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Version 1TO HER DOOR (Paul Kelly) [Intro] |G |D |C |G | |G |D |C |G | [Verse 1] G D C G They got married early, never had no money, (G) D C G Then when he got laid off, they really hit the skids, (G) D C G He started up his drinking, then they started fighting, (G) D C G He took it pretty badly, she took both the kids, (G) Em D C D She said: "I'm not standing by, to watch you slowly die, C D G D So watch me walking, out the door, (D) C G D Out the door, out the door, C She said "Shove it, Jack, I'm walking out your fucking door" [Verse 2] G D C G She went to her brother's, got a little bar work, (G) D C G He went to the buttery, he stayed about a year, (G) D C G Then he wrote a letter, he said I want to see you, (G) D C G She thought he sounded better, she sent him up the fare, (G) Em D C D He was riding through the cane, in the pouring rain, (D) C D G D On Olympic, to her door. (D) C G D C G To her door, to her door, to her door. (G) And his heart was singin' like a low-down guitar [Lead break] |G |D |C |G | |G |D |C |G | |G |D |C |G | |G |D |C |G | [Verse 3] G D C G He came in on a Sunday, every muscle aching, (G) D C G Walking in slow motion, like he'd just been hit, (G) D C G Did they have a future? Would he know his children? (G) D C G Could he make a picture and get them all to fit? (G) Em D C D He was shaking in his seat, riding through the streets, (D) C D In a silvertop, to her, Em D C D Shaking in his seat, riding through the streets, (D) C D G D In a silvertop, to her door. (D) C G D C G To her door, to her door, to her door. [Lead break] (again), fade by 8th bar: |G |D |C |G | |G |D |C |G | :Charted by Bustopher the Busker -