(Ian Hunter)
Intro; [D] [G] [D] [G] [G] [G] [G] [G] 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 And my wife was a good woman but the love disappeared C 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 A G How I hope they can cope with the damage I've done I found me a band, I went out on tour So the kids wouldn't know I was with them no more When they said, "Where's me dad?" She'd say, "He's a star!" Oh if only stars knew what fools they all are Sons and daughters, daughters and sons When a marriage goes down they're the loneliest ones Sons and daughters, daughters and sons How I hope they can cope with the damage I've done I got a new contract, I got a new life No more capstans for me and I've got a new wife Sometimes she gets angry, says she wants a family Then that nightmare returns like a ghost haunting me Sons and daughters, daughters and sons When a marriage breaks up you're the loneliest ones Sons and daughters, daughters and sons How I hope you all cope with the damage we done
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Transcribed by Stephen Turner