The Angel

Intro C Am F G [Verso 1] C As I walk these streets alone Through this borough I call home Am Upon the baron fields of Highbury Neath the stadiums of stone F Through the turnstiles at The Angel See the homeless on the green G From The Cally to The Cross And every shit hole in between [Verso 2] C Pass the church, the mosque, a crack den And the offie on the corner Am See the brasses from the brothel That pretends to be a sauna F Watch the bedlam in the bookies See the winners and the losers G Seeking solace from their sorrows In the local battle cruisers [Verso 3] C Through the madness in the market Weathered faces turn to greet ya Am Hello guvnor, hows your mother? You alright son, be lucky geeza F Double pie and mash and liquor A Cuppa Rosie Lee up chap G Or watch retired gangsters bicker Everyday in Arthurs cafe [Verso 4] C The little fuckers causing trouble For the cozzers make you smile Am You meet ya muckers for a couple Forget your troubles for a while F From The Thornhill to The Hemmy All the faces are the same G 'Cause the manor might be changing But the people still remain [Refrão] C Am North London forever F Whatever the weather G These streets are our own C Am And my heart will leave you never D My blood will forever F Fm C Run through the stone [Verso 5] C As I walk these streets alone Through a kingdom made of Chrome Am I see them ripping up the cobbles And tearing down our childhood homes F I see the architecture changing See the history disappear G And the skyline rearranging Into towers of veneer [Verso 6] C But I see the remnants of the London That they thought they could erase Am Every time I hear the old school Talk about the good old days F Every time I watch the football Or have a ruby with the lads G See an hoister selling clobber Or a dealer shotting bags [Verso 7] C Its in the single mothers juggling A baby and a job Am In every single brother struggling That wound up in the dock F Its in the roots and the foundations Still clinging to the land G Its in the bricks that built The Morland And Popham that still stand [Verso 8] C Its in my family and my friends In every gram and every Benz Am Its in the roots that you inherit When a generation ends F Its in the ruins of your youth And the faces of your past G 'Cause the manor may be changing But the people always last [Refrão] C Am North London forever F Whatever the weather G These streets are our own C Am And my heart will leave you never D My blood will forever F Fm C Run through the stone