Rain Street Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
[G]The church [C]bell rings,
an old drunk sings
A young girl hocks her [F]wedding ring
Down on [C]Rain Street
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[Verse 2]
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[C]Down the alley, the icewagon flew
Picked up a stiff that was
[F]turning [Am]blue[G]
[C]The local kids were [F]sniffin' [G]glue
There [C]ain't much else for kid[F]s to do
[G]Down [C]Rain Street
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[Verse 3]
[C]Father McGreer buys an ice- cold beer
And a short [G]for [C]Father Loyola
Father John's got [F]the clap [C]again[G]
He's [C]drinking Coca- Col[F]a[C]
[G]Down on [C]Rain Street
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[Verse 4]
[C]Bless me Father, I have sinned
I got pissed and [F]I got p[G]inned
And [C]God can't help the state [G]I'm in
Down on [C]Rain Street
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[Verse 5]
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There's [C]a Tesco on
the sacred ground
Where I pulled her [F]knicker[C]s down
[G]While Judas[C] took his mea[F]sly pri[C]ce[G]
As Saint [C]Anthony gazed in [F]awe at [C]Christ
[G]Down on Rai[C]n Street

[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 6]
I [C]gave my love a goodnight kiss
I tried to take a [F]late- [C]night [G]piss
But the [C]toiled moved, so [F]again I [C]missed
[G]Down Rai[C]n Str[F]eet[G]

[Verse 7]
[C]I sat on the floor and watched TV
Thanking Christ [F]for [C]the [G]BBC
A stu[C]pid fucking [F]place [C]to be
[G]Down Rai[C]n Str[F]eet[G]

[Verse 8]
[C]I took my Eileen by the hand
"Walk with me" was [F]her
[C]com[G]mand
[C]I dreamt we were walking
[F]on the [C]strand[G]
Down [C]Rain Street
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[Verse 9]
[F]
[G]That night [C]Rain [F]Street
went on [G]for [C]miles[F]
That night [G]on [C]Rain Street,
[F]somebody smiled

[Verse 10]
(Rain Street) (Rain Street)
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[Outro 1]
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