Down In Albion Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

MAIN RIFF

F♯mI tell you a story but you won't listen,

Its about a nightmere steeped in tradition,

BmIts a story of a coked up pansy, MAIN RIFF on bass

Who spends his nights at a flight of fancy

F♯mMet two fellas over gin and mixers,

They talked for a while and soon got the picture,

BmOne was a suped up soho mincer,

The other was a pikey with a knowledge of scripture,

AmThen the conversation turned Fmevil (evil)

AmTalked and talked and talked about Fmpeople

What did you do to so many people?

F♯mStumble left out of the boozer

……………..... (?)

Bm... another life (?)

... looking alright (?)

Bm C Bm C

Bm That girls are Cway ahead of the game?

Bm CWay ahead of the game

Bm CWay ahead of the game

Pre-chorus

Bm You turned your Gback uF♯pon her Bmone too many GtiF♯mes

Bm Spent all her GhaF♯rd earned money Bmjust getting GhiF♯gh

She sang

Chorus

Is she more beautiful x3

 Is Eshe Emore CbeautiBful

Bm C Bm C

F♯mShe's La Belle Et La Bete at the ball

She's La Belle Et La Bete at the ball

BmShe's La Belle Et La Bete at the ball

............................. (?)

Pre-chorus

Bm You turned your Gback uF♯pon her Bmone too many GtiF♯mes

Bm Spent all her GhaF♯rd earned money Bmjust getting GhiF♯gh

She sang

Chorus

Is she more beautiful x3

 Is Eshe Emore CbeautiBful

 Then Bm C Bm C

Then

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Bom dada da da

Bm That? girls areC way ahead of the game

Bm CWay ahead of the game

Bm CWay ahead of the game

Pre-chorus

Bm You turned your Gback uF♯pon her Bmone too many GtiF♯mes

Bm Spent all her GhaF♯rd earned money Bmjust getting GhiF♯gh

She sang

Is she more beautiful x9

Intro

Bm G D F♯ X3

DWhat Im sayCing, what i'm sayBming

A7Whats the use between death and glory?

A7I cant tell between death and glory?

EmHappy endings, no, they never bored me

EmHappy endings, they still don't bore me

A7But they, they have a way

A7They have a way to make you pay

PRE CHORUS

 And to make you toe the lineBm G D

F♯Sever the tiesBm G D

 Because F♯I'm so cleverBm G D

 But F♯cleverly wiseBm G D

Chorus

 Fuck forBmever G D

F♯If you don't minBmd G D

 Oh F♯fuck forBmever? G D

F♯If you dont Bmmind, dGont mind,iD dont mind,iF♯ dont mind

A7Oh whats the use between death and glory?

A7I cant tell between death and glory?

EmNew labour and Tory

EmPergatory and no happy families

DOh, so what I'm Csaying

 What I'm Bmsaying

DNo, its not the Csame

 Its not supposed to be the Bmsame

A7You know about that way

A7The way they make you pay

PRE CHORUS + CHORUS

 And to make you toe the lineBm G D

F♯Sever the tiesBm G D

 Oh, youF♯'re so cBmlever, yoGurD so clever

F♯But you're not Bmvery nice G D

 So FucBmk forGevDer

F♯If you don't minBmd G D

 Oh I’m SF♯tuck forBmever? G D

F♯If you dont Bmmind, dGont mind,iD dont mind,iF♯ dont mind

A7But have you heard about that way,

A7To make you feel I should soon make you pay

PRE CHORUS + CHORUS

 And to make you toe the lineBm , GliDne

F♯Sever thBme tiGesD

F♯Oh, wellBm I nGevDer

F♯Sever thBme tiGesD

 And Fuck foBmreverG D

F♯If you don't minBmd G D

 See I’m F♯Stuck foBmrever?G D

F♯Oh i'm stuckBm n yourG mind, youDr mind, yourF♯ mind

I never played this on the radio

I never played this on the radio

E-12-11-7-5-4-

C♯mYou seBnt fC♯mor me B

 I was Aknock knock knocking Eon death's Bdoor

 You C♯mignore, Badore, andC♯m a'rebourB me

AYou leave me washed up Ebegging for Bmore

 If you BreallyC♯m caredD♯m for Bme

C♯mAh you'd let meG♯m be

C♯mYou'd set me G♯mfree

 But what Gyou F♯robbed me of is my...

