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Strumming isn't to difficult to work out. This is my first go at putting something on here so go easy on me.
Intro  G   C   F   C  G  
GMe and Elaine we've been hanging around in
CWhat was once 
FSailor town drinking
CCheap red wine by the 
G                    C
Light of the Belfast moon
GTheres nobody left here that works at the docks its all
Curban renewal and aFpartment blocks
CSummer is fading wGinter will be coming soonC  
GThe walls in the city have a lot to say about the CUVF and the FIRA
Cits cold by the river but the Gsky is full of Cstars
GBut these walls say nothing bout who i am
CWhen I'm singin in the garden at the RFotterdam
CDoing brown eyed girl and Gwhisky in the jarC  
EmAnd i know
There tearing it Fdown street by streetC  
EmLook out below
There goes the Fground beneath your feeGt
GElaine's mother thinks I'm some kinda crook
As she Cmeets me at the door with a dFirty look
My Cwelcome round there is Gstarting to wear Cthin
Because i Gpromised everybody i'd knuckle down 
But my Cgrades weren't good enough this Ftime round
CAll my time runs oGut in the endC  
EmAnd i know
There tearing it Fdown street by streetC  
EmLook out below
There goes the gFround beneath your feetG  
GMe i can't wait to be rid of school
But CElaine's got a place in FLiverpool
CBy the time September Gcomes she'll be goneC  G  
GShe says she'll text me everyday
But that's Csomething she feel's she Fhas to say
She'll Ccall me once at CGhristmas then move onC  G  
GMe and Elaine we've been hanging around
CIn what was once FSailortownC  

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Sailortown

by Anthony Toner

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Chords in this song · guitar

Strumming isn't to difficult to work out. This is my first go at putting something on here so go easy on me.

G C F C G

Intro

Me and Elaine we've been hanging around in

What was once

Sailor town drinking

Cheap red wine by the

G C

Light of the Belfast moon

Theres nobody left here that works at the docks its all

C F

urban renewal and apartment blocks

C G C

Summer is fading winter will be coming soon

G C F

The walls in the city have a lot to say about the UVF and the IRA

C G C

its cold by the river but the sky is full of stars

But these walls say nothing bout who i am

C F

When I'm singin in the garden at the Rotterdam

C G C

Doing brown eyed girl and whisky in the jar

And i know

F C

There tearing it down street by street

Look out below

F G

There goes the ground beneath your feet

Elaine's mother thinks I'm some kinda crook

C F

As she meets me at the door with a dirty look

C G C

My welcome round there is starting to wear thin

Because i promised everybody i'd knuckle down

C F

But my grades weren't good enough this time round

C G C

All my time runs out in the end

And i know

F C

There tearing it down street by street

Look out below

F G

There goes the ground beneath your feet

Me i can't wait to be rid of school

C F

But Elaine's got a place in Liverpool

C G C G

By the time September comes she'll be gone

She says she'll text me everyday

C F

But that's something she feel's she has to say

C G C G

She'll call me once at Christmas then move on

Me and Elaine we've been hanging around

C F C

In what was once Sailortown

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