Savin Hill

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  • *= mute chord
     
    Intro:
  • C#
    e-----|
    B-----|
  • G--4--|
    D--4--| a bunch of times
    A--2--|
  • E-----|
     
    Verse 1:
  • C# F#
    Savin Hill my starting point, down the beach with a few beers
    C#
  • Didn't know what life had in for us
    C# F#
    Starting out at St. Margarets, up there on that lonely hill
  • C#
    I got my start in 1970
    C#* F#*
  • Moved on down to Motley school, down to St. Willies from there
    C#*
    The catholic golden rule got hooks in me
  • C#*
    Sister Robad, Ms. Coughlin, the teachers and their authority
    F#* C#
  • I put my fists up to them at every turn
     
    Chorus:
  • F# G# F# G#
    Savin Hill it was my start, beginning of a lifetime,
    F# G# C#
  • I still remember those days clearly
    F# G# F# G#
    Cannot forget my roots, or when it really started,
  • F# G# C#
    Savin Hill down by the beach
     
  • Verse 2:
    C#* F#*
    Grades on to eight were nuts, hi-jinx, stunts and pranks pulled out
  • C#*
    Me and my cousin Bill, the terrible two
    C#*
  • Danny, Joey, Robby, John, Saxon and Victoria
    F#* C#*
    Many a long neck bottle cracked down there
  •  
    Chorus 2:
    F# G# F# G#
  • Savin Hill it was my start, from the courts back to the park
    F# G# C#
    The weekend time seemed so **** free
  • F# G# F# G#
    If you had my back, I took yours, our obligatory creed
    F# G# C#
  • Savin Hill down by the beach
     
    Interlude:
  • e--------------------------------------------------------|
    B--------------------------------------------------------|
    G--10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10--10-10-10-10--|
  • D--11--11-11-11--11-11-11--11-11-11--11-11--11-11-11-11--|
    A------*--*------*--*------*--*------*--*----------------|
    E--------------------------------------------------------|
  •  
    e--------------------------------------------------------|
    B--------------------------------------------------------|
  • G--11--11-11-11--11-11-11--11-11-11--11-11--11-11-11-11--|
    D--11--11-11-11--11-11-11--11-11-11--11-11--11-11-11-11--|
    A------*--*------*--*------*--*------*--*----------------|
  • E--------------------------------------------------------|
     
    e--------------------------------------------------------|
  • B--------------------------------------------------------|
    G--12--12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12--10-10-10-10--|
    D--11--11-11-11--11-11-11--11-11-11--11-11--11-11-11-11--|
  • A------*--*------*--*------*--*------*--*----------------|
    E--------------------------------------------------------|
     
  • e--------------------------------------------------------|
    B--------------------------------------------------------|
    G--10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10--11-11-11-11--| all x2
  • D--11--11-11-11--11-11-11--11-11-11--11-11--11-11-11-11--|
    A------*--*------*--*------*--*------*--*----------------|
    E--------------------------------------------------------|
  •  
    Bridge:
    (Interlude)
  • Do you remember the tennis courts?
     
    The bungalow or Harpo's bench
  • (Interlude)
    Do you remember jumping that bridge?
     
  • The risks we took and our chances?
     
    C#,F#,B,C# x2
  •  
    Solo:
    e--16-14-13h14p13----------------------------16---14-14-16-16b18-b18-b18--|
  • B-----------------14v--14-14-16-16b17-16r-14------------------------------|
    G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  • A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     
  • e--16br--13-14-14b15-b15-14p13-14------|
    B---------------------------------14v--|
    G--------------------------------------|
  • D--------------------------------------|
    A--------------------------------------|
    E--------------------------------------|
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    Verse 3:
    C# F#
  • The later years brought on alcohol nights
    B C#
    Coupled with petty arguments and barroom fights
  • C# F#
    We never broke apart, and we stood our ground
    B C#
  • If a cohort was lost, he was found
    C# F#
    If things got hot, Dorchester stayed cool
  • B C#
    No other townies came toward us fools
    C# F#
  • Savin Hill down by the beach
    B C#
    It's these memories I'll go preach (these lines x2- solo played after first)
  • C# F# B C#
    Savin Hill is where it all began
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