Mildenhall Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C]

[Verse 1]
At fifteen we had [C]to
leave the States again
Dad was stationed at an RAF base
they [F]called Mildenhall
Black moss on a [C]busted [Am]wall
[C]The cobblestones made
it hard to skate
I thought [Am]my flattop [C]was so new wave
Until it [F]melted away in
[C]the Suffolk rain
Well god dam[G]n, you miss the USA
[C]

[Verse 2]
[F]
Then a kid in class passed
me a [C]tape[Am][C][F]
An invitation, not the hand of fate
[C][G]

[Verse 3]
[C]I guess my shoes said I might relate
Somehow she knew I'd [Am]like [C]to stay
up waiting with [F]her in the cold
For cheap beer and [C]rock 'n [Am]roll[C]
Which in [G]time put lots of things
in my mind
[C][Am][C]

[Verse 4]
[F]
A kid in class passed me a [C]tape[F]
We saw some bands down
at the corn ex[C]change

[Verse 5]
[G]I w[C]onder where my sister
was that night
Back at home un[Am]der the tan[C]ning bed lights
I [F]can still see the glow
Strange rays from [C]her [Am]window[C]
Each [G]night, as I was skating [C]home
Started messing with my dad's guitar
Taught me some chords just
to start me off
[F]Whittling away on [C]those rainy [Am]days[C]
And [G]that's how we get to
where we are now
[C]

[Verse 6]
[F]
A kid in class passed me a [C]tape[F]
A band called The Jesus and
The Mary Chain
[C][G]

[Verse 7]
[C]I started messing with my
dad's guitar
He taught me some chords
just to start me off
[F]Whittling away on all of those
[C]rainy [Am]days[C]
And [G]that's how we get to
where we are [C]now[Am][C]
And [G]that's how we get to where we are now

[Outro 1]
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