Al Bowllys In Heaven - Richard Thompson Chords
Chords: From, Album, Daring, Dm, F, Bb7, A, A7, Gm7, Am7
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Genre: folk, blues, rock
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]
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