D                                F#
Gigin alone at the bottom of the hill
                      Bm
Our protagonist named Bill
                      G
Sets his sights on an anchor steam pint
     D  F#               Bm       G
All he needs is thirteen quarters
                   D   E7  Em7  A7
Congregated in his hat


D                      F#
A crow, a scavenger type
               Bm         G                  D
California redemption provides him with his rent
F#                Bm      G             D  E7  Em7  A7
Room and board inside of a fifth of comfort


       D                   F#                          
As the wind penetrates his bones
               Bm      G
His mind keeps focused
D               F#        Bm  
Tidal waves of sound catapulted
          G                D   E7  Em7  A7    
From his horn wail like lovers


D                          F#                 Bm
The coins don't drop consistent as does the mercury
      G               D        F#  
His meter slows realizing a zenith
                Bm
He's reached perfection
     G              D  E7  Em7 A7 
No one did see him die