To Her Door Chords by Paul Kelly
Tempo:
83.975 bpm
Chords used:
D
C
G
Em
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [D] [C] [G] .
[D] [C] [G] .
They got [D] married early, [C] never had [G] much money.
Then when he [D] got laid off, [C] [G] he really hit the skids.
Started [D] up his [C] drinkin', then they [G] started fightin'.
He took it [D] pretty badly, [C] she took [G] both the kids.
[Em] She said, I'm not standing [D] by [C] to watch you slowly [D] die.
So watch me [C] walkin' [D] out the [G] door, [D] out the [C] door, [G] out the door.
[D] She [C] said, shove it Jack, I'm walkin' out your [G] fuckin' door.
[D] She [C] [G] .
went [D] to her brother's, [C] got a [G] little buy-word.
He [D] went to the buttery, [C] stayed [G] about a year.
Then [D] wrote a letter, [C] he said, [G] I wanna see ya.
She thought [D] he sounded the best, [C] so she sent him [G] up the street.
He [Em] was lyin' through [D] the gate, [C] in the [D] foreign rain.
[C] On [D] McCafferty's, to [G] her door, [D].
to [C] her door, [G] to her door, [D].
to [C] her door.
Then his heart was singin' like [G] a low-down guitar.
[Bm] .
[C] [G] .
[C] [G] [D] .
[G] He came in on a [D] Sunday, [C] every [G] muscle achin'.
Walkin' [D] in slow motion, [C] like he'd just been [G] hit.
He could have a [D] future, [C] .
[G] but where'd he know his children?.
[D] Could he make a [G] picture, [C].
and get [G] them all, get them all to see?.
[Em] He was shakin' [D] in his seat, [C] ridin' [D] through the streets.
[C] In a silver top.
[D].
She [Em] was shakin' in [D] his seat, [C] ridin' through [D] the streets.
[C] In a silver top, [D] that used to catch her [G] door, [D].
to [C] her door, [G] to her door, [D].
to [C] her door.
[G] Forever lovin' Lord.
[D] [Em] [G] .
[C] [G] .
[N] .
[D] [C] [G] .
They got [D] married early, [C] never had [G] much money.
Then when he [D] got laid off, [C] [G] he really hit the skids.
Started [D] up his [C] drinkin', then they [G] started fightin'.
He took it [D] pretty badly, [C] she took [G] both the kids.
[Em] She said, I'm not standing [D] by [C] to watch you slowly [D] die.
So watch me [C] walkin' [D] out the [G] door, [D] out the [C] door, [G] out the door.
[D] She [C] said, shove it Jack, I'm walkin' out your [G] fuckin' door.
[D] She [C] [G] .
went [D] to her brother's, [C] got a [G] little buy-word.
He [D] went to the buttery, [C] stayed [G] about a year.
Then [D] wrote a letter, [C] he said, [G] I wanna see ya.
She thought [D] he sounded the best, [C] so she sent him [G] up the street.
He [Em] was lyin' through [D] the gate, [C] in the [D] foreign rain.
[C] On [D] McCafferty's, to [G] her door, [D].
to [C] her door, [G] to her door, [D].
to [C] her door.
Then his heart was singin' like [G] a low-down guitar.
[Bm] .
[C] [G] .
[C] [G] [D] .
[G] He came in on a [D] Sunday, [C] every [G] muscle achin'.
Walkin' [D] in slow motion, [C] like he'd just been [G] hit.
He could have a [D] future, [C] .
[G] but where'd he know his children?.
[D] Could he make a [G] picture, [C].
and get [G] them all, get them all to see?.
[Em] He was shakin' [D] in his seat, [C] ridin' [D] through the streets.
[C] In a silver top.
[D].
She [Em] was shakin' in [D] his seat, [C] ridin' through [D] the streets.
[C] In a silver top, [D] that used to catch her [G] door, [D].
to [C] her door, [G] to her door, [D].
to [C] her door.
[G] Forever lovin' Lord.
[D] [Em] [G] .
