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Rain Street The Pogues 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 aint 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) ***************************************************************************************** The above is solely MY INTERPRETATION of this great song, in a format aimed at learning guitarists. No attempt has been made to copy or reproduce the artist's or publisher's sheet music for the song, if such exists. It can be used for INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. To play the song as it should be played, you should purchase the official sheetmusic for the song. You should also purchase and listen to the song to learn the rhythm and timing of the song - this is essential if you wish to play the song with any degree of accuracy *****************************************************************************************