Al Bowlly's in Heaven
Al Bowlly's in Heaven

Al Bowlly's in Heaven easy guitar chords by Richard Thompson

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Guitar
Tuning

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Fret 5

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    2

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    2
    • Verse 1
    Well 
    we were 
    heroes 
    then, 

    And the 
    girls 
    were 
    all 
    pretty 

    And a 
    uniform 
    was a 
    lucky 
    charm, 

    Bought 
    you 
    the key 
    to the city 

    We 
    used to 
    dance 
    the 

    whole night 
    through 

    While 
    Al 
    Bowlly sang 
    "The 

    Very 
    Thought 
    Of You" 

    Now 
    Bowlly's in 
    heaven 

    and 
    I'm 
    in 
    limbo 
    now 

    Verse 2
    Well 
    I 
    gave 
    my 
    youth 
    to 
    king 

    and 
    country 

    But 
    what's my 
    country 
    done 
    for me 

    But 
    sentenced 
    me 
    to 
    misery 

    I traded 
    my 
    helmet 

    and my 
    parachute 

    For a 
    pair of 
    crutches 
    and a 
    demob suit 

    Al 
    Bowlly's in 
    heaven 
    and 

    I'm 
    in 
    limbo 
    now 

    Verse 3

    Hard 
    times, 
    hard 
    hard 
    times 

    Hostels 
    and 
    mis
    sions 
    and 

    dosser's soup 
    lines 

    Can't 
    close 
    me 
    eye
    s 
    on 

    a 
    bench 
    or 
    a bed 

    For the 
    sound 
    of some 
    battle 

    raging 
    in 
    my 
    head 

    Verse 4
    Old 
    friends, 
    you 
    lose 
    so 
    many 

    You get 
    run around, 
    all over 
    town 

    The wear 
    and the tear, 

    Oh it 
    just 
    drives 
    you 
    down 

    St 
    Mun
    go's 
    with 
    its 

    dirty 
    old 
    sheet
    s 

    Beats 
    standing 
    all 
    day 

    Down on 
    Scarborough 
    Street 

    Al 
    Bowlly's in 
    heav
    en 
    and 
    I'm 
    in 
    limbo 
    now 

    Interlude 1








    Can't 
    stay 
    here, 
    you 
    Verse 5
    got 
    to 
    foot-slog 

    Once 
    Once 
    in 
    a 
    blue 
    moon 

    you 
    might 
    find 
    a 
    job 

    Sleep 
    in 
    the rain, 

    you 
    sleep 
    in 
    the snow 

    When the 
    beds 
    are 
    all 
    taken 

    You've got 
    nowhere 
    to go 

    Verse 6
    Well 
    I can see 
    me 
    now, 

    I'm 
    back 
    there 
    on the dance 
    floor 

    Oh 
    with a blonde 
    on me 
    arm, 

    red-head 
    to 
    to spare 

    Spit 
    on my shoes 
    and 
    shine 
    in 
    me 
    hair 

    And there's 
    Al 

    Bowlly, he's 
    up 
    on a stand 

    Oh 
    that 
    was a 
    voice 

    and that was 
    a band 

    Al 
    Bowlly's in 
    heaven 
    and 

    I'm 
    in 
    limbo 
    now 

    Outro 1


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