The Pogues - Rain Street

      

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 Rain Street The Pogues S.MacGowen
 
 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 p**sed 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 p**s
         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 f**king 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)