Skates

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