E   C#  C   Bm  A   Am
E|--0---0---0---0---0---0---|
B|--0---5---5---3---2---1---|
G|--1---6---5---4---2---2---|
D|--2---6---5---4---2---2---|
A|--2---4---3---2---0---2---|
E|--0---x---x---x---x---x---|


[Verse 1]
E
Dark grey vistas of this weathered place
    Cm
The blue star on the Nautilus
    C
The old boys like chimneys
Bm                                                A
Mass of filth and rubbish outside the houses, and broken fridges and torn up sofas
E                                 Cm
The boy racers, tearing down the Beehive Road
C
Leading out to coastlines
      Bm                                                        A
Where kids freeze their lungs and run amongst the rolling dunes away from everyone
 
[Chorus]
         Am                 E
Oh leave fast or stay forever
                      Am                       E
An old man told me to leave fast or stay forever
Am                      Bm  A
Leave fast or stay forever
 
[Verse 2]
E
Boarded up windows on the promenade
    Cm
The shells of old nightclubs
    C
And halfway houses
Bm                                              A
Intoxicated people battling on the regular in a lazy lowlights bar
E                                             Cm
Poor souls sleeping on shop front doors being turfed off by the council
C
Forgotten by our government
Bm                                                   A
Selfish little baby with no responsibility, watching people die in the cold
 
[Chorus]
   Am                       E
Oh leave fast or stay forever
                      Am                       E
An old man told me to leave fast or stay forever
                      Am                      Bm  A
An old man told me to leave fast or stay forever
 
[Bridge]
Cm  C  Bm  A  Am
Ooooh  Ooooooooh


[Outro]
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