Ray And Me
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: AmCapotraste: Sem capotraste
Glenn Tilbrook - Ray & Me
(Tilbrook/Braide)
From the 2004 studio album, Transatlantic Ping Pong.
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[Intro]
A | Dm Gm | A | Gm |
[Verse 1]
A Dm C E A
We’d play around on the bomb-site at the bottom of our street
A Dm C E A
We could always find a way in through the rusty iron sheets
Dm Bm A#
We’d stay as late as we could, till we were hu--ngry
A Gm A F G C
Life was such a great adventure we were best friends, Ray & Me
F E
Ray & Me
[Verse 2]
A Dm C B A
Ray lived with his big sis-ter and his mum who was so kind
Dm C E A
His father smoked like a chim-ney and his brother would lose his mind
Dm A# E
If we touched his records, or found his maga-zines
A Am Gm A F G C
We had, but we weren’t that bothered, we were too young, Ray & Me
F E
Ray & Me
[Verse 3]
A Dm C B A
My Mum was scared of her sha-dow but she always did love me
Dm C E A
My brother had married ea--rly after Dad left finally
Dm Bm A#
We’d get the bus to Woolwich, to buy our food each week
A Dm A F G C
It was always more ap-pealing playing outside, Ray & Me
F E
Ray & Me
[Bridge]
F Dm Am C
The dusk unwound into darkness and we sat outside and dreamt
F Dm E A
In big theatrical whispers what we thought that it all meant
Dm Bm A#
We talked about the future, how growing up would be
A F G C
We were doubled up in laughter imagining ourselves, Ray & Me
F E
Ray & Me
[Verse 4]
A Dm C E A
Ray’s home was bought by the coun-cil and the bombsite cleared away
D C Bm A
Now through the heart of my child-hood is a six lane motorway
Dm Bm A#
We would always be mates and take in turn each week
A Dm A F G C
The journeys that be-came less frequent to each other, Ray & Me
F E
Ray & Me
[Instrumental]
F | Dm | Am | C | Fm | Dm | E | A |
Dm | Dm | A# | E | A | Gm | A |
F G C F E
Ray & Me Ray & Me [x2]
[Outro]
A Dm C E A
I did a gig in east Lo-ndon that Ray came along see
D C E A
He gave me his phone num-ber which I lost, which is just like me
How to play Ray And Me
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