BPoor me, is myC liberty

C♯mThe cuBrtaiC♯mn was Bcalling

ABlew awaEy and die bBoy

C♯mIn theB mirC♯mror baBwling

 If you Awant it so much you can have it Ball

 If you BreallyC♯m caredD♯m for Bme

 Christ C♯mknows she'd let meG♯m be

C♯mYou'd set me G♯mfree

 I'm too F♯polite to say..B. C

F♯mI defy Eyou Ball

 You know Etwice as much as Anothing at all

 It's still Anothing A♯at Ball

F♯mAh, you can't define Eus aBll

 The ETides are now turned and Ahammered it all

AHammered itA♯ alBl

Ah, no, ah no, ah no...

EWe've been running round this world too G♯mmuch, girl

 Pretending F♯not to see

 What's Bthrilling me, is Ckilling me

 Oh Eno, I think I understand

 What I misunderG♯mstood before

 How your love gives me F♯so much more

 I am Bfree again, I can Csee again..

 But C♯mif, if I should Cfall

 Would you Evow today to pay tomorrow

 The Amfuck off big debt I Bowe to sorrow...

E-12-11-7-5-4-

Verse

GSpeCakG Ci don't Gtalk abCout Git C

GSpeCakG dCon't want to kGnow all abCout GitC

EmArguing with you's no gCood D

EmYou'll be nobody's Cfool but you'll Dalmost speak...

GSpeCakG Ci don't Gtalk abCout Git

Chorus

 Don't talk abEmout the 3Bm2nd of DeAmcember

 Oh, thats the Bmnight I'm Dtrying so hard to forEmget

 All you do is you Bmcome around and i rememAmber

 Remeber Cwhat I try, oh C♯that I, wDhat I....

Verse

GStiCllG Cyou don'Gt talk CabouGt iCt

GStiCllG dCon't wanna knoGw all abouCt itG C

EmAnybody want tea? C D

EmAnybody, thank you,C ah fuck me D

GButC don't speGaCk

GAnd donC't tGalk about it

Chorus

 Don't talk abEmout the 3Bm2nd of DeAmcember

 Thats theBm night I'mD trying so hard to foEmrget

 So all you do is youBm come around and i remeAmmber

 Remeber Cwhat I try, oh C♯that I, wDhat I....

Verse

GStiCllG Cyou don'Gt talk CabouGt iCt

Middle 8

EmWell it was you not i

AmIt was such a stickler for manners

EmSo don't you say goodbye

AmNo, not to a good old friend,

 Ah goEmodbye, gooAmdbye goodbye

EmGoodbye ???Am???????????C♯??????D♯????

Verse

Still,don't talk about it

Still, don't want to know about it

Ah if they ask me nicely nicely then i'll go

EmBut they never do

 So i'll Amnever...

[x4]

Chorus

 oh paddy put the Epipe down C A

 if you got the rightE sound C A

 if isn't not alEright son C A

 oh la-Elie, oh Cmy A

Verse

Chorus

 oh paddy put the Epipe down C A

 if you got the rightE sound C A

 if isn't not alEright son C A

 oh la-Elie, oh Cmy A

Verse

Chorus

 oh paddy put the Epipe down C A

 if you got the rightE sound C A

 if isn't not alEright son C A

 oh la-Elie, oh Cmy A

Riff

la la-la la-la lalalala-la

Chorus

 oh paddy put the Epipe down C A

 if you got the rightE sound C A

 if isn't not alEright son C A

 oh la-Elie, oh Cmy A

Chorus

 oh paddy put the Epipe down C A

 if you got the rightE sound C A

 if isn't not alEright son C A

 oh la-Elie, oh Cmy A

E-7h8p7

BmNow here's a taGle

ETale I will tF♯ell

BmBlood lust after ohG cups of tea

 And a mEany, many things I F♯do so well

COh you knDow that's the eGnd

 That's the eBnd so far away down

They said that I was as good as dead

And there was hope, but not for us together

My friend, my only friend

COh well you kDnow that that's the Gend

 And that's the eBnd so far away down

Skip... fame on the run

Don't look back into the motherfucking sun, no

COh well you kDnow that that's the eGnd

 And that's the eBnd so far away down

Sticks and stones

May break my bones

Oh but your words

They really kill me

Sticks and sto-o-o-o-ones

May break my bo-o-o-o-ones

Sticks and stones may break my bones

Oh but your words they really hurt me

CAnd there you kDnow that's the eGnd

 But there can nBever be and end

Outro

Intro

E 17-17-17-17-17-15-15-15-12-12-12

B 17-17-17-17-17-15-15-15-12-12-12

Gooh oBh oh Cooh Dooh oooooh

Gooh oBh oh Cooh Dooh

Verse

GWhy would you pay to see me in a Ccage?

 And Gwhy would you pay to see me in a cCage?

