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Cheryl's Going Home

John Otway
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The  thunder cracks against the night,
The  dark explodes with a yellow light,
The  railroad sign is flashing bright,
The  people stare  but I  don't care,
My  flesh is cold  against my bones,  and Cheryl's going home
Can  you hear me shouting in the rain?
Is  there a way to stop the train?
I've  got some reasons to explain,  about  the way  I was  today
The  whistle moans  and I'm alone,  and Cheryl's going home
Send  a roving special down the line,
I'm  running desperately behind,
There's  only one thing on my mind,
As  the rain and tears  are in my eyes,
 The things  I have to say  will not be known,  and Cheryl's going  home
 She's going home  tonight ok,  I'm running  down the train  tracks,
Lost  because she's gone away,  oh yeah, Cheryl  baby I love you
 And all  the things you've ever done  for me that's true.
 Then I see  that look in your eyes,  my God I'm sad  now, paralysed
You're  going away,  I'd hope  you were gonna say
 I'm so sad  you're going away,  'cause that train,  that bloody train
 Is going chuff,  chuff, chuff, chuff, chuff down the track,
 It's going chuff,  chuff, chuff, chuff, chuff down the track,
 And Cheryl  is going home,  Cheryl  is going home, Cheryl  is going home  tonight
The  thunder cracks against the night,  the dark explodes with a yellow  light
The  railroad sign is flashing bright, the  people stare  but I  don't care
My  flesh is cold  against my bones,  and darling Cheryl's going home

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Readable chord sheet for Cheryl's Going Home by John Otway

[D]  [G]  [A]

[D]The thunder cracks against the n[D]ight,[G]     [A]
[D]The dark explodes with a yellow [D]light[G],    [A]
[D]The railroad sign is flashing [D]bright,
[D]The people s[C]tare but I[G] don't c[D]are,  [G]      [A]
[G]My flesh is [C]cold against my [D]bones, and Cheryl's going [G]home

[D]Can you hear me shouting in the [D]rain?[G]     [A]
[D]Is there a way to stop the train[D]?    [G]         [A]
[D]I've got some reasons to explain[D],      a[D]bout the [C]way I [G]was tod[D]ay  [G]     [A]
[G]The whistle [C]moans and I'm a[D]lone, and Cheryl's going [G]home

[D]Send a roving special down the [D]line,[G]     [A]
[D]I'm running desperately be[D]hind,[G]     [A]
[D]There's only one thing on my [D]mind,
[D]As the rain and [C]tears are in my [D]eyes,[G]     [A]
The [G]things I have to [C]say will not be [D]known, and Cheryl's goin[G]g home

She's going [G]home tonight [C]ok, I'm [G]running down the [C]train tracks,
[G]Lost because she's gone a[C]way, oh yeah, [G]Cheryl baby I love [C]you
And [G]all the things you've ever [C]done for me that's [G]true.   [C]
Then I [G]see that look in your [C]eyes, my God I'm [G]sad now, para[C]lysed
[G]You're going a[C]way, I'd [G]hope you were gonna [C]say
I'm so [G]sad you're going a[C]way, 'cause that [G]train, that bloody [C]train
Is going [G]chuff, chuff, chuff, chuff, chuff down the [C]track,
It's going [G]chuff, chuff, chuff, chuff, chuff down the [C]track,
And [G]Cheryl is going [C]home, C[G]heryl is going [C]home, [G]Cheryl is going [C]home tonight

[D]The thunder cracks against the n[D]ig[G]ht[A], [D] the dark explodes with a yello[D]w l[G]igh[A]t
[D]The railroad sign is flashing [D]bright, [D]the people [C]stare but [G]I don't [D]car[G]e  [A]
[G]My flesh is [C]cold against my [D]bones, and darling Cheryl's going [G]home