[Verse 1]
C#
The dark grey vistas of this weathered place
A#m
The blue star on The Nautilus
A
The old boys like chimneys
G#m F#
The mass of filth and rubbish outside the houses, broken fridges and torn up sofas
C# A#m A
The boy racers, tearing down the beehive road, leading out to coastlines where
G#m F#
Kids freeze their lungs and run amongst the rolling dunes away from everyone
[Hook]
F#m C#
Leave fast or stay forever
F#m C#
An old man told me to leave fast or stay forever
F#m G#m F#
Leave fast or stay forever
[Verse 2]
C#
Boarded up windows on the promenade
A#m A
The shells of old nightclubs and half way houses
G#m F#
Intoxicated people battling on the regular in a lazy lowlights bar
C# A#m
Poor souls sleeping on shop front doors being turfed off by the council
A
Forgotten by our government
G#m
A selfish little baby with no responsibility
F#
Watching people die in the cold
[Hook 2]
F#m C#
Leave fast our stay forever
F#m C#
An old man told me to leave fast or stay forever
F#m G#m F# A#m A G#m F# F#m C#
An old man told me to leave fast or stay forever