CSome men call the stage

 Listen Emnow I have gBone

 You will Cknow

 I was the Cmonly one that would have dGiedG

GWhat Gwas BwronBg Bin Bthe eCyes Cof tChe CunDwell Dand DunwDise

Chorus

 And IG killed a man for his Bgiro todCay D

GWasGn't GverGy gBay, BI BdiBdn't Cmind

CI Cwas Ca moDney Dman DanyDway

GKilled a man for his Bgiro todCay D

PRE VERSE

G C

Verse

GWhy, would Cyou pay

GWhy, would you Cpay

CTo see me in a cage

It's all across the stage

 And Emknow

 When the night has Bcome

 You might Csay

 I was not the Donly the one who would've GdiedG

GWhat Gwas BwronBg Bin Bthe Ceyes Cof Cthe CcruDel Dand DunwDise

GAnd I killed a man for his Bgiro todCay D G

 On the off chance that you liCstenin

To the radio

 I thought you might like to Gknow you broke my heart C

 Can onlyG sadden up or hedge your bets

 Or take a chance and never get you aCgain

GAll my ties, time and time

 I keep on trying hard not to try Ctoo hard

 When GI forgive, I won't forget

 To killing time, so I'm bettCer now

 I don't need Git...

 Anything that makes you, feel hate C

 Can do without hate G

 Now I believe in lCove

Em Now I have gBone

 Oh yeah, I will pCay

 For everyCmthing you've done

 What was wGrong G

GInG tBheB eByeBs CofC thCe uCnweDll Dand uDnwiDse

 And I Gkilled a man for his Bgiro todCay D G G G G

BOhBhhB B CohChh C C D ohDhhh D D

GOhhh ohBhh oChhhh D

Intro

A C F D

Verse 1

 Sit rAight down if you’re a friend, you knCow there ain’t too many left Gof them Dm

 I saAid, ‘I want love...I wantC it all’ G F

Chorus

 You lDmook better now than the lasFt time C

 But yDmou still look better than bFefore C

 The lDmife that you wanted was notF in store C

 I’m gDmonna be better than before F C

 My LoAve, My Love, CMy Love, My LoGve … x2 Dm F

Verse 2

 Ah sAtop your moaning and I’ll give you a taster, C

 TheyG’ll give you a line and then call you a waster. Dm

 Don’At, you said you will tChen you wont

 EithGer you do or you don’t, you do or youF don’t.

Chorus

 You lDmook better now than the lastF time C

 But yDmou still look better from afFar C

 The lDmife that you wanted was not Fin store C

 I’m gDmonna be better than before F C

A C F D

 My LoAve, My Love, MyC Love, My LovGe … x2 Dm F

 When Aits suits you, you’re a friend of mine G

Chorus

 You lDmook better now than the lastF time C

 But yDmou’re still no better than bFefore C

 The lDmife that you wanted was not Fin store C

 I’m gDmonna be better than before F C

 My LAove, My Love, MyC Love, My LovGe … x2 Dm F

A C G F A

Intro

Verse

Cthey would if they could but the cant.... tFalk like they could

Fare you going to heGar what the say, wot im tring to say is........

Chorus

C I'm in love with a feeEeeeling i know that it shFows,

F I'm in love with a feeEeeeling i don't ?care for mGoles?

Bridge

CI'm still waiting

Eshow me fire

Flike an open

EDoor laala.lCalalalalalaEalalalalalFalalalaaaaaaEaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

