Verse 1:
B
I'm going back to a time when we owned this town
E
Down Powder Mill Lane, in the battlegrounds
Dbm B Abm B Gb
We were friends and lovers and clueless clowns
Verse 2:
B
I didn't know I was finding out how I'd be torn from you
E
When we talked about things we were gonna do
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We were wide eyed dreamers and wiser too
Chorus:
E B
Go down to the rides on East Parade,
Abm Gb
By the lights of the Palace Arcade
E Abm Gb
And watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café
Verse 3:
B
I'm begging you for some sign, but you've still got nothing to say
E
Don't turn your back on me, don't walk away
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I'm a better man now than I was that day
Chorus:
E B
Let's go down to the rides on East Parade,
Abm Gb
By the lights of the Palace Arcade
E B Gb
And watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café
E B
Let's go down to the bandstand on the pier
Abm Gb
Watch the drunks and the lovers appear
E B Gb
To take turns as the stars of the Sovereign Light Café
Bridge:
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I wheel my bike off the train,
Gb
Up the North Trade Road,
E B Gb
And look for you on Marley Lane
Abm
In every building, every streetsign
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Oh why did we ever go so far from home?
Verse 4:
B
Well, you've got nothing to hide, you can't change who you really are
E
You can get a big house and a faster car
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You can run away boy, but you won't go far
Chorus:
E B
Let's go down to the rides on East Parade,
Abm Gb
By the lights of the Palace Arcade
E B Gb
And watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café
E B
Let's go down to the bandstand on the pier
Abm Gb
Watch the drunks and the lovers appear
E B Gb
To take turns as the stars at the Sovereign Light Café
E B Abm
Sha la la la la la de day Yeah,
Gb E B Gb
I'm going where the people know my name
Outro:
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E B Abm Gb B
