Birmingham Six Chords

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There were Dsix men in Birmingham

In GGuildford there's Dfour

DThat were picked up and tortured

And Gframed by the Alaw

And the Dfilth got promotion

But they're still doing Gtime

For being DIrish in the wrong place

And Gat the wrong Atime

In DIreland they'll put you aGway in the DMaze

DIn England they'll keep you for Gseveral long Adays

God Dhelp you if ever you're caught on these Gshores

The Dcoppers need someone and they Gwalk through that Adoor

You'll be Dcounting years

First Gfive then ten

A7Growing old in a Dlonely hell

DRound the yard and the Gstinking cell

From Awall to wall and Dback again

A curse on the judges, the coppers and screws

Who tortured the innocent wrongly accused

For the price of promotion

And justice to sell

May the judged be the judges

When they rot down in hell

You'll be counting years

First five then ten

Growing old in a lonely hell

Round the yard and the lousy cell

From wall to wall and back again

Break

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May the whores of the empire lie awake in their beds

And sweat as they count out their sins in their heads

While over in Ireland eight more men lie dead

Kicked down and shot in the back of the head

You'll be counting years

First five then ten

Growing old in a freezing hell

Round the yard and the lousy cell

From wall to wall and back again

Counting years

First five then ten

Growing old in a lonely hell

Round the yard and the lousy cell

From wall to wall and back again

Break

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