The Oyster Band - Bully In The Alley Chords
Tempo:
74.25 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
F
C
Dm
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
This is [Dm] what they told me
Go [C]
[Bb] [Dm] [C]
[Dm] [Bb] [Dm] down if you must [C] but don't stay long
[G] You're a fool if you trust the kids you play [Dm] with
Best it up sharp [C] on your way home son
[Bb] There's a bully in the alley wants to spoil your fun
[F] So be ready night and day
[F]
Stand up for [Bb] your right [C] of way
[F] There's a bully in the alley
[Bb] He'll do [F] his worst
[Bb] There's a bully in the alley
He [C] won't be your curse
[F] There's a bully in the alley
[Bb] Get your boot [F] in [Bb] first
That's what they told me
[Dm] If you want to win [C] nothing's really wrong
[Gm] You're a fool if you trust the men [G] you [Dm] deal with
Better look out [C] for not
[Bb] just a steerer
[F] So be ready [Bb] night [F] and day
[F]
Stand [Bb] up for your right [C] of way
[F] There's a bully in the alley
[Bb] He'll do [F] his worst
[Bb] There's a bully in the alley
He [C] won't be your curse
[F] There's a bully in the alley
[Bb] Get your boot [F] in [Bb] first
That's what they told me
[F] Loved in the darkness he lies awake
On his knuckle he's a mate
What you sow is what you reap
And the bully in the [Bb] alley
Never, never, never, [C] never sleeps
[F] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F] [Bb]
[C] [F] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F] [Bb]
[C] [Dm] For liberty [C] we must be strong
[Bb] You're a fool if you trust this world [C] we live [Dm] among
Now luck's sharp, [C] he'll find his one
[Bb] There's a bully in the alley with a bigger gun
So [F] be ready [Bb] night [F] and day
[Bb] [F] Stand up for [C] your right of way
[F] There's a bully in the alley
[Bb] He'll do [F] his worst
[Bb] There's a bully in the alley
He [C] won't be your curse
[F] There's a bully in the alley
[Bb] Get your boot [F] in first
[Bb] That's what they tell us
[F] He'll [Bb] do [F] his worst
[Bb] There's a bully in the alley
He [C] won't be your curse
[F] There's a bully in the alley
[Bb] Get your boot [F] in [Bb] first
That's what they tell us
[F] There's a bully in the [Bb] alley
[F] [Bb] There's a bully in the [C] alley, [F] There's a bully in the [Bb] [F] alley,
[Bb] That's love it's a lie.
[Dm] [C] [Bb] [Gb] [Dm]
[C] [Bb] [Dm]
[C] [Bb] [Dm]
[C] [Gm] [Dm] [C]
[Bb] [Gm] [F]
Go [C]
[Bb] [Dm] [C]
[Dm] [Bb] [Dm] down if you must [C] but don't stay long
[G] You're a fool if you trust the kids you play [Dm] with
Best it up sharp [C] on your way home son
[Bb] There's a bully in the alley wants to spoil your fun
[F] So be ready night and day
[F]
Stand up for [Bb] your right [C] of way
[F] There's a bully in the alley
[Bb] He'll do [F] his worst
[Bb] There's a bully in the alley
He [C] won't be your curse
[F] There's a bully in the alley
[Bb] Get your boot [F] in [Bb] first
That's what they told me
[Dm] If you want to win [C] nothing's really wrong
[Gm] You're a fool if you trust the men [G] you [Dm] deal with
Better look out [C] for not
[Bb] just a steerer
[F] So be ready [Bb] night [F] and day
[F]
Stand [Bb] up for your right [C] of way
[F] There's a bully in the alley
[Bb] He'll do [F] his worst
[Bb] There's a bully in the alley
He [C] won't be your curse
[F] There's a bully in the alley
[Bb] Get your boot [F] in [Bb] first
That's what they told me
[F] Loved in the darkness he lies awake
On his knuckle he's a mate
What you sow is what you reap
And the bully in the [Bb] alley
Never, never, never, [C] never sleeps
[F] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F] [Bb]
[C] [F] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F] [Bb]
[C] [Dm] For liberty [C] we must be strong
[Bb] You're a fool if you trust this world [C] we live [Dm] among
Now luck's sharp, [C] he'll find his one
[Bb] There's a bully in the alley with a bigger gun
So [F] be ready [Bb] night [F] and day
[Bb] [F] Stand up for [C] your right of way
[F] There's a bully in the alley
[Bb] He'll do [F] his worst
[Bb] There's a bully in the alley
He [C] won't be your curse
[F] There's a bully in the alley
[Bb] Get your boot [F] in first
[Bb] That's what they tell us
[F] He'll [Bb] do [F] his worst
[Bb] There's a bully in the alley
He [C] won't be your curse
[F] There's a bully in the alley
[Bb] Get your boot [F] in [Bb] first
That's what they tell us
[F] There's a bully in the [Bb] alley
[F] [Bb] There's a bully in the [C] alley, [F] There's a bully in the [Bb] [F] alley,
[Bb] That's love it's a lie.
