Belle The Sleeping Car Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[F]Looks and youth ain't
[C]everything[F]
Experience [G]is a quality that
[C]counts for a lot
[F]The sad thing [G]'bout experience is by
[Em]The time you've got [Am]it
It's usu[F]ally all you've [G]got

[Verse 2]
I'm [C]Belle, Belle,
Belle the [Eb]sleeping [G]car
[Em]Doesn't [C]matter who[F] you are[Ab]
Just [C]climb [Am]aboard to [D]lie with [G]me
And [C]when you [F]wake I'll [C]make you tea
[F]A

[Verse 3]
[C]Pullman car when [Eb]I was mad[G]e
I [C]went down for the [F]seaside [Ab]trade
I'm [C]peeling [Am]now the [Dm]light's too [G]bright
I [C]wear dark [F]glasses [C]day and night

[Verse 4]
[Fm]I had crystal lamps irish linen
It [Bbm]set off my re[Eb]d velvet dre[Ab]ss
[Bbm]Those who rode on me com[Fm]pared me to
[Gb]The Orient Express that was [G]excessive

[Verse 5]
[C]But now they climb aboard,
[Eb]undres[G]s
Don't [C]wait for me to [F]whisper [Ab]"yes"
Don't [C]say [Am]goodnight
just [Dm]hit the l[G]ight
And [C]worst of all turn [F]over
And [C]go straight to sleep
[Gbm]Once I was real main liner
En[Bm]joying the [D]oc casional [A]smoke
[Bm]Now I hang around the [Gbm]fuel dump
Sniffing the coke it [Ab]really chokes me

[Verse 6]
[Db]Oh Belle Belle Belle the
[E]sleeping [Ab]truck
I'm [Db]down at wheel down [Gb]on my luck
I [Db]may not be f[Bbm]irst class but
[Ebm]I'm not yet worst[Ab] class
[Db]I can still wa[Gb]rm you
when the [Db]night is [Gb]cold
I'm a [Db]sleeper with a [E]heart [Ab]of go[Db]ld[E]
[Ab][Db][Gb][Db][Bbm][Ebm][Ab]

[Verse 7]
[Db]I can still wa[Gb]rm you when
[Db]the night is [Gb]cold
I'm a [Db]sleeper with a [E]heart [Ab]of go[Db]ld