C                 G    
Drunken ferry boat woman
  F              G  
Swayin' on your sea
  C                              G 
If I turn on the gasfire by the rain rattled window
  F                   G 
won't you sail over to me

[Chorus]
    Am  
The hail storm tumbles
    E 
The rail line rumbles
    F                      G   
You move in the porch with me
     C 
On an overcast day
     G 
In the pale winter city
   F          G        C     G   F   G   C  
An afternoon's debauchery

     C 
Your blouse your skirt
        G  
I'll undo them so gently
      F             G 
With beautiful care
       C 
I'm a lonely man
          G 
With five bottles of wine
     F                G 
I'd like you to share

[Chorus]
    Am 
The hail storm tumbles
    E 
The rail line rumbles
    F                           G  
You move through the doors with me
      C  
On an overcast day
       G  
In the pale winter city
   F          G        C     G   F   G   C 
An afternoon's debauchery

 C  
Orange street light
       G 
Afternoon becomes night
     F                      G 
You drink your wine from a mug
         C 
There's cat's at the back door
     G 
The snow is two inches
     F                           G 
You roll down your tights on the rug

[Chorus]
     Am 
The hail storm tumbles
     E 
The rail line rumbles
     F                     G 
You lie on the floor with me
     C 
Come closer my love
     G 
I'm badly in need of
   F          G        C     G   F   G   C 
An afternoon's debauchery

     Am 
The hail storm tumbles
     E 
The rail line rumbles
     F                     G 
You lie on the floor with me
     C 
Come closer my love
     G 
I'm badly in need of
   F          G        C     G   F   G   C 
An afternoon's debauchery
 C  G  F  G  G  C