[Intro] C Am F G
[Primeira Parte]
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
[Segunda Parte]
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
[Terceira Parte]
C
Through the madness in the market
Weathered faces turn to greet ya
Am
“Hello guvnor, how’s 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 Arthur’s cafe
[Quarta Parte]
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
[Quinta Parte]
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
[Sexta Parte]
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
It’s in the single mothers juggling
A baby and a job
Am
In every single brother struggling
That wound up in the dock
F
It’s in the roots and the foundations
Still clinging to the land
G
It’s in the bricks that built
The Morland And Popham that still stand
[Verso 8]
C
It’s in my family and my friends
In every gram and every Benz
Am
It’s in the roots that you inherit
When a generation ends
F
It’s 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-Final]
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
