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Capo: 1 Tuning: E A D G B E
GEORDIE WUZ FOND O'THE SPREE As soond reet te the lugs of Jamie Brown of Gateshead, 2019. Original Key: Capo 1st fret. When I was younger, there were two types of escapism - music and football. For most of us, it was football - and we knew we weren't all that good. But Geordy, well Geordy coul've been special - but life got in the way... [Intro] C Cadd9 E E7 Am Asus4 C7 F C G F [Verse 1]
CBrowt up iv a Cadd9mire, aal the Epoor kids asE7pire T’be Ammair than tha Asus4parents wad C7be, See aFfore four-yaar-awld, we stood Coot in the cowld, With a Gcase-baal doon ut wa Ffeet.
[Verse 2]
An we wad Ckick that Cadd9baal agEyenst that E7waal Fo’ Amoors an Asus4oors on C7end, An wu’d Fscrap an wu’d scowl, an wu’d Claff ‘til wuh howled, 'Mang the Gwaifs an bit strays uv wa Ffriends.
[Bridge]
But it was GGeordy who had skill, ee waz Fdestined te thrill, On the Challowed aul torf uv St. GJames, But as Fmuch as it pains uz, wey Clife aalways changes, An GGeordy got tee fond uv Fother gaymes.
[Verse 3]
Ee'ad the Cwoorld at ees Cadd9feet, diff’rent Elass iv’ry E7neet, Must'v Amthowt thas nee Asus4wrang ee cud C7dee, But then ut Ffifteen-year-aawld, well ees Cdreams aal torned caawld Wen he fGund ee wuz fond uv the Fspree.
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FOh-Goh FGeordy (Oh Geordy), Oh CGeordy (Oh Geordy), Held the Ghopes uv wa street in ees Ffeet Oh FGeordy (Oh Geordy), Oh CGeordy (Oh Geordy), If yu’d Gmanaged te just play it rFeet, Ah, well just Fthink uv where ye meyt Cbe, Ee wuz Gdestined foh glory, but FGeordy wuz fond'v the CspreeCadd9. E Ee wuz E7fond'v the AmspreAsus4e. F
[Verse 4]
An ees Cfayce wuz aal Cadd9haggard, an ees Eligs wuz harf E7paggared, Biy the Amteyme that ee’d Asus4torned eiyC7teen, An ees Fmissus got preggars, went from Cbigshots te beggars, Gitten Ghammered on gobfuls uv Fcud’o’beens.
[Verse 5]
Spent tha Clives on the Cadd9cadge, ‘til ees Efatha went E7radge, Saw th’m Amscrappen wonce Asus4oot in the C7lane, Cuz ees FDaa was a broot, who ‘ad Cknocked ‘im aboot So 'course GGeordy ad gee'en im the Fblayme.
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But ee Gsettled i’the leyfe, tyuk that Flass for ees weyfe, At the Cregistry on Regents GLane, An the Fbabby wuz born, an auld CGeordy ee warned That aar Glyfe waddent tourn oot the Fsyame.
[Verse 6]
Then aCfore ye cud Cadd9knaa, the bairn's Efowar yaar E7aad, An thar Amsitten aA7roond scoffen C7cayke, An thas a Fbaal in the corner, an CGeordy’s ganna larn aar T’aGvoid mayken aal his misFteykes. An ee'll Fdee wotivvor it Gteykes...
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FOh-Goh FGeordy (Oh Geordy), Oh CGeordy (Oh Geordy), Held the Ghopes uv wa street in ees Ffeet Oh FGeordy (Oh Geordy), Oh CGeordy (Oh Geordy), If yu’d Gmanaged te just play it rFeet, Ah, well just Fthink uv where ye meyt Cbe, Ee wuz Gdestined foh glory, but FGeordy wuz fond'v the CspreeCadd9. E Ee wuz E7fond'v the AmspreAsus4e. F Ee wuz fond'v the EspE7reeE. E7 F Fm
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An noo they Ckick that Cadd9baal aEgeynst that E7waal Foh Amoors an Asus4oors on C7end Just FGeordy an ees dowter, Ee’ll gan ees Cends te suppowt aar Spend ees Gleyfe tryen te makye those aFmends Ye knaa the Fsay thet ees leyfe wuz a Cwayste The say tha Fhowps, well the'd aal been misCplayced But by - ye shud Fsee the luik on Cthat bairns Gfayce...
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FOh-Goh FGeordy (Oh Geordy), Oh CGeordy (Oh Geordy), Held the Ghopes uv wa street in ees Ffeet Oh FGeordy (Oh Geordy), Oh CGeordy (Oh Geordy), Mebbes Gthis teyme ee meyt put it Freet, Cuz ee Fknaas where he should'v Cbeen, Ee meytG'v missed out on glory, but FGeordy's done alreyt by Cme...Cadd9 E Ees done E7alreyt by Amme..Asus4. C7 Ees done alreyt by FmeC..G. GeorFdy C GeorFdy C GeorFdy G C