To Her Door

to her door ( paul kelly ) Intro : | G | D | C | G | | G | D | C | G | 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 , you don’t do that to a fxxking girl!" 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 | 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 - bustopher@bigpond . com