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Rain Street by The Pogues
Rain Street
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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version 2
Intro:
C F G
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------5-2-------5-|
D|---2-5-----5-3-2---|
A|-3-----------------|
E|-------------------|
C
The church bell rings an old drunk sings
C F C/E G/D
A young girl hocks her wedding ring
C |F G|C F G||
Down on Rain Street
Down the alley the icewagon flew
Picked up a stiff that was turning blue
The local kids were sniffin' glue
There aint much else for kids to do
Down Rain Street
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
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
Inst |BH F C || X 6
I gave my love a goodnight kiss
I tried to take a late night piss
But the toilet moved so again I missed
Down Rain Street
I sat on the floor and watched TV
Thanking Christ for the BBC
A stupid fucking place to be
Down Rain Street
I took my Eileen by the hand
Walk with me was her command
I dreamt we were walking on the strand
Down Rain Street
That night Rain Street went on for miles
That night on Rain Street somebody smiled
Outro ||:C F G |C F G |C F G |C F G :||
||:BH F C |BH F C |BH F C |BH F C :||
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