Intro Bb Dm Cm D#m
Verse 1:
Bb Dm
If you wish to walk beside a boy who
Cm
Kicks his ball down cobbled lanes
D#m
And Mother's worried sick to why he's
Out this late again
Bb Dm
Sister knits a woolly hat for footprints
In the sand
Eb
So careful where he sleeps
D#m
A soul of Chapel Street
Bb Dm
And if you wish to dance beside a girl
Cm
With playful pigtails in her hair
She writes a dozen letters
D#m
Dreams of when her love returns
Bb Dm
And as she whispers softly for a boy
Who's hit the ground
Eb
Well darling now he sleeps
D#m
A soul of Chapel Street
Cm F Bb
161 Poppies race around my head
Gm
I'm running through the rows of red
Eb F Eb Ebm Bb
And 0161 for the souls of Chapel Street
Verse 2:
Bb Dm
And if you wish to stand bеside a father
Cm
Dressеd in black from head to toe
D#m
He whistles lullabies and tells her he
Must go
Bb
He says that he'll be back to make the
Dm
Angels in the snow
Eb
But honey now he sleeps
D#m
A soul of Chapel Street
Bb Dm
And if you wish to stand beside a boy
Cm
Who works with hands of soot and coal
He steals the master's muffins
D#m
Bloody knuckles tell the tale
Bb
He says that he'll be bringing back
Dm
The riches from the war
Eb
But sweetie now he sleeps
D#m
A soul of Chapel Street
Cm F Bb
161 Poppies race around my head
Gm
I'm running through the rows of red
Eb F Eb Ebm Bb
And 0161 for the souls of Chapel Street
Cm F Bb
And oh 161 poppies race around my head
Oh no
Gm
I'm running through the fields of green
Eb F Eb Ebm Bb
And 0161 for the souls of Chapel Street
Verse 3:
Bb Dm
And if you wish to walk behind the boys
Cm
Who kick their ball down pebbled avenues
D#m
And honest smiles defy the Monday blues
Bb
But still I hear the sound of cobbles to
Dm
Clogs and combat boots
Eb
So careful where they sleep
D#m
The souls of Chapel Street