[Verse]
C Am
She was counting out the window of the outbound train
G
All the poles of the telegraph
C Am
And the rock-a-bye rhythm in the song of the rails
G C
Couldn't make the sweeper laugh
[Chorus]
Bm Am
Down down down so deep
Bm D
Down down drowning in his sleep
C Am G
Tommy's coming home again
[Verse]
C Am
And a hawk hovered high above a skinny jackrabbit
G
Pursued by a hungry fox
C Am
And a broker awoke her from a fitful slumber
G C
Then consulted his shares and his stocks
[Chorus]
Bm Am
Down down down they go
Bm D
Down down how he'll never know
C Am G
Tommy's coming home again
C Am Em
And it's almost April Fools' Day
[Verse]
C Am
As he glanced on his paper looking through the veil
G
He could see she was really upset
C Am
As she tucked back the ribbon in a velvet box
G C
As he offered her a cigarette
[Chorus]
Bm Am
Down down down she took a drag
Bm D
Now he's covered in a flag
C Am G
Tommy's coming home again
C Am Em
And it's almost April Fools' Day
[Bridge]
G C G
Almost April Fools' Day
C G
And the joke's on everyone
Bm Em
He had that premonition
A D
Only dead men dwell upon
[Verse]
C Am
But how could he know that only twelve months later
G
She would wear her skirt up over her knee
C Am
And in the very same carriage she'd be flattened with roses
G C
And forget the tears of bigotry
[Chorus]
Bm Am
Down down down they flow
Bm D
Now now now it just don't matter anymore
C Am G
Tommy made it home again
C Am D
When it was almost April Fools' Day
[Bridge]
G C G
Almost April Fools' Day
C G
And the joke's on everyone
Bm Em
He had that premonition
A D
Only dead men dwell upon
[Outro]
C Am G
Tommy's coming home again
C Am G
Tommy's coming home again
C Am G
Tommy's coming home