[Dm] [C] [Bb] [Gb] [Dm]
[C] [Bb] [Dm]
[C] [Bb] [Dm]
[C] [Gm] [Dm] [C]
[Bb] [Gm] [F]
Key:
Bb
F
C
Dm
Gm
Bb
F
C
This is [Dm] what they told me
_ Go [C] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Dm] _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] down if you must [C] but don't stay long
[G] You're a fool if you trust the kids you play [Dm] with
Best it up sharp [C] on your way home son
[Bb] There's a bully in the alley wants to spoil your fun _ _
[F] So be ready night and day
_ [F] _
Stand up for [Bb] your right [C] of way
[F] There's a bully in the alley
[Bb] He'll do [F] his worst
[Bb] There's a bully in the alley
He [C] won't be your curse
[F] There's a bully in the alley
[Bb] Get your boot [F] in [Bb] first
That's what they told me
[Dm] If you want to win [C] nothing's really wrong
[Gm] You're a fool if you trust the men [G] you [Dm] deal with
Better look out [C] for not _
[Bb] _ just a steerer _ _
[F] So be ready [Bb] night [F] and day
[F] _
Stand [Bb] up for your right [C] of way
[F] There's a bully in the alley
[Bb] He'll do [F] his worst
[Bb] There's a bully in the alley
He [C] won't be your curse
[F] There's a bully in the alley
[Bb] Get your boot [F] in [Bb] first
That's what they told me
[F] Loved in the darkness he lies awake
On his knuckle he's a mate
What you sow is what you reap
And the bully in the [Bb] alley
Never, never, never, [C] never _ sleeps
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] For liberty [C] we must be strong
[Bb] You're a fool if you trust this world [C] we live [Dm] among
Now luck's sharp, [C] he'll find his one
[Bb] There's a bully in the alley with a bigger gun
So _ [F] be ready [Bb] night [F] and day
[Bb] _ [F] Stand up for [C] your right of way
[F] There's a bully in the alley
[Bb] He'll do [F] his worst
[Bb] There's a bully in the alley
He [C] won't be your curse
[F] There's a bully in the alley
[Bb] Get your boot [F] in first
[Bb] That's what they tell us
_ [F] He'll [Bb] do [F] his worst
[Bb] There's a bully in the alley
He [C] won't be your curse
[F] There's a bully in the alley
[Bb] Get your boot [F] in [Bb] first
That's what they tell us
[F] There's a bully in the [Bb] alley
[F] [Bb] There's a bully in the [C] alley, [F] There's a bully in the [Bb] [F] alley,
[Bb] That's love it's a lie.
_ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Gb] _ [Dm] _ _
[C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [C] _
[Bb] _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Go [C] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Dm] _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] down if you must [C] but don't stay long
[G] You're a fool if you trust the kids you play [Dm] with
Best it up sharp [C] on your way home son
[Bb] There's a bully in the alley wants to spoil your fun _ _
[F] So be ready night and day
_ [F] _
Stand up for [Bb] your right [C] of way
[F] There's a bully in the alley
[Bb] He'll do [F] his worst
[Bb] There's a bully in the alley
He [C] won't be your curse
[F] There's a bully in the alley
[Bb] Get your boot [F] in [Bb] first
That's what they told me
[Dm] If you want to win [C] nothing's really wrong
[Gm] You're a fool if you trust the men [G] you [Dm] deal with
Better look out [C] for not _
[Bb] _ just a steerer _ _
[F] So be ready [Bb] night [F] and day
[F] _
Stand [Bb] up for your right [C] of way
[F] There's a bully in the alley
[Bb] He'll do [F] his worst
[Bb] There's a bully in the alley
He [C] won't be your curse
[F] There's a bully in the alley
[Bb] Get your boot [F] in [Bb] first
That's what they told me
[F] Loved in the darkness he lies awake
On his knuckle he's a mate
What you sow is what you reap
And the bully in the [Bb] alley
Never, never, never, [C] never _ sleeps
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] For liberty [C] we must be strong
[Bb] You're a fool if you trust this world [C] we live [Dm] among
Now luck's sharp, [C] he'll find his one
[Bb] There's a bully in the alley with a bigger gun
So _ [F] be ready [Bb] night [F] and day
[Bb] _ [F] Stand up for [C] your right of way
[F] There's a bully in the alley
[Bb] He'll do [F] his worst
[Bb] There's a bully in the alley
He [C] won't be your curse
[F] There's a bully in the alley
[Bb] Get your boot [F] in first
[Bb] That's what they tell us
_ [F] He'll [Bb] do [F] his worst
[Bb] There's a bully in the alley
He [C] won't be your curse
[F] There's a bully in the alley
[Bb] Get your boot [F] in [Bb] first
That's what they tell us
[F] There's a bully in the [Bb] alley
[F] [Bb] There's a bully in the [C] alley, [F] There's a bully in the [Bb] [F] alley,
[Bb] That's love it's a lie.
_ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Gb] _ [Dm] _ _
[C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [C] _
[Bb] _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _