Written by Ian Hunter
Intro: G C G (x3) Verse: 1 C G D G There's a place in the city they call the Archway C G A D Where we rented three rooms for a dollar a day C G D G And I worked semi-skilled at the capstans for years C G D G G And my wife was a good woman but the love disappearedhide this tabIntro e|-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-0-2------| B|-3-3-1-0----------------| G|---------4-0-2-0-2------| D|------------------------| A|------------------------| E|------------------------|Verse: 2 C G D G I found me a band, I went out on tour C G A D So the kids wouldn't know, I was with them no more C G D G When they said, "Where's me dad?" She'd say, "He's a star!" C G D G G Oh, if only stars knew what fools they all areC G D G Sons and Daughters, Daughters and Sons C G A D When a marriage goes down they're the loneliest ones C G D G Sons and Daughters, Daughters and Sons C G D G G How I hope they can cope, with the damage I've doneVerse: 3 C G D G I got a new contract, I got a new life C G A D No more capstans for me, and I've got a new wife C G D G Sometimes she gets angry, says she wants a family C G D G G Then that nightmare returns, like a ghost haunting meC G D G Sons and Daughters, Daughters and Sons C G A D When a marriage goes down they're the loneliest ones C G D G Sons and Daughters, Daughters and Sons C G D G G How I hope they can cope, with the damage I've doneOutro C G D G C G A D C G D G C G D GC G D G Sons and Daughters, Daughters and Sons C G A D When a marriage breaks up you're the loneliest ones C G D G Sons and Daughters, Daughters and Sons C G D G G C G How I hope you all cope, with the damage we done
| See also: 
Bryan Ferry - The 'In' Crowd
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