The Street Dogs are a great street-punk/ rock'n'roll band, formed by the former lead
singer of the Dropkick Murphys, Mike McColgan
Intro:
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D--4--| a bunch of times
Verse 1:
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Savin Hill my starting point, down the beach with a few beers
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Didn't know what life had in for us
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Starting out at St. Margarets, up there on that lonely hill
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I got my start in 1970
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Moved on down to Motley school, down to St. Willies from there
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The catholic golden rule got hooks in me
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Sister Robad, Ms. Coughlin, the teachers and their authority
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I put my fists up to them at every turn
Chorus:
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Savin Hill it was my start, beginning of a lifetime,
F# G# C#
I still remember those days clearly
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Cannot forget my roots, or when it really started,
F# G# C#
Savin Hill down by the beach
Verse 2:
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Grades on to eight were nuts, hi-jinx, stunts and pranks pulled out
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Me and my cousin Bill, the terrible two
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Danny, Joey, Robby, John, Saxon and Victoria
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Many a long neck bottle cracked down there
Chorus 2:
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Savin Hill it was my start, from the courts back to the park
F# G# C#
The weekend time seemed so **** free
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If you had my back, I took yours, our obligatory creed
F# G# C#
Savin Hill down by the beach
Interlude:
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| D 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 |
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| D 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 |
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| D 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 |
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| G 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 | all x2 |
| D 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 |
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Bridge:
(Interlude)
Do you remember the tennis courts?
The bungalow or Harpo's bench
(Interlude)
Do you remember jumping that bridge?
The risks we took and our chances?
C#,F#,B,C# x2
Solo:
| e 16 14 13h14p13 16 14 14 16 16b18 b18 b18 |
| B 14v 14 14 16 16b17 16r 14 |
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| e 16br 13 14 14b15 b15 14p13 14 |
| B 14v |
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Verse 3:
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The later years brought on alcohol nights
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Coupled with petty arguments and barroom fights
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We never broke apart, and we stood our ground
B C#
If a cohort was lost, he was found
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If things got hot, Dorchester stayed cool
B C#
No other townies came toward us fools
C# F#
Savin Hill down by the beach
B C#
It's these memories I'll go preach (these lines x2- solo played after first)
C# F# B C#
Savin Hill is where it all began