Byker Bank Chords & Lyrics - Misc Unsigned Bands - Jack Routledge

Capo on 1st fret
They're pulli[D]ng down old Byker ban[G]k, down come those[D] old streets rank on[A] rank
Oh fare you w[D]ell old Raby s[G]treet, you leave be[D]hind you [A]memories s[D]o sweet

And now their[D] end those houses mee[G]t, from Union road[D] to Dalton street [A]
From shepherd[D]s yard to Albi[G]on row, the wrecker[D]s pull th[A]e ropes an[D]d down they go

When we were [D]kids we used to roam,[G] all over Byker mi[D]les from home [A]
Down to the b[D]urn and the ol[G]d quayside, chuck b[D]ricks at [A]ships alon[D]g the river Tyne

Down Granny's[D] park we used to play[G] , a football match[D] lasting all the day[A]
Then to the p[D]lagie just to [G]be seen, the Parky [D]chased us[A] of the bo[D]wling green

The wash hous[D]e standing in the rai[G]n, the smell of wa[D]shing through a brok[A]en pane
The tram cars[D] rattled as th[G]ey swayed along, th[D]e trolley[A] busses sa[D]ng their silent song

We used to ru[D]n up and down the lan[G]e, from top to bot[D]tom and then back ag[A]ain
But now those[D] back lanes th[G]ey are no more, you[D] can't pl[A]ay footbal[D]l on the fourteenth floor

Cos we live i[D]n these super flats, [G]you can't keep pig[D]eons, dogs or cats [A]
To pay the re[D]nt is extremel[G]y hard, but from th[D]e lounge [A]you can se[D]e the naval yard

And now old B[D]yker has been pulled [G]down, they're buil[D]ding us a brand new [A]town
We hope the p[D]lanners can un[G]derstand, you can't[D] build pe[A]ople out o[D]f bricks and sand

They're pulli[D]ng down old Byker ban[G]k, down come those[D] old streets rank on[A] rank
Oh fare you w[D]ell old Raby s[G]treet, you leave be[D]hind you [A]memories s[D]o sweet