Chords with lyrics
Capo 5
Intro
C majorC E minorEm FF G+G C majorC E minorEm FF G+G
verse 1
C majorC E minorEm FF G+G C majorC
He was standing on the corner as the sun was going down
G/BG/B A minorAm C majorC DmDm G+G
He was looking for a contact, he had just arrived in town
C majorC E minorEm FF G+G A minorAm
With his suitcase full of emptiness, his clothes are torn and tight
G+G FF C majorC FF G+G C majorC G+G
He was looking for a bed for the night
verse 2
C majorC E minorEm FF G+G C majorC
And he had a list of numbers that had slipped out of his head
G/BG/B A minorAm C majorC DmDm G+G
An uncle lived in somewhere out in Manchester, he said
C majorC E minorEm FF G+G A minorAm
He had come out of a country where the tunnels had no light
G+G FF C majorC FF G+G C majorC G+G
He was looking for a bed for the night
C majorC E minorEm
Just a bed for the night
FF G+G A minorAm
Somewhere warm till the morning light
G+G FF C majorC FF G+G C majorC E minorEm FF G+G
He was looking for a bed for the night
verse 3
C majorC E minorEm FF G+G C majorC
And standing in the doorway was a man called Father John
G/BG/B A minorAm C majorC DmDm G+G
He said, "Come in from the cold and sit you down there, my good man"
C majorC E minorEm FF G+G A minorAm
And the small talk was of football and the tea tasted so right
G+G FF C majorC FF G+G C majorC G+G
And he was looking for a bed for the night
C majorC E minorEm
Just a bed for the night
FF G+G A minorAm
Somewhere warm till the morning light
G+G FF C majorC FF G+G C majorC E minorEm FF G+G
He was looking for a bed for the night
Instrumental
C majorC E minorEm FF G+G C majorC E minorEm FF G+G
verse 4
C majorC E minorEm FF G+G C majorC
There was something in this situation made me realize
G/BG/B A minorAm C majorC DmDm G+G
That there is always someone with a kindness in their eyes
C majorC E minorEm FF G+G A minorAm
So, if Father John should hear me, and who knows, he just might
G+G FF C majorC FF G+G C majorC G+G
Hear me say, "Thank you, for the bed for the night"
C majorC E minorEm
Just a bed for the night
FF G+G A minorAm
Somewhere warm till the morning light
G+G FF C majorC FF G+G C majorC G+G
He was looking for a bed for the night
C majorC E minorEm
Just a bed for the night
FF G+G A minorAm
Somewhere warm till the morning light
G+G FF C majorC FF G+G C majorC E minorEm FF G+G
He was looking for a bed for the night
C majorC E minorEm FF G+G C majorC
Just a bed_____ for the night