Van Walker - Singing Detective

      Singing Detective - Van Walker

From: The Celestial Railroad & Other Stories (2008)

Capo – 2 Fret

   G  Em D  C
E|-3--0—-2--0----|
B|-3--0—-3--1----|
G|-0--0—-2--0----|
D|-0--2—-0--2----|
A|-2--2-----3------|
E|-3--0------------|

Intro

G G G G

Em D G

Verse 1

               G                                                                         
                                                              I used to be a spy
               Em       D     G
I used to be a real enigmatic guy
                   G
I travelled on the trains
                    Em            D         G
I travelled with my collar turned up in the rain
                G
I had a little gun
                      Em             D      G
And I followed on the heels of those on the run
                     G
And they never got away
                   Em            D         G
There always was a price and the price got paid

Chorus

               C  D
I used to be a spy
               Em       D     G
I used to be a real enigmatic guy

Verse 2

             G
Before I met you
                   Em            D      G
And before all the shit that you put me through
                     G
I thought love would prevail
                       Em            D      G
But you had me running round chasing my own tail
                G
I couldn't even spy
             Em             D            G
I always was conspicuous no matter how I tried
                     G
I was pissing in the wind
               Em          D                  G
So desperate I resorted to going through your bin

Chorus

               C D
I used to be a spy
            Em        D         G
Spying with my little enigmatic eye


Solo

G G Em D G x 2

Bridge

               C D  Em D G
I used to be a spy
               C D  Em D G
I used to be a spy

Verse 3

                      G
But that was way back then
                Em            D                     G
Back when I was fatter and my hair weren't quite as thin
                       G
But you made me look a fool
                    Em             D      G
So I took my little gun and put an end to you
                       G
Now they hunt me every day
                    Em        D           G
They hunt me like a dog but I always get away
                            G
Cause I'm a slippery little worm
              Em           D        G
Living off my wits now the worm has turned


Outro

               C  D  Em D G
I used to be a spy
               C  D  Em D G
I used to be a spy
               C  D  Em D G
I used to be a spy
               C  D
I used to be a spy
               Em       D     G
I used to be a real enigmatic guy