[Primera Parte]

     Am    G              Am G
In a river the color of lead
  F     C            F  G
Immerse the baby's head
            Am        G            Am G
Wrap her up in the News Of The World
                     F       C     F G
Dump her on a doorstep, girl

  Dm   D     Dm      D         Am    *
This night      has opened my eyes
        G
And I will never sleep again

[Segunda Parte]

Am              G              Am         G
   You kicked and cried like a bullied child
F     C                      F   G
      A grown man of twenty-five
       Am        G
Oh, he said he'd cure your ills
Am G                            F     C     F G
   But he didn't and he never will

 Dm D     Dm  D        Am    *
Oh,         save your life
                      G
Because you've only got one

[Estribillo]

    F               C
The dream has gone, but the baby is real
G  F                      Dm D
   Oh, you did a good thing
F  G                     F     C
   She could have been a poet or she could have been a fool
G  F                     Dm D
   Oh, you did a bad thing
F  G           Dm              D     F  G
   And I'm not happy, and I'm not   sad

[Terceira Parte]

Am       G              Am   G
   A shoeless child on a swing
  F            C              F
Reminds you of your own again
G                      Am   G
She took away your troubles
        Am         G              F     C     F G
Oh, but then again, she left pain

 Dm D     Dm       D        Am    *
Oh,       please save your life
                      G
Because you've only got one

[Estribillo]

    F               C
The dream has gone, but the baby is real
G  F                      Dm D
   Oh, you did a good thing
F  G                     F     C
   She could have been a poet or she could have been a fool
G  F                     Dm D
   Oh, you did a bad thing
F  G           Dm              D     F  G
   And I'm not happy, and I'm not   sad

[Final] F  C  G  F
        Dm  D  F  G
        F  C  G  F
        Dm  D  F  G
        Dm  D  F  G