Doubleback Alley

G Bm/F# G7/F Em People were proud ...in Doubleback Alley, Cm/Eb G/D Em6/C# Cmaj7 G/B G Neighbours were loud, but ever so pal - ly, Am Bm C People would shout, joking about...the smoke and the soot, D4 D Em Am D7 Mother would put ...the milk bottles out! | / / / / | G Bm/F# G7/F Em We had a good time ...in Doubleback Alley, Cm/Eb G/D Em6/C# Cmaj7 G/B G Am With fences to climb, and Father O' - Mal - ley...to clip your ear, Bm C D4 D And steer you clear ...of the funny man in the ice cream van, Em D7 Who talked so queer! G G/F# G7/F C (C6) Doubleback Alley takes me back, and, in my mind, I see... G G/F# G7/F C ...Happy, smiling faces, if I flog my memor - y! G Bm/F# G7/F Em Plenty to do ...in Doubleback Alley, Cm/Eb G/D Em6/C# Cmaj7 G/B G Play peek-a-boo with Saccha - rine Sal - ly, Am Bm Bouncing a ball ...against a wall, C D4 D Em D7 Showing her drawers, "You! Come in - doors!", her dad would call! ^ ^ G Bm/F# G7/F Em Cm/Eb G/D Em6/C# Cmaj7 G/B G | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | Am Bm C D4 D | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | Em E7 | / / / / | / / / / | A A/G# A7/G D (D6) Doubleback Alley takes me back, and, in my mind, I see... A A/G# A7/G D ...Happy, smiling faces, if I flog my memor - y! A C#m/G# A7/G F#m Stinking of gin ...in Doubleback Alley, Dm/F A/E F#m6/D# Dmaj7 A/C# A Grinning a grin ...in Double - back Al - ley, Bm C#m D Kick a dustbin, bingo to win, windows to break, E4 E F#m E7 Mother would take ...the milk bottles in! ^ ^ A A/G# A7/G D Doubleback Alley takes me back, and, in my mind, I see... A A/G# A7/G D ...Happy, smiling faces, if I flog my memor - y! B B/A# B7/A E Doubleback Alley takes me back, and, in my mind, I see... B B/A# B7/A E ...Happy, smiling faces, if I flog my memor - y, B Doubleback Alley-----!