Richard Thompson – Al Bowllys In Heaven (Guitar)
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From the 1986 Album Daring Adventures
[Verse 1]
Dm Well we were heroes then, and the girls were all pretty F Bb7 A And a uniform was a lucky charm, bought you the key to the city F We used to dance the whole night through Bb7 A7 While Al Bowlly sang "The Very Thought Of You" Dm A7 Dm Now Bowlly's in heaven and I'm in limbo now
[Verse 2]
Dm Well I gave my youth to king and country F Bb7 A But what's my country done for me but sentenced me to misery F I traded my helmet and my parachute Bb7 A7 For a pair of crutches and a demob suit Dm A7 Dm Al Bowlly's in heaven and I'm in limbo now
[Chorus]
F Gm7 Am7 Gm7 Hard times, hard hard times F Gm7 Am7 Gm7 Hostels and missions and dosser's soup lines F Gm7 Am7 Gm7 Can't close me eyes on a bench or a bed Bb7 A7 For the sound of some battle raging in my head
[Verse 3]
Dm Old friends, you lose so many F You get run around, all over town Bb7 A The wear and the tear, oh it just drives you down F St Mungo's with its dirty old sheets F Bb7 A7 Beats standing all day down on Scarborough Street Dm A7 Dm Al Bowlly's in heaven and I'm in limbo now
[Solo]
Dm F Bb7 A F Bb7 A7 Dm A7 Dm
[Chorus 2]
F Gm7 Am7 Gm7 Can't stay here, you got to foot-slog F Gm7 Am7 Gm7 Once in a blue moon you might find a job F Gm7 Am7 Gm7 Sleep in the rain, you sleep in the snow Bb7 A7 When the beds are all taken you've got nowhere to go
[Verse 4]
Dm Well I can see me now, I'm back there on the dance floor F Oh with a blonde on me arm, redhead to spare Bb7 A Spit on my shoes and shine in me hair F And there's Al Bowlly: he's up on a stand F Bb7 A7 Oh that was a voice and that was a band Dm A7 Dm Al Bowlly's in heaven and I'm in limbo now