Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Half-Step Down (Eb MajorEb AbAb DbDb GbGb Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb)
Intro:
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE
E A augmentedA E MajorE D MajorD
Verse:
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA
In the town where I was born we were baptised by the water
A augmentedA B minorBm E MajorE
In the town where I was born we were raised on hops and brown
D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA
From the beaches and the Leas to the rolling hills of Cleadon
A augmentedA E MajorE G+G D MajorD
There was music ringing til they started bringing the venues down
Chorus:
A augmentedA B minorBm E MajorE A augmentedA G+G F#F#
But mother created a jukebox. Daddy put the ‘out’ in South, as Shields lost hope.
B minorBm E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA
With the ship docks and collieries closing down, down, down.
D MajorD DmDm C# minorC#m F# minorF#m
it’s amazing the men found anything to laugh about.
B minorBm E MajorE
But I just see smiles when I close my eyes
Verse:
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA
In the town where I was born, it was music that ruled Britannia
A augmentedA B minorBm E MajorE
In the town where I was born we were dyed in black and white
D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA
There was nothing going on but we made a lot of entertainment
A augmentedA E MajorE G+G D MajorD
No we didn’t have money but we always had plenty to do every night
Chorus:
A augmentedA B minorBm E MajorE A augmentedA G+G F#F#
But mother created a jukebox. Daddy put the ‘out’ in South, as Shields lost hope.
B minorBm E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA
With the ship docks and collieries closing down, down, down.
D MajorD DmDm C# minorC#m F# minorF#m
it’s amazing the men found anything to laugh about.
B minorBm E MajorE
But I just see smiles when I close my eyes
Verse:
BB E MajorE BB
In the town where I was born we were baptised by the water
BB C# minorC#m F#F#
In the town where I was born we were raised on hops and brown
E MajorE BB E MajorE BB
From the beaches and the Leas to the rolling hills of Cleadon
BB F#F# A augmentedA E MajorE
There was music ringing til they started bringing the venues down
Chorus:
BB C# minorC#m F#F# BB A augmentedA G#G#
But mother created a jukebox. Daddy put the ‘out’ in South, as Shields lost hope.
C# minorC#m F#F# E MajorE BB
With the ship docks and collieries closing down, down, down.
E MajorE E minorEm D#mD#m G# minorG#m
it’s amazing the men found anything to laugh about.
C# minorC#m F#F#
But I just see smiles when I close my eyes
Outro:
BB
It’s a ‘get off your arse’ town. That won’t keep wuh us: down
E MajorE
It’s a ‘get off your arse’ town. That won’t keep wuh us: down