[Intro]: Bm7 D/F# A Dm6 x2 Bm7 Bm7 Bm7 F#7#9 [Verse 1]: Bm7 D A G7 Red sun going down, way over dirty town Bm7 D A E9 Starlings they're sweeping around, crazy shoals Bm7 D A G7 Yes and a girl is there, high heeling across the square Bm7 D A E9 The wind, it blows around in her hair and the flags upon the poles Em7 Em9 Em7 Em9 Waiting in the crowd to cross at the light Em7 Em9 Gdim F#7 Bm7 F#m7 Bm7 F#m7 C9 She looks around to find a face she can like [Verse 2]: Bm7 D A G7 Church bell clinging on distant, trying to get a crowd for Evensong Bm7 D A E9 Nobody cares to depend upon the chimes it plays Bm7 D They're all in the station praying for trains A G7 Congregation's late again Bm7 D A E9 It's getting darker all the time, these flagpole days Em7 Em9 Em7 Em9 Drunk old soldier he gives her a fright Em7 Em9 Gdim F#7 Bm7 F#m7 Bm7 F#m7 C9 He's a crazy lion, he's a-howling for a fight [Guitar solo]: Bm7 D/F# A Dm6 x2 Bm7 Bm7 Bm7 F#7#9 [Verse 3]: Bm7 D Strap hanging, gunshots sound A G7 Doors slamming on the Overground Bm7 D A E9 Starlings are tough but the lions are made of stone Bm7 D Her evening paper is horror torn A G7 But there's hope for later, Capricorn Bm7 D A E9 Her lucky stars give her just enough to get her home Em7 Em9 Em7 Em9 Then she'll read about a swing to the right Em7 Em9 Gdim F#7 Bm7 F#m7 Bm7 But she's been thinking about a stranger in the night [Chorus]: F#m7 Bm7 I'm thinking about the lions F#m7 Bm7 Thinking about the lions F#m7 Bm7 What happened to the lions F#m7 Bm7 Toniiiiiiight, F#m7 Bm7 toniiiiiiight, F#m7 Bm7 toniiiiiiight [Outro]: A Thinking about the lions A Thinking about the lions