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
