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A Rainy Night In Soho

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[Intro]
e|-C8------------------------|-F------------G----------|
B|-------8-----------8------|-----------------------|
G|-------------9-------10-9-|---------7-9-7---------|
D|--------------------------|-10--------------------| x2
A|--------------------------|-----------------------|
E|--------------------------|-----------------------|
[Verse 1]
  CI've been loving you a Flong timeG  
  CDown all the years, down all the FdaysG  
  CAnd I've cried for all your FtroublesG  
  CSmiled at your funny little FwaysG  
  CWe watched our friends grow up toFgetherG  
  CAnd we saw them as they FfellG  
  CSome of them fell into FHeavenG  
  CSome of them fell into FHellG  
[Verse 2]
  CI took shelter from a FshowerG  
  CAnd I stepped into your FarmsG  
  COn a rainy night in FSohoG  
  CThe wind was whistling all its FcharmG  
  CI sang you all my FsorrowsG  
  CYou told me all your FjoysG  
  CWhatever happened to that Fold songG  
  CTo all those little girls and FboysG  
[Interlude]
e|-C8------------------------|-F------------G----------|
B|-------8-----------8------|-----------------------|
G|-------------9-------10-9-|---------7-9-7---------|
D|--------------------------|-10--------------------| x2
A|--------------------------|-----------------------|
E|--------------------------|-----------------------|
e|-C-------------------------|-F----------G----------|
B|------8---8-8-------------|---------------------|
G|-------------------10---9-|-7-------------------|
D|--------------10----------|---------------------|
A|--------------------------|---------------------|
E|--------------------------|---------------------|
[Verse 3]
  CSometimes I wake up in the FmorningG  
  CThe ginger lady by my FbedG  
  CCovered in a cloak of FsilenceG  
  CI hear you talking in my FheadG  
  CI'm not singing for the FfutureG  
  CI'm not dreaming of the FpastG  
  CI'm not talking of the Ffirst timeG  
  CI never think about the FlastG  
[Verse 4]
  CNow the song is nearly FoverG  
  CWe may never find out what it FmeansG  
  CStill, there's a light I hold beFfore meG  
  CYou're the measure of my Fdreams
                G(C)
The measure of my dreams
[Outro]
e|-C8------------------------|-F------------G----------|
B|-------8-----------8------|-----------------------|
G|-------------9-------10-9-|---------7-9-7---------|
D|--------------------------|-10--------------------| x2
A|--------------------------|-----------------------|
E|--------------------------|-----------------------|
e|-C-------------------------|-F----------G----------|
B|------8---8-8-------------|---------------------|
G|-------------------10---9-|-7-------------------|
D|--------------10----------|---------------------|
A|--------------------------|---------------------|
E|--------------------------|---------------------|
e|-C8------------------------|-F------------G----------|
B|-------8-----------8------|-----------------------|
G|-------------9-------10-9-|---------7-9-7---------|
D|--------------------------|-10--------------------| x5
A|--------------------------|-----------------------|
E|--------------------------|-----------------------|
(Fade out)
Add in this little run at the end of each line of the
verses when playing the G to mimic the piano line:
e|-------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-1-0-|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|

All chords in this song (3)

The story behind the song

"A Rainy Night In Soho" is a song by The Pogues, a band known for blending traditional Irish music with punk rock energy. While the provided information doesn't detail this specific song's meaning, The Pogues often imbued their music with a raw, evocative spirit, reflecting tales and emotions that resonate with the Irish experience and the grit of urban life. This song, with its title, suggests a reflective, perhaps melancholic, atmosphere set against the backdrop of a classic London locale. It plays like a contemplative journey through a city night.

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A Rainy Night In Soho

by The Pogues

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C F G

e|-8------------------------|-----------------------|

B|-------8-----------8------|-----------------------|

G|-------------9-------10-9-|---------7-9-7---------|

D|--------------------------|-10--------------------| x2

A|--------------------------|-----------------------|

E|--------------------------|-----------------------|

[Verse 1]

C F G

I've been loving you a long time

C F G

Down all the years, down all the days

C F G

And I've cried for all your troubles

C F G

Smiled at your funny little ways

C F G

We watched our friends grow up together

C F G

And we saw them as they fell

C F G

Some of them fell into Heaven

C F G

Some of them fell into Hell

[Verse 2]

C F G

I took shelter from a shower

C F G

And I stepped into your arms

C F G

On a rainy night in Soho

C F G

The wind was whistling all its charm

C F G

I sang you all my sorrows

C F G

You told me all your joys

C F G

Whatever happened to that old song

C F G

To all those little girls and boys

[Interlude]

C F G

e|-8------------------------|-----------------------|

B|-------8-----------8------|-----------------------|

G|-------------9-------10-9-|---------7-9-7---------|

D|--------------------------|-10--------------------| x2

A|--------------------------|-----------------------|

E|--------------------------|-----------------------|

C F G

e|--------------------------|---------------------|

B|------8---8-8-------------|---------------------|

G|-------------------10---9-|-7-------------------|

D|--------------10----------|---------------------|

A|--------------------------|---------------------|

E|--------------------------|---------------------|

[Verse 3]

C F G

Sometimes I wake up in the morning

C F G

The ginger lady by my bed

C F G

Covered in a cloak of silence

C F G

I hear you talking in my head

C F G

I'm not singing for the future

C F G

I'm not dreaming of the past

C F G

I'm not talking of the first time

C F G

I never think about the last

[Verse 4]

C F G

Now the song is nearly over

C F G

We may never find out what it means

C F G

Still, there's a light I hold before me

C F

You're the measure of my dreams

G C

()

The measure of my dreams

[Outro]

C F G

e|-8------------------------|-----------------------|

B|-------8-----------8------|-----------------------|

G|-------------9-------10-9-|---------7-9-7---------|

D|--------------------------|-10--------------------| x2

A|--------------------------|-----------------------|

E|--------------------------|-----------------------|

C F G

e|--------------------------|---------------------|

B|------8---8-8-------------|---------------------|

G|-------------------10---9-|-7-------------------|

D|--------------10----------|---------------------|

A|--------------------------|---------------------|

E|--------------------------|---------------------|

C F G

e|-8------------------------|-----------------------|

B|-------8-----------8------|-----------------------|

G|-------------9-------10-9-|---------7-9-7---------|

D|--------------------------|-10--------------------| x5

A|--------------------------|-----------------------|

E|--------------------------|-----------------------|

(Fade out)

Add in this little run at the end of each line of the

verses when playing the G to mimic the piano line:

e|-------------|

B|-3-3-3-3-1-0-|

G|-------------|

D|-------------|

A|-------------|

E|-------------|

About A Rainy Night In Soho Chords by The Pogues

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