Numbers (Travelling Band)  ( Alan Hull )   from: Pipedream
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Intro: G, A, D, Em, D, A  2 x


1.)
Playing dominos on the big coach, sometimes winning or losing,
	 Em		A	   Em			A
playing darts in the bar room, in between the boozing.
	 Em	     A		Em		A
And later on the stage, playing music from a dream,
     D		  A		 Em		A
it's one for the travelling man,
      G	  A	  D,Em,D     A
two for what he's seen.
 A		   D	A


2.)
Later at the reception, pressmen and their wives,
 Em		A	 Em		    A
Yes-men with their suggestions, well-whishers with their lies.
 Em		      A		 Em			  A
Me I'm getting drunker, by the minute let it roll,
 D		A		Em	      A
it's three for the company man,
      G     A	   D,Em,D   A
four for his soul.
 A	      D		D,Em,D,  A


3.)
Later on in the hotel room, playing cards until the dawn,
 Em		 A		     Em		     A
others just conversating, I suppose they were having fun.
 Em		  A		Em		      A
And crashing to their bedrooms, legless one by one,
     D		  	A	  Em		A
it's five for the cold morning light,
      G	   A	    D  Em,D	A
sixteen for the sun.
 A		 D	D,Em,D,	A


4.)
Back on the big coach in the morning, head full of pain,
 Em			     A		Em	    A
sleep-eyed still yawning, yes we're back on the road again.
 Em		  A		     Em		      A	
Sometimes make me wonder, what we'll be like at the end,
 D		   A		     Em		     A
it's seven for the travelling band,
      G     A	    D,Em,D	A
eight for doing it all again,
 A		        D
nine for the travelling band,
 G    A	       D,Em,D	 A
ten for doing it all again.
 A		      D		D  (fade out)