[C] [G] .
[N] .
Key:
D
C
G
Em
Bm
D
C
G
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ .
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ .
_ They got [D] married early, _ [C] never had [G] much money.
Then when he [D] got laid off, [C] [G] he really hit the skids.
_ Started [D] up his [C] drinkin', then they [G] started fightin'.
He took it [D] pretty badly, [C] she took [G] both the kids.
[Em] She said, I'm not standing [D] by [C] to watch you slowly [D] die.
So watch me [C] walkin' [D] out the [G] door, _ [D] out the [C] door, _ [G] out the door.
[D] She [C] said, shove it Jack, I'm walkin' out your [G] fuckin' door.
[D] She _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ .
went [D] to her brother's, [C] got a [G] little buy-word.
He [D] went to the buttery, [C] stayed [G] about a year.
Then [D] wrote a letter, [C] he said, [G] I wanna see ya.
She thought [D] he sounded the best, [C] so she sent him [G] up the street.
He [Em] was lyin' through [D] the gate, [C] in the [D] foreign rain.
[C] On [D] McCafferty's, to [G] her door, _ [D].
to [C] her door, [G] to her door, [D].
to [C] her door.
Then his heart was singin' like [G] a low-down guitar.
[Bm] _ .
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ .
[G] _ _ _ _ _ He came in on a [D] Sunday, [C] _ every [G] muscle achin'.
_ Walkin' [D] in slow motion, _ [C] _ like he'd just been [G] hit.
He could have a [D] future, [C] _ .
[G] but where'd he know his children?.
_ [D] Could he make a [G] picture, [C].
and get [G] them all, get them all to see?.
[Em] He was shakin' [D] in his seat, [C] ridin' [D] through the streets.
[C] In a silver top.
[D].
She [Em] was shakin' in [D] his seat, _ [C] ridin' through [D] the streets.
[C] In a silver top, [D] that used to catch her [G] door, _ [D].
to [C] her door, _ [G] to her door, [D].
to [C] her door.
_ [G] Forever lovin' Lord.
[D] _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ .
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ .
_ They got [D] married early, _ [C] never had [G] much money.
Then when he [D] got laid off, [C] [G] he really hit the skids.
_ Started [D] up his [C] drinkin', then they [G] started fightin'.
He took it [D] pretty badly, [C] she took [G] both the kids.
[Em] She said, I'm not standing [D] by [C] to watch you slowly [D] die.
So watch me [C] walkin' [D] out the [G] door, _ [D] out the [C] door, _ [G] out the door.
[D] She [C] said, shove it Jack, I'm walkin' out your [G] fuckin' door.
[D] She _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ .
went [D] to her brother's, [C] got a [G] little buy-word.
He [D] went to the buttery, [C] stayed [G] about a year.
Then [D] wrote a letter, [C] he said, [G] I wanna see ya.
She thought [D] he sounded the best, [C] so she sent him [G] up the street.
He [Em] was lyin' through [D] the gate, [C] in the [D] foreign rain.
[C] On [D] McCafferty's, to [G] her door, _ [D].
to [C] her door, [G] to her door, [D].
to [C] her door.
Then his heart was singin' like [G] a low-down guitar.
[Bm] _ .
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ .
[G] _ _ _ _ _ He came in on a [D] Sunday, [C] _ every [G] muscle achin'.
_ Walkin' [D] in slow motion, _ [C] _ like he'd just been [G] hit.
He could have a [D] future, [C] _ .
[G] but where'd he know his children?.
_ [D] Could he make a [G] picture, [C].
and get [G] them all, get them all to see?.
[Em] He was shakin' [D] in his seat, [C] ridin' [D] through the streets.
[C] In a silver top.
[D].
She [Em] was shakin' in [D] his seat, _ [C] ridin' through [D] the streets.
[C] In a silver top, [D] that used to catch her [G] door, _ [D].
to [C] her door, _ [G] to her door, [D].
to [C] her door.
_ [G] Forever lovin' Lord.
[D] _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ .
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .