Life in a Northern Town - Dream Academy
Intro:
C
Verse1:
C
A salvation army band played...And the children drank lemon-ade.
F
And the morning lasted all day,
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All day.
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And through an open window came,Like Sinatra in a younger day.
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Pushing the town a-way
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On
|Chorus:
|C
| Ah heya ma ma ma weeoop anday oo
|C F
| Heyoo ma ma ma, hey-ay-ay-ah
| C
|Life in a northern town
|C
| Hey ma, ma ma ma
Verse 2:
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They sat on the stony ground., And he took a cigarette out.
F C
And everyone else came down to listen.
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He said in Winter 1963, It felt like the world would freeze,
F C
With John F. Kennedy and the Beatles.
|Chorus:
|C
| Ah hey ma ma ma ma, dee yoop an dayoo
|C F
| Hey ma ma ma, hey-ay-ay-ah
| C
|Life in a northern town
|C
| Ah hey ma ma ma ma, dee yoop an dayoo
|C F
| Hey ma ma ma, hey-ay-ay-ay
|F C
| All of the work shut down.
Verse 3:
C
The evening had turned to rain., Watch the water roll down the drain.
F C
As we followed him down... to the station.
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Although he never would waved goodbye, You could see it written in his eyes
F C
As the train rolled out of sight, byyyyye byyye.
|Chorus:
|C
| Ah hey ma ma ma ma, dee yoop an dayoo
|C F
| Hey ma ma ma, hey-ay-ay-ah
| C
|Life in a northern town
Acapella:
[NC] Ah hey ma ma ma ma, dee yoop an dayoo
Hey ma ma ma, hey-ay-ay-ay
Life in a northern town
|Chorus:
|C
| Ah hey ma ma ma ma, dee yoop an dayoo
|C F
| Hey ma ma ma, hey-ay-ay-ah
| C
|Life in a northern town
|C
| Ah hey ma ma ma ma, dee yoop an dayoo
|C F
| Hey ma ma ma, hey-ay-ay-ay
|F C
| All of the work shut down.
Outro:
[C - Double Strum]