The Immigrant Lad chords by 
The Animals 
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Key: G major•
Intro 1
Am
Bsus2
Am
Bm
Em
Am
Verse 1
Am
G
Am
And here I sit with a tear in my eye,
C
G
Am
the water s of Tyne in between you and I
G
Am
And here I sit with a tear in my eye,
C
G
Am
the wa ters of Tyne in between you and I
Em
As a child I dreamed of
Verse 2
Am
her,
G
Am
on the far banks of the river
Em
Am
I knew she could not be reached,
Em
Am
for my mind was forever wondering
G
Am
Far above his head,
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as he tried his best to teach me
Em
Am
The river was muddy and black,
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black as the coal she car ried
Em
Am
Em
Am
Im possible to cross, many men had tried
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Am
Em
Am
The old sailor told me, an other life is lost
Verse 3
Am
G
Am
And here I sit with a tear in my eye,
C
G
Am
the water s of Tyne in between you and I
G
Am
And here I sit with a tear in my eye,
C
G
Am
the waters of Tyne in between you and I
Verse 4
Am
Black was the colour of my childish dreams,
Em
Am
im pressions that would last
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G
Am
Black coal, coal black pit yacka's face,
Em
Am
escaping the coal dust blast
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Blind pony stumblin' to the light of day,
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to re tire in the green fields forever
Em
Am
And I'll build me a bridge of steel,
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Am
to beat the black river forever
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Am
I'll beat that black river forever,
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Am
I'll beat that muddy river forever
Verse 5
Am
G
Am
And here I sit with a tear in my eye,
C
G
Am
the wa ters of Tyne in between you and I
G
Am
And here I sit with a tear in my eye ,
C
G
Am
the water s of Tyne in between you and I
G
C
Verse 6
Em
G
Conversation in a London Bar:
Am
Cockney: I don't know why you geezers come down to London all the time,
G
'cause you look so miserable all the time, why'know.
Am
G
Geordie: That's true, I havna been too happy but what brought us down here was three years on the docks
Em
G
and I just come down here for work and for money and get a bit few, few more quid in me pocket.
G
Cockney: Yeah, but coming down to the smoke, mate, you need people to see , you'll need friends, to goin' to see because it's
G
a hard town down here.
Outro 1
G
Em
Am
G
Am
C
G
Em
Em
Am
Am
Am
Am
Em
Am
G
G
Am
C
G
G
Em
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G
G
Am
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsAm Bsus2 Bm Em G...
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Bsus2
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Em
G
C
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