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