Two Jamies Jan Hauenstein

(D4) (D)“Hey (G)man, are you o(Bm)kay?” (C)Jamie asks the (G)man,
“Is there (C)anything I (G)can (Cj7)do for (D)you?”(D2) (D)

In (G)Dublin, Ha´penny (Bm)Bridge, a (C)man sits on the (G)parapet,
Mid-(C)thirties, shivering, (G)crying, on (Cj7)this warm summer´s (D)day,
And (Em)thousands pass him (B7)by, can´t (Em)find a reason (B7)why
They should (Em)not just walk (C)on by, (Cj7)faces turned a(D)way.(D4) (D)

(G)Jamie comes from (Bm)Ballymun, (C)wrong side of the (G)tracks,
Two (C)years ago, at (G)age fourteen, (Cj7)he dropped out of (D)school.
(Em)Buildings die in (B7)Ballymun, wind (Em)whistling through the (B7)cracks,
But “You (Em)help your neighbous (C)here,” says Jamie, (Cj7) “That´s our (D)rule.”(D4) (D)

“Hey (G)man, are you o(Bm)kay?” (C)Jamie asks the (G)man,
“Is there (C)anything I (G)can (Cj7)do for (D)you?”(D2) (D)

(G)Jamie, boy from (Bm)Ballymun, two (C)brothers and his (G)mother,
(C)Has no plans, no (G)worries, he´s (Cj7)living for the (D)day.
(Em)Jamie never (B7)talks about the (Em)man who is his (B7)father,
(Em)Hangs out with his (C)gang of friends and (Cj7)whiles the hours a(D)way.(D4) (D)

(G)Jamie wants some (Bm)Gatorade, (C)has to cross the (G)Liffey,
(C)Walks ´cross the (G)bridge and (Cj7)sees the shaking (D)man.
Sure, (Em)he has told his (B7)friends he´d (Em)be back in a (B7)jiffy,
(Em)Talk to the man?(C) He (Cj7)wonders if he (D)can.(D4) (D)

“Hey (G)man, are you o(Bm)kay?” (C)Jamie asks the (G)man,
“Is there (C)anything I (G)can (Cj7)do for (D)you?”(D2) (D)

The (G)man turns ´round, says (Bm)not a word, his (C)eyes are red with (G)tears.
“Let´s (C)talk,” says Jamie (G)to the man, “Sit (Cj7)down right next to (D)me.”
And (Em)after a while the (B7)man calms down, tells (Em)Jamie of his (B7)fears.
(Em)“Too little future, (C)too much past, I think I (Cj7)can´t go on, you (D)see?”(D4) (D)

Jamie (G)nods his head and (Bm)listens, listens (C)well for quite a (G)while.
They (C)exchange phone numbers. (G)Jamie calls an ambulance. (Cj7) Then it is bye, (D)bye.
A(Em)bout a year later, (B7)Jamie´s phone rings. 'Let´s (Em)meet in a ca(B7)fé.”
“My (Em)girlfriend´s pregnant. (C)It´s a boy. We´ll (Cj7)call him Jamie, is (D)that okay?”(D4) (D)

“Hey (G)man, are you o(Bm)kay?” (C)Jamie asked the (G)man,
“Is there (C)anything I (G)can (Cj7)do for (D)you?”(D2) (D)

This (C)song´s for Jamie (D)Harrington, a (G)proper (G/F#)little (Em)gent,
Who (C)knows that time spent (G)listening (C)often (D7)is well (G)spent. (Bm) (C) (G)
(C) (D7) (G) (C) (G)

Words 27 and 28 March 2016, Music 28 March, Schoorl, The Netherlands

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