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To Her Door

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(G) = first chord of solo section.
[Intro]
   G     D     C     Gx2
[Verse 1]
  GThey got married DearlyC, never had much Gmoney
Then when he got Dlaid off, Cthey really hit the Gskids
He started up his DdrinkingC, then they started Gfighting
He took it pretty Dbadly, Cshe took both Gthe kids
[Chorus]
She said, "EmI'm not standing Dby
Cto watch you slowly Ddie
So watch me Cwalking, Dout the GdoorD  
Out the Cdoor, Gout the door"D  
[Bridge]
She said, "CShove it, Jack, I'm walking out your fucking Gdoor"D  C  G  
[Verse 2]
She went to her Dbrother'sC, got a little Gbar work
He went to the DbutteryC, he stayed about a Gyear
Then he wrote a Dletter, Cand said, "I want to Gsee ya"
She thought he Dsounded better, so Cshe sent him up the Gfare
[Chorus]
He was Emriding through the Dcane, Cin the pouring Drain
On McCCafferty's, Dto her GdoorD  
To her Cdoor, Gto her doorD  
To her Cdoor,
[Bridge]
                                  (G)
And his heart was singing like a lowdown guitar
[Solo]
   G     D     C     Gx4
[Verse 3]
  GHe came in on a DSunday, Cevery muscle achingG  
Walking in slow Dmotion, Clike he'd just been hit
  GDid they have a fuDture?  CWould he know his Gchildren?
Could he make a picDture, Cand get them all, Gget them all to fit?
[Chorus]
He was Emshaking in his Dseat, Criding through the Dstreets
In a CSilver TopD, to her
EmShaking in his Dseat, Criding through the Dstreets
In a CSilver Top taxiDcab, to her GdoorD  
To her Cdoor, Gto her doorD  
To her Cdoor
[Outro]
   G     D     C     Gx2

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To Her Door

by Paul Kelly

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

(G) = first chord of solo section.

[Intro]

G D C G

[Verse 1]

G D C G

They got married early, never had much money

D C G

Then when he got laid off, they really hit the skids

D C G

He started up his drinking, then they started fighting

D C G

He took it pretty badly, she took both the kids

[Chorus]

Em D

She said, "I'm not standing by

C D

to watch you slowly die

C D G D

So watch me walking, out the door

C G D

Out the door, out the door"

[Bridge]

C G D C G

She said, "Shove it, Jack, I'm walking out your fucking door"

[Verse 2]

D C G

She went to her brother's, got a little bar work

D C G

He went to the buttery, he stayed about a year

D C G

Then he wrote a letter, and said, "I want to see ya"

D C G

She thought he sounded better, so she sent him up the fare

[Chorus]

Em D C D

He was riding through the cane, in the pouring rain

C D G D

On McCafferty's, to her door

C G D

To her door, to her door

To her door,

[Bridge]

()

And his heart was singing like a lowdown guitar

[Solo]

G D C G

[Verse 3]

G D C G

He came in on a Sunday, every muscle aching

D C

Walking in slow motion, like he'd just been hit

G D C G

Did they have a future? Would he know his children?

D C G

Could he make a picture, and get them all, get them all to fit?

[Chorus]

Em D C D

He was shaking in his seat, riding through the streets

C D

In a Silver Top, to her

Em D C D

Shaking in his seat, riding through the streets

C D G D

In a Silver Top taxicab, to her door

C G D

To her door, to her door

To her door

[Outro]

G D C G

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