1 And 9

[G] [Em] [D] [C] [D]

[G]Bronx bound uptown, that's my line.
Don't l[Em]ook like much, but it's all mine.
The e[D]nd of the road is all I know,
[C]242nd street, I'm almost home.       [C]

The ro[G]ar of the crowd from Gaelic Park
[Em]underage guinness at the terminal bar
the li[D]ghts on broadway never looked so fine
as they [C]do underneath the o[D]ne and nine

Well the d[Em]in of the subway cars
[C]sounds like a heavenly choir
and the sh[Em]ower of sparks they bring
[C]shine like angels' [D]wings

and the w[Em]riting on the concrete walls
is all I [G]need
to lead me to salvat[C]ion
undernea[D]th the one and n[G]ine

[G]jam packed nights at sam mcguire's
[Em]that's where I first caught the fire
I ju[D]mped on stage, sang dirty old town
it b[C]roke my heart when that j[D]oint closed down

Well the d[Em]in of the subway cars
[C]sounds like a heavenly choir
and the sh[Em]ower of sparks they bring
[C]shine like angels' [D]wings

and the w[Em]riting on the concrete walls
is all I [G]need
to lead me to salvat[C]ion
undernea[D]th the one and n[G]ine

its a wo[G]rld of troubles

I sure had some
I don't k[Em]now where I'm going

but I know where I'm from
I'm from n[D]ew york town, the very best part
with the g[C]uts and the grit and the l[D]ove and the heart

    [G](Hold)
so when my time has finally come
[G]       [Em](Hold)
buy me one last token for one last run
[Em]       [D](Hold)
with a sweet slow song, and a bottle of wine
[C]spread my ashes neath the one and nine

[G] [Em] [D]

[C]242nd Street, I'm almost home   [C]     [G]

[recording]