Tablature rain street - The Pogues

          



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  From: HISCAP@LUSTA.LATROBE.EDU.AU (PERRETT,Andrew)

  

  Rain Street      The Pogues S.MacGowen

   

  Fast.

   

  Intro  C  F G  C   F G  C  F G

   

      C

  The church bell rings

   

  An old drunk sings

                         F  C    G

  A young girl hocks her wedding ring

          C

  Down on Rain Street

   

  F G  C  F G

   

  C

  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 aint much else for kids  to do

       C

  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

   

    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)

  

  

   


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