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
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The Oyster Band - Bully In The Alley chords
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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]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
C
3211
Dm
2311
Gm
123111113
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
C
3211
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Oysterband - Bully In The Alley chords, practice playing C, F, Bb, F, Bb and C in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 37 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 74. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: F Major.

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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] _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

The album Step Outside includes this song, written by John Jones and Ian Telfer.

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