Chords for Charcoal Lane - ARCHIE ROACH

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_ _ _ _ Side by side [A] we'd walk along [G] To the end of [D] Gertrude Street
_ And we'd top all the mustard [A] for a quart [D] of wine _
_ _ _ _ Thick or thin, [A] right or wrong [G] In the cold and in [D] the heat
_ We'd cross Old Smith Street [A] to the end [D] of the line _ _
_ _ _ [G] Then we'd [D] laugh and sing [A] Do [D] anything [A] to take away [D] the pain
_ [G] Tryin' to keep [D] it down [A] as it first [D] went down _ In [D] Charcoal Lane _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Spendin' yards [A] and tellin' jokes [G] Now the wine is tasting [D] good
Cos it's getting closer [A] and closer _ [D] to its end _ _ _ _ _ _
Have a sip [A] and roll some smokes [G] We'd smoke tailor-made if [D] we could _
But we'd just make do with [A] some city _ [D] street land _ _ _ _ _
[G] Then we'd all [D] tuck in [A] and we'd start to grin When we had enough to do [D] it again
But [G] if things [D] got tight then we had to fight [A] For _ [D] Charcoal Lane _ _
_ _ _ Up Gertrude Street [A] we'd walk once more [G] With just a few [D] cents short
At which stop at the [A] Builder's to see who we could [D] see _ _
_ _ _ Then we'd fight around [A] until we'd score [G] A flag in old Mack Williams' [D] court
_ _ Enough to take [A] away our [D] misery _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] Then we'd all [D] get drunk, [A] oh so drunk And maybe a little [D] insane
_ [G] Then we'd stagger along, [A] all alone And the next day we'd do it [D] again
Have a [A] revival _ _ _ in [D] Charcoal Lane _ I'm _ _ [A] a survivor _ _ _ of Charcoal [D] Lane _ _ _
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