DIndianC, Chinaman dBmown from VietAnam \

And all the people from the Carribbean \

English, scottish and irish man | Freestyle over

We just come together and sing this a one / dont play the

cal man and woman, black and white, / actual chords

Banned to survival have to put up a fight, so/

F♯mSo A wing, B wing, C wing and G Wing

Come help us sing

A wing, B wing, C wing and G Wing

Come help us sing

again

F♯mSo A wing, B wing, C wing and G Wing

Come help us sing

A wing, B wing, C wing and G Wing

Come help us sing

with me

BmThey're rough

in Pentonville, tough

get rough

Wicked and tough

Yeah rough

Pentonville tough

It's rough

Wicked and rough now

BmEveryday, iAt's the same

BmPeople can'At get better

BmNo they canA't get tamed

BmAnd black up the heads of the Asick and the lame

Bmall the same who can't get retAained

BmSome men jump out of their braAins

BmCause they can't take the presAsure

Bmand can't take thAe pain

BmWhen they see the life, it go Adown the drain

BmIn Pentonville it's a differenEt ball game

BmIt's rough |

Pentonville tough |

It's rough |

Wicked and tough \ this part freestyles on Bm

Yeah rough /

Pentonville tough |

It's hard |

Wicked and rough now |

F♯mSo A wing, B wing, C wing and G Wing

Come help us sing

A wing, B wing, C wing and G Wing

Come help us sing

BmIt's rough

Pentonville tough

It's hard

Wicked and rough

Yeah rough

Pentonville tough

It's hard

Wicked and rough now

Bmthis is this the libertist, saAnty

Bmme off me head (e) alot featurAing Pete Doherty

Bmin the pentonville the say theAy coud look ghouly

BmThem the youth now say they toAuch our free weed

Bmheres the capt now, with boot Ahe learn

Bmborn the youth now rerasta theA route,

Bmborn the youth with a jazzy roAute

Bmam a rasta re-route noEw

BmIt's rough

Pentonville tough

It's hard

Wicked and rough

Yeah rough

Pentonville tough

It's hard

Wicked and rough now

Bmthis is this the libertist, saAnty

Bmme off me head (e) alot featurAing Pete Doherty

Bmin the pentonville the say theAy coud look ghouly

BmThem the youth now say they toAuch our free weed

Pete sings

Bm(well nothing to see but a poxAy celebrity)

Bm(a man without a care is just Awho you wanna be)

Bm(They stand away as they lock Ahim in a cage,)

Bm(they got your body but they cEant get your mind,)

BmGet Rough

(fighting for the rough tough love, get rough)

Pentonvie tough

Everyday, it's the same

People can't get better

No they can't get tamed

And black up the heads of the sick and the lame

Some men jump out of their brains

Cause they can't take the pressure

Cant take the pain

When they see the life, it go down the drain

In Pentonville it's a different ball game

So A wing, B wing, C wing and G Wing

Come help us sing

A wing, B wing, C wing and G Wing

Come help us sing

Because it's rough

Pentonville tough

It's hard

Wicked and rough

Yeah tough

Pentonville rough

It's hard

Wicked and rough

Chorus freestyle

Verse

F There's Ca lesson I haveDm learnt

A♯ If youA play with Dmfire Gyou will get Cburnt

F C Hell hath no Dmfury

A♯ Like Awoman Dmscorned

  I'll tell Gyou my story

Make you wish you never, wish you...

  CWish you never never, wish you never been born

Fm I may never Cmlearn, never Fmknow Cm

Fm I may live and Cmlearn but never Fmknow Cm Bm A♯m

  I may crash and Cmburn, oh no

A♯m I may take my Aturn

  DIf you Alove her, then Bmtell her you Alove Bmher Aand

  D You could beA kissing her Bmsoon A Bm A

  DIf you Aneed her, oh, Bmtell her you Aneed Bmher Aand

  D You won't beA missing her Bmsoon A Bm A

  GOh, but for a love to be true

  BmIt must come fromB her too

Intro

C F7M Dm Am G x4

Verse 1

C Down in Albion,F7M they're black and blue

C But we don't talk about Gthat

C Are you from round hereF7M? How do you do?

C I'd like to talk aboutG that...

  Talk overC, gin in teacups anF7Md leaves on the lawn

C Violence at bus stops,G and a pale thin girl with eyes forlorn

C More gin in teacups, anF7Md leaves on the lawn

C Violence in dole queues and aG pale thin girl,

behind the checkout...

Chorus

  But if you're F7Mlooking for a cheap sort set inC false anticiGpation

  I'll bF7Me waiting in the photo booth at theC undergroundG station

F7M So come awayC, won't you come away, we could go Gto...

GDeptford, Catford or Watford, Digberth, Mansfield

 Anywhere in AlbionC...

  F7MAnywhere in AlDmbion..Am. AnyGwhere in AlCbion...

Verse 2

CYellowing classics and

F7MCanons at dawn

CCoffee wallahs and pith helmetsG

And, an English song

 mmCmm reebok classics and

F7MCanons at dawn

CTerrible Warlords and good warlordsG

 And an English sonGg

Chorus

  But if you're F7Mlooking for a cheap sort all glinCt with perspiGration

 There'sF7M a four mile queue outside the disuCsed powerstaGtion

F7M So come awayC, o say you'll come away and go Gto...

GSatsworth, Senford, Weovil, Woomoyle, NEW-CAST-LE

  But if you're F7Mlooking for a cheap tart don't glinCt with perspiGration

 There'sF7M a five mile queue outside the disuCsed powerstaGtion

F7MNow come away, Cwon't you come away we'll go toG...

GBedtown, Oldham, Nunthorpe, Rowlam, Bristol

 Anywhere in albioCn

 AF7Mnywhere in AlDmbion.Am.. AnyGwhere in AlCbion... AnF7Mywhere in AlDmbion.Am.. AnywGhere

 in AClbion...

