The Longest Johns – Tilbury Town (Guitar)

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[Verse 1]
         Em            D
Well the first I saw a TEU

 Em             Bm
(Rolling up and rolling down)

  Em                           D
I wondered where the hell they stored the crew

       Em      D        Em
To go (rolling down the river)   Hey!
[Chorus]
Em             D
Rolling up and rolling down

      Em               Bm
We'll all get drunk in Tilbury Town

Em                   D
Twenty-four hours to turn around

       Em      D        Em
And go rolling down the river
[Verse 2]
       Em                        D
Well I used to be a rigger and I worked like hell

 Em             Bm
(Rolling up and rolling down)

    Em                      D
But now I'm working for the OCL

       Em      D        Em
To go (rolling down the river)   Hey!
[Chorus]
Em             D
Rolling up and rolling down

      Em               Bm
We'll all get drunk in Tilbury Town

Em                   D
Twenty-four hours to turn around

       Em      D        Em
And go rolling down the river
[Verse 3]
     Em                D
Well cargo it comes in TEUs

 Em             Bm
(Rolling up and rolling down)

  Em                             D
A 20-foot box, boys, filled with booze

       Em      D        Em
To go (rolling down the river)   Hey!
[Chorus]
Em             D
Rolling up and rolling down

      Em               Bm
We'll all get drunk in Tilbury Town

Em                   D
Twenty-four hours to turn around

       Em      D        Em
And go rolling down the river
[Verse 4]
          Em                         D
There's a Tilbury girl called Kettle Jane

 Em             Bm
(Rolling up and rolling down)

Em                       D
Hot on the boil and off again

       Em      D        Em
To go (rolling down the river)   Hey!
[Chorus]
Em             D
Rolling up and rolling down

      Em               Bm
We'll all get drunk in Tilbury Town

Em                   D
Twenty-four hours to turn around

       Em      D        Em
And go rolling down the river
[Verse 5]
     Em                      D
Well she's got a mate called Teapot Anne

 Em             Bm
(Rolling up and rolling down)

    Em                    D
She gets well brewed, she likes her man

       Em      D        Em
To go (rolling down the river)   Hey!
[Chorus]
Em             D
Rolling up and rolling down

      Em               Bm
We'll all get drunk in Tilbury Town

Em                   D
Twenty-four hours to turn around

       Em      D        Em
And go rolling down the river
[Verse 6]
     Em                D
Well Tilbury girls go 'round in pairs

 Em             Bm
(Rolling up and rolling down)

    Em                      D
You won't catch them, boys, unawares

        Em      D        Em
And go (rolling down the river)   Hey!
[Chorus]
Em             D
Rolling up and rolling down

      Em               Bm
We'll all get drunk in Tilbury Town

Em                   D
Twenty-four hours to turn around

       Em      D        Em
And go rolling down the river
[Verse 7]
     Em                D
Well we're the boys to kick her through

 Em             Bm
(Rolling up and rolling down)

   Em                            D
To hell with the channel and the TEU

Em       D        Em
Let's go down the river   Hey!
[Chorus]
Em             D
Rolling up and rolling down

      Em               Bm
We'll all get drunk in Tilbury Town

Em                   D
Twenty-four hours to turn around

      Em      D        Em
To go rolling down the river
[Chorus]
Em             D
Rolling up and rolling down

      Em               Bm
We'll all get drunk in Tilbury Town

Em                   D
Twenty-four hours to turn around

       Em      D        Em
And go rolling down the river
[Outro] N.C. Hey!