Birmingham Six Chords & Lyrics - Christy Moore - Scapegoats

[VERSE]
[C]There were five men playing poker [F]on the Heysham [C]train.
[C]Fate was dealing them a cruel [G]hand.
Hugh [C]Callaghan was walking home [F]through the evening [C]rain
[C]Not knowing what [G]lay in store for h[C]im.

[VERSE]
[C]You'll find traces of nitro on [F]cigarettes and [C]matches.
[C]On formica tabletops and on decks of playin' [G]cards.
[C]When forensic found traces [F]on the hands of these [C]men,
[C]The police drove up from Birmingham, they were [G]saying the case was [C]closed.

[VERSE]
[C]Have you seen the [F]mugshots that were [C]taken
[C]after forty eight hours in [G]custody?
[C]Battered and bruised, haunted [F]looks upon their [C]faces
[C]The judge accepted they con[G]fessed wi[C]llingly.
Please[F] take another [G]look at what you [C]see.

[VERSE]
[C]If you tell me my fam[F]ily are being t[C]errorised.
[C]Keep me awake for six days and nights, confused and te[G]rrified.
[C]In the lonely dark of night I'll s[F]wear that black is [C]white.
[C]If you let me just lay [G]down and close my [C]eyes.
I'll sign a[F]nything if you le[G]t me close my [C]eyes.

[OUTRO]
[F]Scales of justice [C]balance up your act.
[C]Am I talking to myself or to the [G]wall?
[C]Hugh Callaghan, Paddy Hill, Gerry [F]Hunter, Johnny [C]Walker,
[C]Billy Power, Dick McIl[G]kenny scapegoats [F]all.
[F]For sixteen years they've been [G]talking to the [C]wall.