[Intro]
B
[Verse 1]
A E
Well you know when I'm dying
A E
leave room for my tombstone
A E B C#m
in a cold country graveyard where the sun never shines
E A E A E
'cause I hope where I'm lying is terrible lonesome
A E B C#m
I've never known someplace I can call mine
A C#m B
and it's about time
E A E
I know you're sick of my crying
A E
so I'll leave with no warning
A E
I'll drive until morning
B C#m B
till I'm free of the crowds
E A E
I'll watch the pidgeons go flying
A E
at the sight of my headlights
A E
I'll go riding through dead nights
B C#m
with the radio loud
Am B
at a speed not allowed
[Chorus]
A
When I'm alone
E
all alone in Manhatten
B
not a taxi will take me
C#m B A
I'm caught in the rain going home
E
No matter what happens
B C#m B
there's a pinewood box calling my name
[Verse 2]
E A E
This ain't a city of prophets
A E
it's just a place of forgetting
A E B C#m B
The bad news you're getting's been lost on the wire
E A E
I ain't afraid of no coffin
A E
It's just a room with no windows
A E B C#m
I'll go where the wind blows till my liscese expires
A B
Then I'll climb even higher
[Bridge 1]
A E
But my mind is in gridlock
A E
with no way of escaping
A E B C#m
the sky that I'm scraping's been covered in clouds
B E A E
But I'll keep talking that big talk
A E
But I won't lie when I'm done in
A E G#m C#m
That river keeps running me back to the crowds
A C#m B
Got no time to be proud
[Chorus]
A
When you're alone
E
all alone in Manhatten
B
not a taxi will take you
C#m B A
You're caught in the rain going home
E
No matter what happens
G#m C#m
there's a pinewood box calling your name
[Bridge 2]
B E
I'll climb my way out of this hole
A
that I dug for myself
B C#m
I got dirt on my hands
B E
I've got a dangerous soul
A C#m
and I'm going to hell
B E
yeah I know where I stand
C#m B E
Fate ain't to blame for my crimes
A C#m
it's not the cards I was dealt
B A
yeah I'll shoulder my load
C#m B E
And if you're a good friend of mine
A C#m
well just drink to my health
B E
before I hit the road
[Chorus]
G#m A
'Cause I'm alone
E
all alone in Manhatten
B
not a taxi will take me
C#m B A
I'm caught in the rain going home
E
No matter what happens
B C#m B A C#m
there's a pinewood box calling my name oh it's calling my name
[Outro]
A
My name
C#m A C#m
That pinewood box is calling my name
A C#m
My name {repeat and fade}