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Lindisfarne - Sunderland Boys
[INTRO:]        A     G   C   D      A  G-D-       A     G   C   D  A  
[CHORUS:]
G-D- A  
    Sunderland Boys making all the noise
    Sunderland Boys making all the noise
    Oh GyeahC  D  
    Oh Ayeah
[VERSE 1:]
G-D- A  
    Young man working on a crane in the shipyard
    Looking all around, looking down town
    Looking at the Gold man living on the Cdole, man
    DLiving in a Alimbo
[VERSE 2:]
G-D- A  
    Upside, downside, looking at the outside
    Running with the tide, better run a mile
    Bet a crooked Gdollar on a dog with a Ccrooked smile
    DBlow it in a Adisco
[CHORUS:]
G-D- A  
    Sunderland Boys making all the noise
    Sunderland Boys making all the noise
    Oh GyeahC  D  
    Oh Ayeah
[INTERLUDE:]     G      A      G    D  E  
[VERSE 3:]
AGovernment's saying that the poor relation
Is getting better off than the whole damn nation
GLook out, they're gonna Cput us on a DreserAvation
[CHORUS:]
G-D- A  
    Sunderland Boys making all the noise
    Sunderland Boys making all the noise
    Oh GyeahC  D  
    Oh Ayeah
[INSTRUMENTAL:] G-D-       A     G   C   D      A      G      A      G    D  E  
[VERSE 4:]
AGovernment's saying that the poor relation
Is getting better off than the whole damn nation
GLook out, they're gonna Cput us on a DreserAvation
[CHORUS:]
G-D- A  
    Sunderland Boys making all the noise
    Sunderland Boys making all the noise
    Oh GyeahC  D  
    Oh Ayeah
[CHORUS:]
G-D- A  
    Sunderland Boys making all the noise
    Sunderland Boys making all the noise
    Oh GyeahC  D  
    Oh Ayeah
[CHORUS:]
G-D- A  
    Sunderland Boys making all the noise
    Sunderland Boys making all the noise
    Oh GyeahC  D  
    Oh Ayeah
[CHORUS:]
G-D- A  
    Sunderland Boys making all the noise
    Sunderland Boys making all the noise
    Oh GyeahC  D  
    Oh Ayeah
[CHORUS:]    (## begin fade ##)
G-D- A  
    Sunderland Boys making all the noise
    Sunderland Boys making all the noise
    Oh GyeahC  D  
    Oh Ayeah
[CHORUS:]    (## fade to end ##)
G-D- A  
    Sunderland Boys making all the noise
    Sunderland Boys making all the noise
    Oh GyeahC  D  
    Oh Ayeah

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Sunderland Boys

by Lindisfarne

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Lindisfarne - Sunderland Boys

A G C D A G D A G C D A

[INTRO:] --

[CHORUS:]

G D A

Sunderland Boys making all the noise

G C D

Oh yeah

[VERSE 1:]

G D A

Young man working on a crane in the shipyard

Looking all around, looking down town

G C

Looking at the old man living on the dole, man

D A

Living in a limbo

[VERSE 2:]

G D A

Upside, downside, looking at the outside

Running with the tide, better run a mile

G C

Bet a crooked dollar on a dog with a crooked smile

D A

Blow it in a disco

[CHORUS:]

G D A

Sunderland Boys making all the noise

G C D

Oh yeah

G A G D E

[INTERLUDE:]

[VERSE 3:]

Government's saying that the poor relation

Is getting better off than the whole damn nation

G C D A

Look out, they're gonna put us on a reservation

[CHORUS:]

G D A

Sunderland Boys making all the noise

G C D

Oh yeah

G D A G C D A G A G D E

[INSTRUMENTAL:] --

[VERSE 4:]

Government's saying that the poor relation

Is getting better off than the whole damn nation

G C D A

Look out, they're gonna put us on a reservation

[CHORUS:]

G D A

Sunderland Boys making all the noise

G C D

Oh yeah

[CHORUS:]

G D A

Sunderland Boys making all the noise

G C D

Oh yeah

[CHORUS:]

G D A

Sunderland Boys making all the noise

G C D

Oh yeah

[CHORUS:]

G D A

Sunderland Boys making all the noise

G C D

Oh yeah

[CHORUS:] (## begin fade ##)

G D A

Sunderland Boys making all the noise

G C D

Oh yeah

[CHORUS:] (## fade to end ##)

G D A

Sunderland Boys making all the noise

G C D

Oh yeah

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