Tilbury Town chords by The Longest Johns

• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: E

🎸 Verse 1:
         Em            D
Well the first I saw a TEU
 Em             Bm
(Rolling up and rolling down)
  Em                           D
I wondered where the hell they stored the crew
       Em      D        Em
To go (rolling down the river)   Hey!



🎸 Chorus:
Em             D
Rolling up and rolling down
      Em               Bm
We'll all get drunk in Tilbury Town
Em                   D
Twenty-four hours to turn around
       Em      D        Em
And go rolling down the river

🎸 Verse 2:
       Em                        D
Well I used to be a rigger and I worked like hell
 Em             Bm
(Rolling up and rolling down)
    Em                      D
But now I'm working for the OCL
       Em      D        Em
To go (rolling down the river)   Hey!


🎸 Chorus:
Em             D
Rolling up and rolling down
      Em               Bm
We'll all get drunk in Tilbury Town
Em                   D
Twenty-four hours to turn around
       Em      D        Em
And go rolling down the river


🎸 Verse 3:
     Em                D
Well cargo it comes in TEUs
 Em             Bm
(Rolling up and rolling down)
  Em                             D
A 20-foot box, boys, filled with booze
       Em      D        Em
To go (rolling down the river)   Hey!


🎸 Chorus:
Em             D
Rolling up and rolling down
      Em               Bm
We'll all get drunk in Tilbury Town
Em                   D
Twenty-four hours to turn around
       Em      D        Em
And go rolling down the river


🎸 Verse 4:
          Em                         D
There's a Tilbury girl called Kettle Jane
 Em             Bm
(Rolling up and rolling down)
Em                       D
Hot on the boil and off again
       Em      D        Em
To go (rolling down the river)   Hey!


🎸 Chorus:
Em             D
Rolling up and rolling down
      Em               Bm
We'll all get drunk in Tilbury Town
Em                   D
Twenty-four hours to turn around
       Em      D        Em
And go rolling down the river


🎸 Verse 5:
     Em                      D
Well she's got a mate called Teapot Anne
 Em             Bm
(Rolling up and rolling down)
    Em                    D
She gets well brewed, she likes her man
       Em      D        Em
To go (rolling down the river)   Hey!


🎸 Chorus:
Em             D
Rolling up and rolling down
      Em               Bm
We'll all get drunk in Tilbury Town
Em                   D
Twenty-four hours to turn around
       Em      D        Em
And go rolling down the river


🎸 Verse 6:
     Em                D
Well Tilbury girls go 'round in pairs
 Em             Bm
(Rolling up and rolling down)
    Em                      D
You won't catch them, boys, unawares
        Em      D        Em
And go (rolling down the river)   Hey!


🎸 Chorus:
Em             D
Rolling up and rolling down
      Em               Bm
We'll all get drunk in Tilbury Town
Em                   D
Twenty-four hours to turn around
       Em      D        Em
And go rolling down the river


🎸 Verse 7:
     Em                D
Well we're the boys to kick her through
 Em             Bm
(Rolling up and rolling down)
   Em                            D
To hell with the channel and the TEU
Em       D        Em
Let's go down the river   Hey!


🎸 Chorus:
Em             D
Rolling up and rolling down
      Em               Bm
We'll all get drunk in Tilbury Town
Em                   D
Twenty-four hours to turn around
      Em      D        Em
To go rolling down the river


🎸 Chorus:
Em             D
Rolling up and rolling down
      Em               Bm
We'll all get drunk in Tilbury Town
Em                   D
Twenty-four hours to turn around
       Em      D        Em
And go rolling down the river


🎸 Outro:
N.C.
Hey!