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2. quick 2-step Am G We arrived in December C F and London was cold C G So we stayed in the bars F F Along Charing Cross Road Am G We never saw nothin’ C F but brass taps and oak C G Kept the shine on the bar F G With the sleeves of our coats Am2000 G0232 C0003 F2010 D72223 Home For A Rest – Spirit Of The West 2

3. G! You'll have to excuse me, C! G! I'm not at my best C F I've been gone for a week G G I've been drunk since I left G! These so-called vacations C! G! Will soon be my death C F I'm so sick from the drink G C I need home for a rest |: Am |Dm|G |Em Am :|x2 Am2000 G0232 C0003 F2010 D72223 Home For A Rest – Spirit Of The West 3

4. Am G C F Euston Station the train journey north C G In the buffet car F we lurched back and forth Am G Past odd crooked dykes C F Through Yorkshire's green fields C G We were flung into dance F G As the train jigged and reeled Am2000 G0232 C0003 F2010 D72223 Home For A Rest – Spirit Of The West 4

5. G! You'll have to excuse me, C! G! I'm not at my best C F I've been gone for a week G G I've been drunk since I left G! These so-called vacations C! G! Will soon be my death C F I'm so sick from the drink G C I need home for a rest Am2000 G0232 C0003 F2010 D72223 Home For A Rest – Spirit Of The West 5

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7. G! You'll have to excuse me, C! G! I'm not at my best C F I've been gone for a month G G I've been drunk since I left G! These so-called vacations C! G! Will soon be my death C F I'm so sick from the drink G F I need home for a rest Am2000 G0232 C0003 F2010 D72223 Home For A Rest – Spirit Of The West 7

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