D G
Well, let me tell you of the story of a man named Charlie
D A7
On a tragic and fateful day
D G
He put ten cents in his pocket, kissed his wife and family
D A7 D
Went to ride on the M-T-A
[Chorus]
D
Well, did he ever return?
G D A7
No he never returned and his fate is still unlearned
(What a pity)
D G
He may ride forever 'neath the streets of Boston
D A D
And he's the man who never returned.
[Verse]
D G
Charlie handed in his dime at the Kendall Square station
D A7
And he changed for Jamaica Plain
D G
When he got there the conductor told him, "One more nickel"
D A7 D
Charlie couldn't get off of that train!
[Chorus]
D
Well, did he ever return?
G D A7
No he never returned and his fate is still unlearned
(Poor Old Charlie)
D G
He may ride forever 'neath the streets of Boston
D A D
And he's the man who never returned.
[Verse]
D G
Now, all night long Charlie rides through the stations
D A7
Crying, "What will become of me?
D G
How can I afford to see my sister in Chelsea
D A7 D
Or my cousin in Roxbury?"
[Chorus]
D
Well, did he ever return?
G D A7
No he never returned and his fate is still unlearned
(Shame and Scandal)
D G
He may ride forever 'neath the streets of Boston
D A D
And he's the man who never returned.
[Verse]
D G
Charlie's wife goes down to the Scollay Square station
D A7
Every day at quarter past two
D G
And through the open window she hands Charlie a sandwich
D A7 D
As the train comes rumbling through!
[Chorus]
D
Well, did he ever return?
G D A7
No he never returned and his fate is still unlearned
(He may ride forever)
D G
He may ride forever 'neath the streets of Boston
D A D
And he's the man who never returned.
[Verse]
Pick it Davey
(Kinda hurts my fingers)
D G
Now, you citizens of Boston, don't you think it's a scandal
D A7
How the people have to pay and pay?
D G
Fight the fare increase, vote for George O'Brian!
D A7 D
Get poor Charlie off the MTA!
D
Or else he'll never return?
G D A7
No he never returned and his fate is still unlearned
(He may ride forever)
D G
He may ride forever 'neath the streets of Boston
D A D
And he's the man who never returned.
(Just like Paul Revere)
D G
He may ride forever 'neath the streets of Boston
D A D
And he's the man who never returned.
D A D
He's the man who never returned!
D A D
He's the man who never returned!
D A D
He's the man who never returned!
