Misc Unsigned Bands - Jack routledge - byker bank

They're pulli^Dng down old Byker ban^Gk, down come those^D old streets rank on^A rank Oh fare you w^Dell old Raby s^Gtreet, you leave be^Dhind you ^Amemories s^Do sweet

And now their^D end those houses mee^Gt, from Union road^D to Dalton street ^A From shepherd^Ds yard to Albi^Gon row, the wrecker^Ds pull th^Ae ropes an^Dd down they go

When we were ^Dkids we used to roam,^G all over Byker mi^Dles from home ^A Down to the b^Durn and the ol^Gd quayside, chuck b^Dricks at ^Aships alon^Dg the river Tyne

Down Granny's^D park we used to play^G, a football match^D lasting all the day^A Then to the p^Dlagie just to ^Gbe seen, the Parky ^Dchased us^A of the bo^Dwling green

The wash hous^De standing in the rai^Gn, the smell of wa^Dshing through a brok^Aen pane The tram cars^D rattled as th^Gey swayed along, th^De trolley^A busses sa^Dng their silent song

We used to ru^Dn up and down the lan^Ge, from top to bot^Dtom and then back ag^Aain But now those^D back lanes th^Gey are no more, you^D can't pl^Aay footbal^Dl on the fourteenth floor

Cos we live i^Dn these super flats, ^Gyou can't keep pig^Deons, dogs or cats ^A To pay the re^Dnt is extremel^Gy hard, but from th^De lounge ^Ayou can se^De the naval yard

And now old B^Dyker has been pulled ^Gdown, they're buil^Dding us a brand new ^Atown We hope the p^Dlanners can un^Gderstand, you can't^D build pe^Aople out o^Df bricks and sand

They're pulli^Dng down old Byker ban^Gk, down come those^D old streets rank on^A rank Oh fare you w^Dell old Raby s^Gtreet, you leave be^Dhind you ^Amemories s^Do sweet