#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: Down In The Tube Station At Midnight Original Album: All Mod Cons Words and Music by Paul Weller Copyright © 1978 Polydor Records (UK) Published by EMI Music Publishing Limited Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net) NOTES: Timing is 4/4. INTRO: Notes: () indicates implied chords <> natural harmonic / slide up 2 Am (D7) |-5------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-5------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-5------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-7------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-7------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-5------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | | |--------------------------------|---------------------5---7------| |---------------------5-7-5------|-------------7------------------| |-0-----------7---------------7--|-5------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 4 Am (D7) |-5------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-5------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-5------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-7------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-7------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-5------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | | |--------------------------------|---------------------5-7-5------| |---------------------5---7------|-------------7---------------7--| |-0-----------7------------------|-5------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| VERSE: 6 (Am) (D7) |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | | |--------------------------------|--------<12>--------------------| |---------------------5---7------|----------------<12>------------| |-0-----------7------------------|-5----------------------<12>----| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| The distant echo 8 (Am) (D7) |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | | |--------------------------------|---------------------5---7------| |---------------------5---7------|-------------7------------------| |-0-----------7------------------|-5------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Of faraway voices boarding 10 G |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-3-----------3------------------|-3-----------3------------------| |-4-----------4------------------|-4-----------4------------------| |-5-----------5------------------|-5-----------5------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-3-----------3------------------|-3-----------3------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| faraway trains 12 Am (D7) |-5------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-5------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-5------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-7------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-7------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-5------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | | |--------------------------------|---------------------5-7-5------| |---------------------5---7------|-------------7---------------7--| |-0-----------7------------------|-5------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| To take them home to 14 (Am) (D7) |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | | |--------------------------------|---------------------5---7------| |---------------------5---7------|-------------7------------------| |-0-----------7------------------|-5------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| The ones that they love and who love them for- 16 G |--------------------------------|-------------------------3/-----| |-3-----------3------------------|-3-----------3-----------3/-----| |-4-----------4------------------|-4-----------4-----------4/-----| |-5-----------5------------------|-5-----------5-----------5/-----| |--------------------------------|-------------------------5/-----| |--------------------------------|-------------------------3/-----| | | | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-3-----------3------------------|-3-----------3------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| -ever 18 Am D7 |-5------------------------------|-5------------------------------| |-5------------------------------|-7------------------------------| |-5------------------------------|-5------------------------------| |-7------------------------------|-7------------------------------| |-7------------------------------|-5------------------------------| |-5------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-0---0---2---2---3---3---4---4--| |-0---0---2---2---3---3---4---4--|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| The glazed, dirty steps 20 Am D7 |-5------------------------------|-5------------------------------| |-5------------------------------|-7------------------------------| |-5------------------------------|-5------------------------------| |-7------------------------------|-7------------------------------| |-7------------------------------|-5------------------------------| |-5------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-0---0---2---2---3---3---4---4--| |-0---0---2---2---3---3---4---4--|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Repeat my own and 22 G |--------------------------------|-------------------------3/-----| |-3-----------3------------------|-3-----------3-----------3/-----| |-4-----------4------------------|-4-----------4-----------4/-----| |-5-----------5------------------|-5-----------5-----------5/-----| |--------------------------------|-------------------------5/-----| |--------------------------------|-------------------------3/-----| | | | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-3-----------3------------------|-3-----------3------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| reflect my thoughts 24 Am D7 |-5------------------------------|-5------------------------------| |-5------------------------------|-7------------------------------| |-5------------------------------|-5------------------------------| |-7------------------------------|-7------------------------------| |-7------------------------------|-5------------------------------| |-5------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-0---0---2---2---3---3---4---4--| |-0---0---2---2---3---3---4---4--|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Cold