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Guitar Chords for Rain Street The Pogues    



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)



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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

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