Misc Unsigned Bands – Gary Savage - My Charlotte St Home It Washed Away (Ukulele)

         C
when my great aunt Jean died

       F                C
it was her house that I eyed

                                  G
moved my stuff in almost straight away

      C
I put down new fancy floors

    F                 C
and painted walls and doors

           G             C
making the place mine to stay.

          F
it washed away

          C
it washed away

                                        G
my house on Charlotte street it washed away

  C
sewage came up the drain

             F            C
'cause there was a bit of rain

                            G            C
and the pump station wasn't turned on anyway

       C
I had lots of dear things there

   F               C
Mr insurance man I swear

                             G
those 16 play-stations are destroyed

         C
and that antique Toby jug

       F                  C
not to mention my cashmere rug

                G              C
and even all my doggies little toys

            F
they washed away

            C
they washed away

                        G
everything that I held dear

    C
the floors have started lifting

      F                C
and I need a brand new kitchen

                                 G              C
and lots of Febreeze to make the bad smell disappear

       C
well I moved to higher ground

          F             C
with what salvage I had found

                               G
just this guitar and my dog poppy

      C
and I wrote down this hear song

            F               C
because the days are awful long

                             G             C
when all your stuff has been washed out to sea

          F
it washed away

          C
it washed away

                           G
because of the bloody water-board

      C
I spend my time driving round

     F            C
sticking to higher ground

                       G              C
I think I saw my house float past Greenore

         C
this has happened thrice before

        F                   C
and I'm sure it will happen more

                                      G
I've photos taken so the damage can be seen

   C
I'm going to sue the board

    F              C
and with my nice reward

                   G           C
I might just buy myself a submarine