Bm                    E 
The children sat upon the stairs 
 A     D      A         D        
High above a valley of tears  
 Bm                     E           A     D 
Don't let them see you crying that way oh no  

Bm         E 
Oh no Joe Porterhouse 
A              D 
Is not gone forever 
          A            D 
He'll be back another day 
 Bm                     E           A 
Don't let them see you crying that way 



[Refrão]
  D               D/G D/F# D/G  D 
Please don't wake him let him sleep 
D         D/G D/F# D/G D 
It's a moment she can keep 
 D           D/G D/F#  D/G D      Am 
Like an old bus tick - et  or a photograph 
 D              D/G  D/F#   D/G 
Resting on the man - tle - piece  
       D               D/G D/F# D/G D 
While for the wicked there is   no peace  
     D 
She says it's not his time to go  
                           Am        Am Bm C 
Why we were nearly lovers years ago 
 Am  Bm      C       A 
Now what is left for me  
  D         Em   Fm       D       G       G F# Em 
Among the broken branches of the family tree  

A D 

Heart like an anchor  
Arms like cable  
He stood all alone on an iron turntable  
Don't let them see you crying that way oh no  
The sun beats down  
It's cracking the flags  
Boys who should know better  
Are stamping out fags  
Don't let them see you laughing that way 

Chorus  

Oh no Joe Porterhouse  
Is not gone forever  
He'll be back another day 
Don't let them see you crying that way  

A B Am  C (repeat and fade)