G Bm The soldier asked my name and did I come here very oftenEm C Well, I thought that he was asking me to danceG Bm In my holy coat and hat and him in his red bonnetEm Am We'd have made a lovely couple but we never had the chance [Chorus]G C And now you say that you've got to goG C Well, if you must you mustG C D G C G D I suppose that you need the sleep of the just[Verse 2] Well, it was a powerful day and there were black crows in the road And I kept my strong opinions to my chest I suppose I should have told them that I was on fire for you When the bus burst into flames outside some place, 'The Poet's Rest' [Chorus]G C And now you say that you've got to goG C Well, if you must you mustG C D G C G G7 I suppose that you need the sleep of the just [Bridge]C Bm A girl woke up in a naked light and said, "Oh no, not again"C G He even looked like her brother in the army but she never mentions himB7 Em He'll be tucked up in his bed tonight with his dirty-pictures girlC Saying, 'You're some mother's daughter you know or is itD D/C D/B D/A immaterial girl?' [Verse 3] Now she's pinned up upon the barracks wall in her home town All the soldiers taking turns with their attentions And as they speculate what she'd look like beneath that thin nightgown His family pride was rising up as he cast his eyes down
Sleep Of The Just
Elvis Costello
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