Ballad of the times Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C][F][G][C][F][G]
[C][F][G][F][G][C][F][G][C]
[F][G]

[Verse 1]
[C]Narrow streets breed narrow minds and
[F]Care for king but not [G]for kind
It's [C]a short hop to a long weekend
When [F]every move you ap[G]prehend
You'll [F]never find room [G]to find your feet
To [F]walk out of [G]this avenue
Your [C]pockets are lined with promises
When did [F]you promise ever [G]pay
for [C]shoes?

[Interlude 1]
[G][C][F][G]

[Verse 2]
[C]Counting coal trucks by the line and
[G]Rai[F]se your glasses one mor[G]e time
Cause [C]Billy has gone off to war
[G]And [F]God knows what he's [G]fighting for
But [F]wartime will make [G]him a man
[F]Work that no one [G]see, if you can
A [C]hero's grave is six feet deep [G]not
[F]Room enough [G]for all [C]his plans.

[Verse 3]
[Bb]She can scrub the step
but if he'll never [F]gleam
If he did she'd smash the [Bb]dream
And they've held the
world [C]too [F]long
But dreams are [G]what you wake
[C]up from
[F][G][C]

[Verse 4]
Father was a fighter [G]too
[Am]The only[F] way to jump[G] the queue[C]
Boxing clever, times were tough
[Am]But will[F] that ever be en[G]ough?
You'd [F]never find room to [G]find his feet
To [F]walk out of [G]these avenues
Their [C]pockets are lined with promises
[G]When did the[F]y promise ever
pay [G]for [C]shoes?
When did they [F]promise [G]ever [C]pay for shoes?

[Outro 1]
[G][C][G]
[Am][F][G][C][G][Am][F][C]
[F][C][G][F][C][G]
[F][C][G][F][C]