Brick Lane chords by L.a. Salami

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Verse 1:
              C
I heard that Brick Lane
                                  Am
Was the place to be seen if you weren't lame
                               C
So I took the train and I made my way
                                    Am
But when I got there, everyone had done the same
                                  C
It was such a shame because I was in pain
                                          Am
'Cause these skinny jeans were so tight around my waist
                                                    C
As was generally in with the current taste in this fixed game
C

'Cause if the work and play is here,
                          Am
then you're gonna need a place to stay
                                      C
And we're all willing to pay if the price is sane
                                       Am
But the free-to-buy landlords up and raised the stakes
Am                                F
To a height we just can't make


Chorus:
F       Am                  F               C
So the cash flows from the out-of-town is comin'
             Am                      F                    C
With their hands in their parents' pockets for the day-to-day
             E7
But that's okay


Verse 2:
                   C
'Cause I went to Queens Road
                                                       Am
That's the main road that runs through Peckham if you don't know
                                                 C
Traditionally a place the streetwives know, but I'd been told
                                                 Am
That this was the new cool area in town, but it felt so cold
                                                     C
'Cause all the cheap property had been sold to the landlord guy
                                             Am
And you know how those guys like to put the rent so high
                                               C
But I suppose that I don't mind if it lowers violent crime
 C
Even though there's a huge line
                                Am
outside the Bussey building now all the time
  Am                               Dm
And I have to pay to get inside
   Dm
I didn't, I didn't used to have to do that


Chorus:
         Am                      F           C
And the cash flows from all the wealthy come in
          Am               F                 C
Who seem not to like the scene that led them on
                  E7
And the scene is gone


Verse 3:
                   C
But I heard that Berlin
                                              Am
Was the place where you could fight time and possibly win
                                          C
So I grabbed some cash and a plane and I flew right in
                                    Am
With only my vegan currency and my mandolin
                                       C
Oh, it was quite a thing that made my head spin
                                                       Am
'Cause there's a ring-up up there so your cash don't spread so thin
                                         C
So I told all my arty friends and they wanted in
                                                    Am
But none of the speak German, though, is that gonna be a thing?
Am                                                       Dm
I don't know if they wanna learn the language right now
Dm
I mean, there's no ... options


Chorus:
                   Am             F              C
I mean, with this energy from us out-of-towners comin'
                  Am              F                      C
And they speak English here, so what the hell could go wrong?
       Am              F                C
With doctors next to painters next to porters
      Am                 F               C
All living equal in the land they settle on
                       E7
I mean, it might catch on


Outro:
             C
I hear that Brick Lane
                                Am
Is the place to be if you can afford the pain
                       F
Oh, it just ain't the same