bars along Charing Cross Road
Am G C F
We never saw nothin' but brass taps and oak
C G F G
Kept a shine on the bar with the sleeves of our coats
[Chorus]
G C G
You'll have to excuse me, I'm not at my best
C F
I've been gone for a week
G
I've been drunk since I left
G
And these so-called vacations
C G
Will soon be my death
C F
I'm so sick from the drink
G F
I need home for a rest
Take me home....
[Break]
Am |Dm |G |Em Am |
Am |Dm |G |Em Am |
[Verse]
Am G C F
Euston Station the train journey North
C G F
In the buffet car we lurched back and forth
Am G C F
Past old crooked dykes through Yorkshire's green fields
C G F G
We were flung into dance as the train jigged and reeled
[Chorus]
[Break]
Am |F |G |Dm |Am |F |G |G |
Am |Dm |G |Em |Am |Dm |G |G |E |
[Verse]
Am G C F
By the light of the moon, she'd drift through the streets
C G F
A rare old perfume, so seductive and sweet
Am G C F
She'd tease us and flirt, as the pubs all closed down
C G F G
Then walk us on home and deny us a round
[Chorus]
[Break]
Am |Dm |G |Em Am |
Am |Dm |G |Em Am |
[Verse]
Am G C F
The gas heater's empty, it's damp as a tomb
C G F
The spirits we drank now ghosts in the room
Am G C F
I'm knackered again, come on sleep take me soon
C G F G
And don't lift up my head 'till the twelve bells at noon
[Chorus]
[Outro]
|Am |F |G |Dm |Am |F |G |G |
|Am |Dm |G |Em |Am |Dm |G G | E |
|Bm |Bm |Bm G | A |Bm |Bm |Bm Em | A |
|D D/C# |D/B D/A |D/G D/F# |D/E A |
|D D/C# |D/B D/A |D/G D/F# |D/E A |
|Bm |Bm |Bm G | A |Bm |Bm |Bm Em | A |
|D D/C# |D/B D/A |D/G D/F# |D/E A |
|D D/C# |D/B D/A |D/G D/F# |D/E (1/2 BAR ONLY)
|Am |Am |G |G |Am |Am |G |Em
|Am |Am |G |G |Am |Am |G |Em
|Am |Am |G |G |Am |Am |G |D
|Am |Am |G |G |Am |Am |G |D