and un - inviting, 26 Am D7 |-5------------------------------|-5------------------------------| |-5------------------------------|-7------------------------------| |-5------------------------------|-5------------------------------| |-7------------------------------|-7------------------------------| |-7------------------------------|-5------------------------------| |-5------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-0---0---2---2---3---3---4---4--| |-0---0---2---2---3---3---4---4--|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| partially naked Except for LEAD-IN: 28 G Bm |-3------------------------------|-2------------------------------| |-3------------------------------|-3------------------------------| |-4------------------------------|-4------------------------------| |-5------------------------------|-4------------------------------| |-5------------------------------|-2------------------------------| |-3------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------0-------0----------| |-------------2-------2----------|-2---2-------------------2------| |-3---3-------------------3------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| toffee wrappers and this morning's papers 30 C D |-3------------------------------|-5------------------------------| |-5------------------------------|-7------------------------------| |-5------------------------------|-7------------------------------| |-5------------------------------|-7------------------------------| |-3------------------------------|-5------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------4-------4----------| |-------------2-------2----------|-5---5-------------------5------| |-3---3-------------------3------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Mr Jones got run down 32 G Bm |-3------------------------------|-2------------------------------| |-3------------------------------|-3------------------------------| |-4------------------------------|-4------------------------------| |-5------------------------------|-4------------------------------| |-5------------------------------|-2------------------------------| |-3------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------0-------0----------| |-------------2-------2----------|-2---2-------------------2------| |-3---3-------------------3------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Headlines of death and sorrow, they tell of tomorrow 34 C D |-3------------------------------|-5------------------------------| |-5------------------------------|-7------------------------------| |-5------------------------------|-7------------------------------| |-5------------------------------|-7------------------------------| |-3------------------------------|-5------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------4-------4----------| |-------------2-------2----------|-5---5-------------------5------| |-3---3-------------------3------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| Madmen on the ram - page And I'm REFRAIN: 36 G Bm |-3------------------------------|-2------------------------------| |-3------------------------------|-3------------------------------| |-4------------------------------|-4------------------------------| |-5------------------------------|-4------------------------------| |-5------------------------------|-2------------------------------| |-3------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------0-------0----------| |-------------2-------2----------|-2---2-------------------2------| |-3---3-------------------3------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| down in the tube station at midnight Oh oh oh C D |-3------------------------------|-5------------------------------| |-5------------------------------|-7------------------------------| |-5------------------------------|-7------------------------------| |-5------------------------------|-7------------------------------| |-3------------------------------|-5------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------4-------4----------| |-------------2-------2----------|-5---5-------------------5------| |-3---3-------------------3------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| oh VERSE: Chords: Am x77555 D7 x57575 G xx5433 (Am) (D7) I fumble for change (Am) (D7) G And pull out the Queen, smiling, beguiling Am D7 I put in the money Am D7 G And pull out a plum behind me Am D7 Whispers in the shadows Am D7 G Gruff blazing voices, hating, waiting Am D7 Am D7 "Hey boy," they shout. "Have you got any money?" LEAD-IN: Chords: G xx5433 Bm x24432 and 799777 C x32010 and x35553 and 8 10 10 988 D xx0232 and x57775 and 10 12 12 11 10 10 G Bm And I said, "I've a little money and a takeaway curry C D I'm on my way home to my wife G Bm She'll be lining up the cutlery, you know she's expecting me, C D Polishing the glasses and pulling out the cork REFRAIN: G Bm C D I'm down in the tube station at midnight. Oh oh oh oh [play: Am (D7)] [x2] VERSE: (Am) (D7) I first felt a fist (Am) (D7) G And then a kick, I could now smell their breath, Am D7 They smelt of pubs Am D7 G And Wormwood Scrubs and too many right-wing meetings. Am D7 Am D7 My life swam around me, looking to drown me in its own existence Am D7 Am D7 The smell of brown leather, it blended in with the weather, LEAD-IN: G Bm It filled my eyes, ears, nose and mouth, it blocked all my senses C D Couldn't see, hear, speak any longer. REFRAIN: G Bm C D And I'm down in the tube station at midnight. Oh oh oh oh G Bm C D I said I was down in the tube station at midnight. Oh oh oh oh LEAD-IN: G Bm The last thing I saw as I lay there on the floor C D Was "Jesus saves?" painted by an atheist nutter G Bm And a British rail poster read "Have an awayday, C D A cheap holiday, do it today" G Bm I glanced back on my life and thought about my wife C D 'Cause they took the keys and she'll think it's me REFRAIN: G Bm C D And I'm down in the tube station at midnight. Oh oh oh oh C D The wine will be flat and the curry's gone cold REFRAIN: G Bm C D I'm down in the tube station at midnight. Oh oh oh oh G Bm C D Don't wanna go down in the tube station at midnight. Oh oh oh oh