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From: HISCAP@LUSTA.LATROBE.EDU.AU (PERRETT,Andrew)

Rain Street      The Pogues S.MacGowen

Fast.

Intro  C (x32010@1)FG  C (x32010@1) FG  C (x32010@1)FG

    CThe (x32010@1)church bell rings

An old drunk sings
                       F (133211@1)C (x32010@1)  GA (320003@1)young girl hocks her wedding ring
        CDown (x32010@1)on Rain Street

FG  C (x32010@1)FG

CDown (x32010@1)the alley the icewagon flew
                           F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) GPicked (320003@1)up a stiff that was turning blue
    C (x32010@1)             F (133211@1)     C (x32010@1)    GThe (320003@1)local kids were sniffin'   glue
      C (x32010@1)                    FC  GThere (320003@1)aint much else for kids  to do
     CDown (x32010@1)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

  CI (x32010@1)gave my love a goodnight kiss
                  F (133211@1)  C/E (x3111x@5) G/DI (4x3121@7)tried to take a late night piss
        C (x32010@1)              F (133211@1)    C/E (x3111x@5)G/DBut (4x3121@7)the toilet moved so again I mis- sed
     C (x32010@1)         FG
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 (x32010@1)F (133211@1)  G (320003@1)   C (x32010@1)        F (133211@1)   G (320003@1)    C (x32010@1)  That night Rain Street went on for miles       / repeat & fade   \
F (133211@1)    G (320003@1)      C (x32010@1)        F (133211@1)       C (x32010@1)    FG /  C (x32010@1)           FG \
  That night on Rain Street somebody smiled        (Rain Street)