The Dubliners - The town I loved so well
(Doorverwezen vanaf Dubliners, The - The town I loved so well)
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Intro
| G | D7 | C | G | | C | Am | D | D7 |
Verse 1
G D7 C G In my memory I will always see C G G D The town that I have loved so well G D7 C G Where our school played ball by the Gas-yard wall C G D G Gsus4 G And we laughed through the smoke and the smell C D G F#/G Em7 Going home in the rain, running up the dark lane C B/C Am7 D D7 Past the jail and down behind the fountain G D7 C G Those were happy days, in so many, many ways C G D G Gsus4 G In the town I loved so well
Verse 2
G D7 C G: In the early morning the Shirt Factory horn C G G D: Called women from Graigeen, The Moor and The Bog G D7 C G: While the men on the dole played a mother's role C G D G Gsus4 G: Fed the children, and then walked the dogs C D G F#/G Em7: And when times got tough there was just about enough C B/C Am7 D D7: But they saw it through without complaining G D7 C G: For deep inside was a burning pride C G D G Gsus4 G: For the town I love so well
Verse 3
G D7 C G: There was music there in the Derry air C G G D: Like a language that we all could understand G D7 C G: I remember the day that I earned my first pay C G D G Gsus4 G: When I played in a small pick-up band C D G F#/G Em7: There I spent my youth, and to tell you the truth C B/C Am7 D D7: I was sad to leave it all behind me G D7 C G: For I'd learned about life and I'd found me a wife C G D G Gsus4 G: In the town I loved so well
Verse 4
G D7 C G: But when I returned, how my eyes have burned C G G D: To see how a town could be brought to its knees G D7 C G: By the armoured cars and the bombed out bars C G D G Gsus4 G: And the gas that hangs on to every breeze C D G F#/G Em7: Now the army is installed by the old Gas-yard wall C B/C Am7 D D7: And the damned barbed wire gets higher and higher G D7 C G: With their tanks and their guns, oh my God what have they done C G D G Gsus4 G: To the town I love so well
Verse 5
G D7 C G: Now the music's gone, but they carry on C G G D: For their spirit's been brused, but never broken G D7 C G: They will not forget for their hearts are all set C G D G Gsus4 G: On tomorrow, and peace once again C D G F#/G Em7: For what's done is done, and what's won is won C B/C Am7 D D7: And what's lost is lost and gone forever G D7 C G: I can only pray for a bright brand new day C G D G Gsus4 G: In the town I love so well