The Pogues – Rain Street (Guitar)

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Chords

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 ain't 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 pissed 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 piss

        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 fucking 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)