Casey's Last Ride chords by
Kris Kristofferson

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Key: A minor

Verse 1
Am Am 
 
Am Am 
 
Am Am 
 
Casey joins the hollow sound
G G 
 
of silent people walking down
F F 
 
The stairway to the subway
E E 
 
in the shadows down below
Am Am 
 
Following their footsteps
G G 
 
through the neon darkened corridors
F F 
 
Of silent desperation,
E E 
 
never speakin' to a soul
F F 
 
The poison air he's breathin'
C C 
 
has the dirty smell of dying
D D 
 
'Cause it's never seen the sunshine
E E 
 
and it's never felt the rain
Am Am 
 
But Casey minds the arrows
G G 
 
and ignores the fatal echoes
F F 
 
Of the clickin' of the turnstiles
E E 
 
Am Am 
 
and the rattle of his chains
G G 
 

Chorus 1
C C 
 
"Oh," she said, "Casey, it's been so long
G G 
 
since I've seen you"
G G 
 
"Here," she said, "Just a kiss
C C 
 
to make a body smile"
C C 
 
"See," she said, "I've put on new stockings
G G 
 
just to please you"
G G 
 
"Lord," she said, "Casey,
C C 
 
can you only stay a while?"

Verse 2
Am Am 
 
Am Am 
 
Am Am 
 
Casey leaves the underground
G G 
 
and stops inside the Golden Crown
F F 
 
For something wet to wipe away
E E 
 
the chill that's on his bone
Am Am 
 
Seeing his reflection
G G 
 
in the lives of all the lonely men
F F 
 
Who reach for anything they can
E E 
 
to keep from goin' home
F F 
 
Standin' in the corner
C C 
 
Casey drinks his pint of bitter
D D 
 
Never glancing in the mirror
E E 
 
at the people passing by
Am Am 
 
Then he stumbles as he's leaving
G G 
 
and he wonders if the reason
F F 
 
Is the beer that's in his belly,
E E 
 
Am Am 
 
or the tear that's in his eye
G G 
 

Chorus 2
C C 
 
"Oh," she said, "I suppose you seldom
G G 
 
think about me"
G G 
 
"Now," she said, "Now that you've a family
C C 
 
of your own"
C C 
 
"Still" she said, "It's so blessed good
G G 
 
to feel your body"
G G 
 
"Lord," she said, "Casey, it's a shame
C C 
 
to be alone
Dm Dm 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
C C 
 

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