Coventry Market The Musical chords by Benjamin Till

• Difficulty: Advanced

Intro:

C G Am

G               C               Am
  Not a soul in sight, the only sound is my feet
Dm             G
Echoing on the floor
E                      Am                 Dm
 I remember this place opening 50 years ago,
                   G
When I was about a boy
            C           G/B     Am        Am/G
But there's no time for memory, long days ahead,
     F    C  F C   F  G   C
It's time to o-pen up the door!

Chorus:
C               Am
Coventry Market all kinds of everything
Dm                   G
Something for anyone, there's no comparison
    E                   Am
For genuine bargains, explore what's in store
   Dm                    G
Confused or amused? Just ask what it's for.
  C           C/B      Am          Am/G
A treasure of wonders, exciting, enticing
     F             F/E
It's every kind of all thing
    Dm           G    C     C/B       Am    Am/G
And all kinds of everything!
                               (Yeah, yeah!)

Interlude:
   F            F/E      Dm           G      C              C/G C
(I said 4 for a pound, I said 5 for a pound, 6 for a pound
who wants some? 1, 2, 3, 4)
                      (Mmmm
yeah
yeah!)

Verse:
Am              Am/G   F
   November the 14th 1940
    C         Am       F      Dm     G                          E
The night our town was raised to the ground
                                           (November the 14th 1940)
             E/G#                  Am               F
The night we watched our homes and livelihoods burn down
C    Am         Dm       G        C
 The night they tried to kill our town
    F                              C                  F
(1958)
      But in the cathedral's ashes we found hope
                                            (We found hope)
                   C                         F
And we built a new Coventry
                           (Coventry, Coventry!)
                                   C     C/B    Am   Am/G
And at its heart was a market, the first of its kind
     F             F/E       Dm           G
It's been here for 50 years, come rain or shine

Chorus:
Eb              Cm
Coventry Market all kinds of everything
Fm                    Bb
Something for anyone, there's no comparison
    G            Cm
For Indan fabric and Jamaican bread
    Fm                  Bb
And wonderful cafés and beautiful beadspreads
  Eb          Eb/D       Cm        Cm/Bb
A treasure of wonders, exciting, enticing
     Ab            Ab/G
It's every kind of all thing
    Fm           Bb   C     C/B      Am         Am/G  F F/E F G
And all kinds of everything!
                               (Happy birthday!)

Verse:
Am           Am/G          F      F/E              C        Am
  Buon compleanno Coventry Market spero che tu sia molto pierro ?
F  Dm       G
?? cinquant'anni
E                   E/G#               Am           F
 I played here when I was a kid and my mother had a stall
C   Am     Dm     G          F
 It really hasn't changed at all
                             C
This is our home this is the answer to our prayers
F                              C      C/D C/E
 Far from the violence and the misery
F                               C         C/B     Am Am/G
 This is the place where we can be who we want to be
     F           F/E              Dm           G
Come see for yourself, don't just take it from me
C                Am               Dm
Coventry Market, Coventry Market, Coventry Market!
G
All kinds of, all kinds of everything!

Bridge:
C             Am
 Although I'm not complaining, it
Dm         G   G/F   G/E      G/D
  Can be financially draining when you
Em      Am            Dm             G   G/A G/B
Fall in love with the lady who sells rugs
        C                   Am
And you have to buy another carpet
      Dm                 G   G/F G/E G/D
Every time you lose your nerve
            C            Am
And fail to ask her on a date
Dm    Em  F       G       A
Thank God they're married now!

Chorus:
A               F#m
Coventry Market all kinds of everything
Bm                     E
  Something for anyone, there's no comparison
C#m                          F#m
Ice skates and dinner plates
brilliant sweets
    Bm                    E
And African animals, this place is unique
        A
There's tattoos and cashews
        F#m
And big hair and big underwear
D                    E
Waxing, relaxing and nail care and hardware
   A                         F#m
Distilling, fulfilling, just milling an thrilling
    D                       E
One hundred and eighteen ?? stalls that ?? anything

Chorus:
Bb              Gm
Coventry Market all kinds of everything
Cm                     F
  Something for anyone, there's no comparison
    Dm                  Gm
For genuine bargains, explore what's in store
Cm                       F
Confused or amused? Just ask what it's for.
  Bb          Bb/A       Gm        Gm/F
A treasure of wonders, exciting, enticing
     Eb            Eb/D
It's every kind of all thing
    Cm           F    Bb
And all kinds of everything!

Outro:
  Bb          Bb/A       Gm        Gm/F
A treasure of wonders, exciting, enticing
             (Coventry Market!)
     Eb            Eb/D
It's every kind of all thing
    Cm           F    Bb     Gm
And all kinds of everything!
    Eb           F    F
And all kinds of everything!