Bed For The Night

	  		


Intro 
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verse 1 
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He was standing on the corner as the sun was going down 
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He was looking for a contact, he had just arrived in town 
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With his suitcase full of emptiness, his clothes are torn and tight 
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He was looking for a bed for the night 

verse 2 
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And he had a list of numbers that had slipped out of his head 
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An uncle lived in somewhere out in Manchester, he said 
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He had come out of a country where the tunnels had no light  
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He was looking for a bed for the night 

       C           Em 
Just a bed for the night 
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Somewhere warm till the morning light 
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He was looking for a bed for the night 


verse 3 
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And standing in the doorway was a man called Father John 
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He said, "Come in from the cold and sit you down there, my good man" 
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And the small talk was of football and the tea tasted so right 
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And he was looking for a bed for the night 

       C           Em 
Just a bed for the night 
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Somewhere warm till the morning light 
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He was looking for a bed for the night
 

Instrumental 
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verse 4 
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There was something in this situation made me realize 
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That there is always someone with a kindness in their eyes 
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So, if Father John should hear me, and who knows, he just might 
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Hear me say, "Thank you, for the bed for the night" 

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Just a bed for the night 
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Somewhere warm till the morning light 
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He was looking for a bed for the night 

       C           Em 
Just a bed for the night 
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Somewhere warm till the morning light 
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He was looking for a bed for the night 
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Just a bed_____ for the night