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Northern Industrial Town

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Billy Bragg (Stephen William Bragg, Barking, Essex, England, 20 December, 1957) is an English singer, songwriter and left-wing activist. His music blends elements of folk music, punk rock and protest songs, and his lyrics mostly deal with political or romantic themes.

In 1977, Bragg formed the punk rock/pub rock band Riff Raff, and toured London's pubs and clubs. The band released a series of singles, which did not receive wide exposure. He also worked in Guy Norris Records in Barking.

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Northern Industrial Town – Billy Bragg
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Written by: Billy Bragg
From: “William Bloke” (1996)

Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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It's just a northern industrial town
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The front doors of the houses open into the street
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There's no room for front gardens, just a two-up, two-down
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In a northern industrial town

[Verse 2]
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And you can see the green hills 'cross the rooftops
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And a fresher wind blows past the end of our block
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In the evenings the mist comes rolling on down
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Into a northern industrial town

[Verse 3]
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And there's only two teams in this town
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And you must follow one or the other
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Let us win, let them lose, not the other way round
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In a northern industrial town

[Verse 4]
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And the streetlights look pretty and bright
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From the tops of the hills that rise dark in the night
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If it weren't for the rain, you might never come down
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To your northern industrial town

[Verse 5]
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And on payday they tear the place down
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With a pint in your hand and a bash 'em out band
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Sure they'd dance to the rhythm of the rain falling down
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In a northern industrial town

[Verse 6]
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And there's plenty of artists around
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Painters, steal cars, poets, nicked guitars
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'Cause we're out of the black and we're into the red
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So give us this day our daily bread
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In a northern industrial town

[Verse 7]
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But it's not Leeds or Manchester
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Liverpool, Sheffield nor Glasgow
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It's not Newcastle-on-Tyne ... it's Belfast
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It's just a northern industrial town

[Coda]
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Merry Christmas, war is over
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In a northern industrial town