Skates

Intro ECGA C |-----0-0-0-------0-0-0---------0-0-0-0--0-0-0--| G |-----0-0-0-------0-0-0---------0-0-0-0--0-0-0--| D#|-----1-1-1-------9-9-9---------6-6-6-6--6-6-6--| A#|--2---------/10---------5--/7--------7---------| x2 F |--2---------/10---------5--/7--------7---------| C |--0---------/8----------3--/5--------5---------| Verse 1 E A When I was younger E A A part-time job worker E A Department store centre E A I saw a man enter E A He was middle-aged E A Deep lines on his face E A Tight mouth and eyes glazed E A Eyelids just half-raised Chorus 1 E G A And I looked at him, he looked at me E G A He looked so sad, I had to see E G A What did he want, what could it be E G A What had he been through before me D C Seeing him in the store, I worked for E A That year E A That year Verse 2 E A Ice skates he asked for E A In the middle of summer E A He wanted a good pair E A The price he did not care E A I looked for his size E A Our best pair he tried E A Custom back and sides E A Excitement in his eyes Chorus 2 E G A And I looked at him, he looked at me E G A He looked so sad, I had to see E G A What did he want, what could it be E G A What had he been through before me D C Seeing him in the store, I worked for E A That year E A That year Harmonica Solo ECA ECA ECA ECA ECGA ECGA Verse 3 E A I asked are you a pro E A He looked sad and said no E A These skates are my last hope E A Without them I cannot cope Chorus 3 E G A And he said my wife, she drowned this summer E G A Behind our house, the river took her E G A I cannot swim, I need to find her E G A I will wait, till it freezes over D C And then I will skate, as far as it takes D C I will skate, as far as it takes E A To bring her back home E A To bring her back home E A To bring her back home E Back home