F7M Dm Am G C F7M Dm Am G

BmWell I Heard It Said

 He had come bAack from the dead

GmAnd he was playing so fine

F♯mScooping up

The soul of the wine

BmHave courage, my boy

 When you lookA them in the eye

GmAnd try not to look too scum

F♯mCause you need their money now

You need their money

 Bridge Bm, A, G♯,G,F♯

BmI heard Him Say No hapApy place to be

 There's nothing nGmice about me

 There's nothing F♯mnice around me

 Bridge Bm, A, G♯,G,F♯

BmI heard it said

 He had come Aback from the dead

GmI keep it in reach

F♯mKeep it in the fridge

BmCourage, my dear

 When you looAk them in the eye

GmLaugh if they try to be funny

F♯mBecause you need their money now

You need their money

Ending Bm A Gm F♯m Bm A G♯ G F♯

Intro

G D C X4

Ah, tell me

  GWhat did I Ddream?

  Cause Cnothing's as it seems

  On the Gway back Ddown, Cfor me

  GWhat did I Ddream?

  Cause Cnothing's as it seems

  On the Gway back Dround, Cfor me

  CNothing's gonna keep me from my

  GWhat did I dream?

  CNo one's gonna keep me from my

  GWhat did DI dCream?

G D C

  We're on the Gone road D

  CMaybe the wrong road

  It's the Groad to Dfuck Cknows where

  We're on the Gone road D

  CMaybe the wrong road

  But we're toGgether Dnow so I Cdon't care

  CNothing's gonna keep me from my

  GWhat did I dream?

  CNo one's gonna keep me from my

  A♯mNo one'll fucking keep me from my

  CNo one's gonna keep me from my

  GWhat did DI dCream?

  GWhat did DI dCream?

  And if I Gconfide in you toBday

  I know you Edon't believe a Csingle Bword I Asay

  I found solace in the Dflood

  And Geverybody knew F♯that FI Ewould

  Cause I'm Aalright

  And there's a D♯slight crack in my D♯chimney D

So tell me

  GWhat did I Ddream? (x2)

  CNothing's as it seems

  On the Gway back Dround Cfor me

G D C

  GWhat Ddid CI? (x3)

What did I dream?

DUp the morning, up, up thDme morning x 5

E5 Ohhh_______ A5 E5 Ohhh_______ A5

E5 Ohhh_______ A5 Ohh_Em___________F♯m G

DEverytime I see your face C♯

 It makes me sigh____, and makes me trace F♯m G

 My shadows___ in bF♯mlood on wall Em

 (Not to the lanF♯md-lord's taste I knGow) A

D But I see your face C♯

 It makes me cry____, Al- WaC♯7ys F♯m

GOoh ooG7Mh E5ohh F♯5ah G5ah A5 ah

D And if I, if I could go C♯m

C♯ Back in time C♯7

D And if I, if I could go C♯

 Back in tiF♯mme___ I would

Ggo to show, were I did not show A Asus4 G

A Asus4 Oh____ F♯m What was i supposed to doG? Gsus4

F♯m What's a boy supposed to, suppGosed to do? A

DUp the morning, up, up theDm morning

DUp the morning, up, up theDm morning

DUp the morning, up, up theDm morning

DUp the morning, up, up theDm morning

DUp the morning, up, up theDm morning

Intro riff

CHORDS: (play these chords hitting G string first)

D

D7M

D7

G (320003

G/B

E

A7

Dmaj7sus

A7sus4

F

Verse 1

* **

You have always thinking of her

*** ****

You're in love and you don't know what to say

*** ****

But I saw her at the fair and she feels the same way

 She was marrEied by the merry-go-round A

Verse 2

EThe merry-go-round A

EHow merrily we go rAound

EHow merrily we go rAound

EThe merry-go-round A7

DIt was the A7sus4first one of the daDy

 It was the A7sus4last one of the nigDht

 Oh hold me A7sus4tight, hold me tighDt

DThey said yA7sus4ou were wrongened D

 But I can sA7sus4ee in your eyes D

 How you areA7sus4 gentle and wise D

 And you had the good sFtuff

 Oh there's a paradA7e of girls outsideD A7sus4 D A7sus4

FThat boy's so shy A7

 Why'd you punch out his lights? D A7sus4 D A7sus4

DYou should get some sD7Mun on your face

D7You've been sitting like a loGrd in the bG/Bath for days

EIt's getting so I don't even know you

A

 It's getting so I don't even know yoDu Dmaj7sus

DWe get away with doing the liD7Mttle that we can

D7We mustn't take Git too fG/Bar my friend

EThe Albion needs every man woman and child she can get her hands on