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Alan Hull - Bad Side Of Town
## NOTE: ~   = Bass Walk-Down from  Gto  Em##
## NOTE: ~ ~ = Walk-Down from  Cto        G##
## NOTE: ~   = Walk-Down from  Cto       Am##
[Intro]
Em    C  G  Em    D  F#dim7  Em
[Verse 1]
                                               C      G~ Em  
Where I was born was called the bad side of the town
But the people knew the difference between a Dsmile and a F#dim7frownEm  
                                             C     G~
And it didn't cost a penny to shake a hand or two
And if you Emhelp to make it Dthrough the dark
               C~     ~      G    F#dim7  Em  
I'd do the same thing to you
[Verse 2]
                                         C      G~ 
Bad side of town, old soldiers never back down
Got a Empenny in the pocket for a bottle of DBrownF#dim7  Em  
                                            C     G~
And the women fall to giggling, mothers everyone
And the Emchildren play with the Dchildren
                C~      ~       G  G7  
And the children always had fun
[Chorus]
              C~       Am       G6              E  Am  
I can hear the river flowing, inside of everyone
In Dspite of everyBmone, the B7tide is on the Emturn__C__
[Interlude]
  C   G~     Em    D  F#dim7  
[Verse 3]
                           Em                   C     G~
And the bad side of town was named by nameless men
Who Emknew themselves as faces, never as DfriendsF#dim7  
                            Em                    C      G~
And the bad side of town, for sure it got pulled down
And the Empeople who live still Dpeople it 
               C~ ~        G  G7  
Never put their faces down
[Chorus]
                  C~       Am       G6              E  Am  
And I can hear the river flowing, inside of everyone
In Dspite of everyBmone, the B7tide is on the Emturn____
[Instrumental]
  C   G~     Em    D    F#dim7      Em    C    G    Em    D   C~ ~   G  G7  
[Chorus]
              C~       Am       G6              E  Am  
I can hear the river flowing, inside of everyone
In Dspite of everyBmone, the B7tide is on the Emturn__C__
[Outro]
  C   G~     Em    D    F#dim7      Em    C    G    Em    D   C~ ~   G  G7  
  C   G~     Em    D    F#dim7      Em    C    G    Em    D   C~ ~ G  

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Bad Side Of Town

by Alan Hull

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F#dim7

Alan Hull - Bad Side Of Town

G Em

## NOTE: ~ = Bass Walk-Down from to ##

C G

## NOTE: ~ ~ = Walk-Down from to ##

C Am

## NOTE: ~ = Walk-Down from to ##

[Intro]

Em C G Em D F#dim7 Em

[Verse 1]

C G Em

Where I was born was called the bad side of the town

D F#dim7 Em

But the people knew the difference between a smile and a frown

C G

And it didn't cost a penny to shake a hand or two

Em D

And if you help to make it through the dark

C G F#dim7 Em

~ ~

I'd do the same thing to you

[Verse 2]

C G

Bad side of town, old soldiers never back down

Em D F#dim7 Em

Got a penny in the pocket for a bottle of Brown

C G

And the women fall to giggling, mothers everyone

Em D

And the children play with the children

C G G7

~ ~

And the children always had fun

[Chorus]

C Am G6 E Am

I can hear the river flowing, inside of everyone

D Bm B7 Em C

In spite of everyone, the tide is on the turn____

[Interlude]

C G Em D F#dim7

[Verse 3]

Em C G

And the bad side of town was named by nameless men

Em D F#dim7

Who knew themselves as faces, never as friends

Em C G

And the bad side of town, for sure it got pulled down

Em D

And the people who live still people it

C G G7

~ ~

Never put their faces down

[Chorus]

C Am G6 E Am

And I can hear the river flowing, inside of everyone

D Bm B7 Em

In spite of everyone, the tide is on the turn____

[Instrumental]

C G Em D F#dim7 Em C G Em D C G G7

~ ~ ~

[Chorus]

C Am G6 E Am

I can hear the river flowing, inside of everyone

D Bm B7 Em C

In spite of everyone, the tide is on the turn____

[Outro]

C G Em D F#dim7 Em C G Em D C G G7

~ ~ ~

C G Em D F#dim7 Em C G Em D C G

~ ~ ~

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