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Savin Hill by Street Dogs
Savin Hill
Key: C#
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
C# - x46664
G# - 466544
F# - 244322
Intro: C#-- x4
Verse 1:
C#
Savin Hill my starting
point Down the beach
F#
with a few beers
Didn't know what
C#
life had in for us
C#
Starting out at
St. Margarets
Up there on that
F#
lonely hill
I got my start
C# C#
in 1970 Moved on
down to Motley
school Down to St.
F#
Willies from there
The catholic golden
C#
rule got hooks in me
C#
Sister Robad Ms.
Coughlin the teachers
and their authority
F#
I put my fists up to
C#
them at every turn
Chorus 1:
F# G#
Savin Hill
F#
it was my start
G#
Beginning of
a lifetime
F# G#
I still remember
C#
those days clearly
F# G#
Cannot forget my
F#
roots Or when
G#
it really started
F# G#
Savin Hill down
C#
by the beach
Verse 2:
C#
Grades on to eight
were nuts Hi-jinx
stunts and pranks
F#
pulled out Me and
my cousin Bill
C#
the terrible two
C#
Danny Joey Robby
John Saxon and
F#
Victoria Many a
long neck bottle
C#
cracked down there
Chorus 2:
F# G#
Savin Hill it
F#
was my start
G#
From the courts
F#
back to the park
G#
The weekend time
C#
seemed so damn free
F# G#
If you had my back
F#
I took yours Our
G# F#
obligatory creed
G#
Savin Hill down
C# C#(hold)
by the beach
Interlude: C#-- x8
Bridge:
C#(all the way)
Do you remember
the tennis courts?
The bungalow or
Harpo's bench
Do you remember
jumping that bridge?
The risks we took
and our chances?
GO!
Interlude: C#-F#-B-C#- x2
Guitar Solo: C#-F#-B-C#- x2
Outro:
C#
The later years
F#
brought on alcohol
B
nights Coupled with
petty arguments
C#
and bar room fights
C#
We never broke apart
F#
and we stood our
B
ground If a cohort
C#
was lost he was found
C#
If things got hot
F#
Dorchester stayed
B
cool No other townies
C#
came toward us fools
C# F#
Savin Hill down by
B
the beach It's these
C#
memories I'll go preach
C# F#
Savin Hill down by
B
the beach It's these
C#
memories I'll go preach
C#
Savin Hill is
F# B C#(hold)
where it all began
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version 2
*= mute chord
Intro:
C#
e-----|
B-----|
G--4--|
D--4--| a bunch of times
A--2--|
E-----|
Verse 1:
C# F#
Savin Hill my starting point, down the beach with a few beers
C#
Didn't know what life had in for us
C# F#
Starting out at St. Margarets, up there on that lonely hill
C#
I got my start in 1970
C#* F#*
Moved on down to Motley school, down to St. Willies from there
C#*
The catholic golden rule got hooks in me
C#*
Sister Robad, Ms. Coughlin, the teachers and their authority
F#* C#
I put my fists up to them at every turn
Chorus:
F# G# F# G#
Savin Hill it was my start, beginning of a lifetime,
F# G# C#
I still remember those days clearly
F# G# F# G#
Cannot forget my roots, or when it really started,
F# G# C#
Savin Hill down by the beach
Verse 2:
C#* F#*
Grades on to eight were nuts, hi-jinx, stunts and pranks pulled out
C#*
Me and my cousin Bill, the terrible two
C#*
Danny, Joey, Robby, John, Saxon and Victoria
F#* C#*
Many a long neck bottle cracked down there
Chorus 2:
F# G# F# G#
Savin Hill it was my start, from the courts back to the park
F# G# C#
The weekend time seemed so **** free
F# G# F# G#
If you had my back, I took yours, our obligatory creed
F# G# C#
Savin Hill down by the beach
Interlude:
e--------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------|
G--10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10--10-10-10-10--|
D--11--11-11-11--11-11-11--11-11-11--11-11--11-11-11-11--|
A------*--*------*--*------*--*------*--*----------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------|
G--11--11-11-11--11-11-11--11-11-11--11-11--11-11-11-11--|
D--11--11-11-11--11-11-11--11-11-11--11-11--11-11-11-11--|
A------*--*------*--*------*--*------*--*----------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------|
G--12--12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12--10-10-10-10--|
D--11--11-11-11--11-11-11--11-11-11--11-11--11-11-11-11--|
A------*--*------*--*------*--*------*--*----------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------|
G--10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10--11-11-11-11--| all x2
D--11--11-11-11--11-11-11--11-11-11--11-11--11-11-11-11--|
A------*--*------*--*------*--*------*--*----------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge:
(Interlude)
Do you remember the tennis courts?
The bungalow or Harpo's bench
(Interlude)
Do you remember jumping that bridge?
The risks we took and our chances?
C#,F#,B,C# x2
Solo:
e--16-14-13h14p13----------------------------16---14-14-16-16b18-b18-b18--|
B-----------------14v--14-14-16-16b17-16r-14------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e--16br--13-14-14b15-b15-14p13-14------|
B---------------------------------14v--|
G--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------|
Verse 3:
C# F#
The later years brought on alcohol nights
B C#
Coupled with petty arguments and barroom fights
C# F#
We never broke apart, and we stood our ground
B C#
If a cohort was lost, he was found
C# F#
If things got hot, Dorchester stayed cool
B C#
No other townies came toward us fools
C# F#
Savin Hill down by the beach
B C#
It's these memories I'll go preach (these lines x2- solo played after first)
C# F# B C#
Savin Hill is where it all began
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