battersea boys chords by
Chris Difford

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Key: C major•

Intro 1

F

F

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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E

E

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F

F

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C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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D

D

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G

G

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Am

Am

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G

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C

C

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E

E

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F

F

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C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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Am

Am

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G

G

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C

C

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Verse 1

E

E

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F

F

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C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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My

D

D

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G

G

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Am

Am

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G

G

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C

C

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E

E

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F

F

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C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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Dm

Dm

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C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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E

E

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Am

Am

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brother was gifted he had a great voice

F

F

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G

G

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F

F

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C

C

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Dm

Dm

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Not like the other young

G

G

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Am

Am

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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Batter sea Boys

Verse 2

C

C

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E

E

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He knew every opera

F

F

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C

C

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and sang in the street

F

F

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C

C

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D

D

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With Sally’s Army he’d play tambour- ine

G

G

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C

C

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E

E

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My dad could not take it he

F

F

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C

C

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called him a poof

F

F

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C

C

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For singing Puc- cini so

D

D

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G

G

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misunder- stood

Dm

Dm

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When

Verse 3

C

C

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E

E

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he was fourteen

F

F

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my brother was sent

C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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To the Salvation Army

D

D

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G

G

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Dm

Dm

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to live with his friends

G

G

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C

C

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E

E

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My mum hit the bottle as

F

F

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C

C

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her son left home

F

F

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C

C

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Stood in our bedroom

G

G

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C

C

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Dm

Dm

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and cried all a- lone

C

C

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My

Verse 4

F

F

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C

C

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brother was gifted

E

E

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Am

Am

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he had a great voice

F

F

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G

G

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F

F

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C

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Dm

Dm

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C

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G

G

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Not like the other young Bat

Am

Am

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G

G

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tersea Boys

C

C

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Verse 5

F

F

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Ab

Ab

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He studied his music and we kept in touch

C

C

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We still have that old stream

Dm

Dm

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of brotherly love

C

C

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F

F

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He sings for his supper,

Fm

Fm

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Ab

Ab

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still wants to be

D

D

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G

G

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A voice on the big stage with his own

Interlude 1

CD

Baug

Baug

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C

C

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E

E

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F

F

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C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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Verse 6

C

C

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E

E

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Our parents are long gone

F

F

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C

C

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cold in the ground

F

F

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C

C

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D

D

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I served time in prison but they

G

G

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Am

Am

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weren’t a- round

G

G

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C

C

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E

E

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I love my sweet brother his

F

F

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C

C

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voice makes me cry

F

F

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C

C

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We sing for forgiveness as time

G

G

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Am

Am

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G

G

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C

C

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passes us by

Verse 7

F

F

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E

E

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Am

Am

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My brother was gifted he had a great voice

F

F

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G

G

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F

F

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C

C

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Dm

Dm

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C

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Not like the other young

G

G

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Am

Am

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G

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C

C

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Batter sea Boys

F

F

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C

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E

E

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Am

Am

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My brother was gifted he had a great voice

F

F

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G

G

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F

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C

C

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Dm

Dm

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G

G

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Am

Am

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G

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C

C

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F

F

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Batter sea Boys

Verse 8

F

F

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G

G

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F

F

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C

C

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Dm

Dm

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G

G

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Am

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C

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Batter sea Boys

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

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D ₃

G ₃

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E ₃

E ₂

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G ₄

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D ₄

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C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

Chords

F
C
G
E
D
Am
Dm
Ab
Fm
Baug

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of battersea boys by Chris Difford is C major.

The primary chords used in battersea boys are F, C, G, E, D, Am.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like F, C, G, E, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of battersea boys is approximately 118 beats per minute.

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