Chords for Kris Kristofferson - Casey's Last Ride

[Am] .
Casey joins the hollow sound of [Em] silent [G] people walking down [F] the stairway to the subway in.
[E] the shadows down below.
[Am] Following their footsteps through [G] the neon darkened corridors [F] of silent desperation,.
[E] never speaking to a soul.
The [F].
poison air he's breathing [C] has the dirty smell of dying,.
[D] cause it's never seen the sunshine [E] and it's never felt the rain.
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[Am] But Casey minds the arrows and [G] ignores the fatal echoes of [F] the clicking of the turnstiles.
[E] and the rattle of [A] his chain.
[Am] [G] [Am] [G] [C] .
Oh, she said, Casey it's been so long [G] since I've seen [C] you.
[G] Here, she said, just a kiss to make a body [C] smile.
[Gm] .
[C] See, she said, I've put on new [G] stockings just to please you.
[Am] [G] .
Lord, she said, Casey can you only stay [C] a while.
[B] [Am] .
Casey leaves the underground [G] and stops inside the golden [F] crown for something wet to wipe away [E] the chill that's on his bones.
[Am] Seeing his reflection [G] in the lives of all the lonely men [F] who reach for anything they [E] can to keep from going home.
[F].
Standing in the corner, Casey [C] drinks his pint of bitter, never [D].
glancing in the mirror [E] at the people passing by.
Then [Am] he stumbles as he's leaving and [G] he wonders if the reason is the [F] fear that's in his belly or [E] the tear that's in his [Am] eye.
[G] [Am] [B] [C] .
Oh, she said, I suppose you seldom [G] think about me.
[C] [G] Now, she said, now that you've a family [C] of your own.
[G] .
[C] Still, she said, it's so [G] blessed good to feel your body.
[C] [G] Lord, she said, Casey it's a shame to be [C] alone.
[Dm] [Em] [Dm] [G] .
[C] [G] [C] .
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