Intro: | Am | Am | Em | Dsus4 | | Am | Am | Em | Dsus4 |Instrumental | Am | Am | F | F |Verse 1:
Am Em Once I saw the river clean Am Distant future, wait for me Em I grow pleasing to the eye Dsus4 Am And the queue will queue for me Em Once I saw the river clean Am Soon the clock will strike for me Em Childish mind anticipates Dsus4 Grown-up mind consummatesInstrumental | Am | Am | F | F |Verse 2:
A Em G I walked with my grandmother D A Down a windblown Chester Road Em G With her fifty-two new pence D A For her twenty number-tens Em G And my forty-five pence too D A Demand "Metal Guru" Em G Once with hearts securely stacked D Then we walked all the way backInstrumental: | Am | Am | F | F | | A | Em | G | D | | A | Em | G | D | | A | Em | G | D | | A | Em | G | D | | F | F | D | D | | F | F | B | E | | F | F | D | D | | F | F | B | E | A |Verse 3:
Am Em I walked with my grandmother Am Along the groan of Talbot Road Em In the gardens by the graves Dsus4 Am I can just about behave Em Arrogant and paranoid Am All around, see fathead youth Em Look into their brutal eyes Dsus4 But only if you want the truthOutro: | Am | Am | Em | Dsus4 | | Am | Am | Em | Dsus4 | Am |Verse 4:
A Em G Once I saw the river clean D A Scratching up the latest scheme Em G Time will come but it hasn't yet D Someone's out to get me A Em G I walked with my grandmother D A Cornbrook Street, where incomplete Em G She would never be again D A Dublin dancer, free and young