Capo 4th

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I come from a village called Rayne next to a town called Braintree, near 
                       Cthe (x32010@1)city of Colchester in middle of the Essex County.

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A semi detached house with three cars on the drive. Mum used to work at a 
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swimming pool and dad on a building site.

C (x32010@1)                                          F (133211@1)                             
My brother used to sell a little bit of hash but never enough to get caught; 
            G (320003@1)                                  Che (x32010@1)used to rag it around the town at night in a mark two ford escort.

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Six years of Notley high school got me four GCSEs its not the greatest 
                  Ceducation (x32010@1)but its good enough for me.
                                
        C (x32010@1)                       F (133211@1)                  G (320003@1)                   
And on sunny Sunday afternoons we go down to southend, peter pans 
                  Cplayground (x32010@1)it was called back then.

C (x32010@1)                                     F (133211@1)                        G (320003@1)             
We d all walk down the sea front to the pier for fish and chips. I used to 
                               Chang (x32010@1)around in arcades playing Mortal Kombat.

C (x32010@1)                         F (133211@1)        GSo (320003@1)ill sing a song for Southend on radio 2, I think they want me to make fun 
            Cof (x32010@1)it but I can only tell the truth.

C (x32010@1)                              F (133211@1)                           Gso (320003@1)if youve never been to Essex dont be so quick to knock it because the 
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reality TV show dont know everything about it.

C (x32010@1)                                              F (133211@1)   
Well weve all heard jokes about Essex girls and how people think they are 
      G (320003@1)                               CEasy, (x32010@1)loud mouth blonde and stupid and baby in the belly.

C (x32010@1)                                F (133211@1)                           GBack (320003@1)in Braintree college I was in love with a girl called Claire smart 
                     Clittle (x32010@1)vegetarian as pretty as the flower in her hair.

C (x32010@1)                        F (133211@1)                      Gon (320003@1)sunny Sunday afternoons we go down to south end, we bunk the train to 
                Cthe (x32010@1)sea side to hang out with our friends.

C (x32010@1)                      F (133211@1)                  G (320003@1)   
The rollercoasters tiny its not like Alton towers but with the right ones 
                         Csitting (x32010@1)next to you, you go round and round for hours.

C (x32010@1)                         F (133211@1)              GSo (320003@1)ill sing a song for Southend on radio 2, I think they want me to make fun 
            Cof (x32010@1)it but I can only tell the truth.

C (x32010@1)                              F (133211@1)                           G (320003@1)                  
so if youve never been to Essex dont be so quick to knock it because the 
                           Creality (x32010@1)TV show dont know everything about it.
 
    C (x32010@1)                         F (133211@1)                       G (320003@1)        
And in my line of work I visit lots of different places. I iron out the 
                    Cclich?s (x32010@1)and try and understand the creases.

C (x32010@1)                            F (133211@1)                G (320003@1)   
its good to have some character it makes you who you are and Id rather be 
                        F (133211@1)C (x32010@1) G (320003@1)Cform (x32010@1)Essex than be from Buckinghamshire

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