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Streets Of Sorrow - Birmingham Six

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***STREETS OF SORROW/BIRMINGHAM SIX - by Terry Woods/Shane MacGowan
from the album "If I Should Fall From Grace With God"
Intro   
|Amsus2 |Amsus2 ||
Oh CfareGwell you Cstreets of GsorFrow and fareAmwell you Gstreets of Fpain
I'll Cnot reGturn to Cfeel more GsorFrow nor to Amsee more Gyoung men Fslain
Through the lCast six yGears I've lCived through tGerrFor and in the dAmarkened stGreets the pFain
Oh hCow I lGong to fCind some sGolaFce in my mAmind I cGurse the strFain
So CfareGwell you Cstreets of GsorFrow and fareAmwell you Gstreets of Fpain
No I'll nCot retGurn to fCeel more sGorrFow nor to sAmee more yGoung men sFlain
There were Dsix men in Birmingham in AGuildford there's Dfour
That were Dpicked up and Gtortured and Aframed by the law
And the Dfilth got proGmotion but they're Dstill doing Gtime
For being GIrish in the wrong place and Aat the wrong time
In DIreland they'll put you aAway in the MDaze
In DEngland they'll kGeep you for sAeveral long days
God Dhelp you if eGver you're cDaught on these shGores
And the coGppers need someone when they Awalk through that door
You'll be Dcounting years first Gfive then ten, gArowing old in a lDonely hell
DRound the yard and the Glousy cell from wAall to wall and bDack again
A cDurse on the judges the Acoppers and Dscrews
Who tDortured the iGnnocent wArongly accused
For the pDrice of promGotion and jDustice to sGell
May the juGdged be their judges when they rAot down in hell
You'll be Dcounting years first Gfive then ten, gArowing old in a lDonely hell
DRound the yard and the Glousy cell from wAall to wall and bDack again
Inst    
|    C  D|    C  D|    C  D|  C   Am||
May the whDores of the empire lie aAwake in their bDeds
And sDweat as they cGount out the sAins on their heads
While oDver in IGreland eight mDore men lie dGead
KGicked down and shot in the bAack of the head
You'll be Dcounting years first Gfive then ten, gArowing old in a fDreezing hell
DRound the yard and the Glousy cell from wAall to wall and bDack again x2
Outro   
|    C  D|    C  D|    C  D|    C  D|    C  D|    C  D|    C  D|  C   Am||

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Streets Of Sorrow - Birmingham Six

by The Pogues

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***STREETS OF SORROW/BIRMINGHAM SIX - by Terry Woods/Shane MacGowan

from the album "If I Should Fall From Grace With God"

Intro

|Amsus2 |Amsus2 ||

C G C G F Am G F

Oh farewell you streets of sorrow and farewell you streets of pain

C G C G F Am G F

I'll not return to feel more sorrow nor to see more young men slain

C G C G F Am G F

Through the last six years I've lived through terror and in the darkened streets the pain

C G C G F Am G F

Oh how I long to find some solace in my mind I curse the strain

C G C G F Am G F

So farewell you streets of sorrow and farewell you streets of pain

C G C G F Am G F

No I'll not return to feel more sorrow nor to see more young men slain

D A D

There were six men in Birmingham in Guildford there's four

D G A

That were picked up and tortured and framed by the law

D G D G

And the filth got promotion but they're still doing time

G A

For being Irish in the wrong place and at the wrong time

D A D

In Ireland they'll put you away in the Maze

D G A

In England they'll keep you for several long days

D G D G

God help you if ever you're caught on these shores

G A

And the coppers need someone when they walk through that door

D G A D

You'll be counting years first five then ten, growing old in a lonely hell

D G A D

Round the yard and the lousy cell from wall to wall and back again

D A D

A curse on the judges the coppers and screws

D G A

Who tortured the innocent wrongly accused

D G D G

For the price of promotion and justice to sell

G A

May the judged be their judges when they rot down in hell

D G A D

You'll be counting years first five then ten, growing old in a lonely hell

D G A D

Round the yard and the lousy cell from wall to wall and back again

Inst

C D C D C D C Am

| | | | ||

D A D

May the whores of the empire lie awake in their beds

D G A

And sweat as they count out the sins on their heads

D G D G

While over in Ireland eight more men lie dead

G A

Kicked down and shot in the back of the head

D G A D

You'll be counting years first five then ten, growing old in a freezing hell

D G A D

Round the yard and the lousy cell from wall to wall and back again x2

Outro

C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C Am

| | | | | | | | ||

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