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Rain Street

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Intro
C  F G  C   F G  C  F G
The Cchurch bell rings
An old drunk sings
A young girl hocks her FwedCding Gring
Down on CRain Street
F G  C  F G
CDown the alley the icewagon flew
Picked up a stiff that was FturnCing Gblue
The Clocal kids were Fsniffin'   CglueG  
There Cain't much else for kids  F  Cto Gdo
Down CRain Street
Verse 3
Father McGreer buys an ice cold beer
And a short for Father Loyola
Father Joe's got the clap again
He's drinking Coca-Cola
Down on Rain Street
Bless me Father I have sinned
I got pissed and I got pinned
And God can't help the shape I'm in
Down on Rain Street
Verse 5
There's a Tesco on the sacred ground
Where I pulled her knickers down
While Judas took his measly price
And St Anthony gazed in awe at Christ
Down on Rain Street
Bb F C
I Cgave my love a goodnight kiss
I tried to take a Flate C/Enight G/Dpiss
But the Ctoilet moved so aFgain I C/Emis- G/Dsed
Down CRain StreetF  G  
Verse 7
I sat on the floor and watched TV
Thanking Christ for the BBC
A stupid fucking place to be
Down Rain Street
Verse 8
I took my Eileen by the hand
Walk with me was her command
I dreamt we were walking on the strand
Down Rain Street
   C  FThat Gnight CRain Street Fwent Gon for Cmiles       / repeat & fade   \
      F          G            C           F        C   F   G/               C   F   G\
  That night on Rain Street somebody smiled        (Rain Street)

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Rain Street

by The Pogues

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/E

G/D

Intro

C F G C F G C F G

The church bell rings

An old drunk sings

F C G

A young girl hocks her wedding ring

Down on Rain Street

F G C F G

Down the alley the icewagon flew

F C G

Picked up a stiff that was turning blue

C F C G

The local kids were sniffin' glue

C F C G

There ain't much else for kids to do

Down Rain Street

Verse 3

Father McGreer buys an ice cold beer

And a short for Father Loyola

Father Joe's got the clap again

He's drinking Coca-Cola

Down on Rain Street

Bless me Father I have sinned

I got pissed and I got pinned

And God can't help the shape I'm in

Down on Rain Street

Verse 5

There's a Tesco on the sacred ground

Where I pulled her knickers down

While Judas took his measly price

And St Anthony gazed in awe at Christ

Down on Rain Street

Bb F C

I gave my love a goodnight kiss

F C/E G/D

I tried to take a late night piss

C F C/E G/D

But the toilet moved so again I mis- sed

C F G

Down Rain Street

Verse 7

I sat on the floor and watched TV

Thanking Christ for the BBC

A stupid fucking place to be

Down Rain Street

Verse 8

I took my Eileen by the hand

Walk with me was her command

I dreamt we were walking on the strand

Down Rain Street

C F G C F G C

That night Rain Street went on for miles / repeat & fade \

F G C F C F G C F G

/ \

That night on Rain Street somebody smiled (Rain Street)

About Rain Street Chords by The Pogues

Learn how to play Rain Street by The Pogues with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Rain Street chords”, “Rain Street guitar chords”, or “The Pogues Rain Street chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Rain Street chords and for experienced players who want accurate Rain Street lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, F, G, A, Bb, C/E.

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What key is "Rain Street" in?

The chords for "Rain Street" show the original chord names (including C, F, G, A, Bb, C/E). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.