Beyond the Pale Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]If you don't know where I c[A]ome[Bm] from,
[A]bet[D]ter stear clear of my [Bm]trail[A]
From [F#m]the dark side of Lon[G]don,
that's [F#m]way beyond the pa[G]le[A]
[D]My grandpa came [A]from Russia,
stowed [D]away hidden in [A]some [Bm]bales[A]
He [F#m]took my grandma danc[G]ing to
the [F#m]air raid si[G]rens wh[A]ail

[Verse 2]
Then Saint [D]George used his sword [A]on the immigrant
[F#m]poor 'cause h[D]e can't kill no d[Bm]ragon[A]
[F#m]If I was in those shoes,[G]
I'd [F#m]say Soweto's gonna happen here to[G]o
[A]I gotta get a mes[Bm]sage through,
tell every[A]body the [D]news[A]
[F#m]And with the winter com
ing...
[G][F#m][G][A]

[Verse 3]
[D]Crossing all [Bm]the b[A]orders through
[D]the smoke of war [A]and [Bm]rain[A]
[F#m]Papers out of or[G]der on
[F#m]a military [G]train[A]
[D]A coat, a bag, [A]a b[Bm]aby,
[A]sta[D]tus - r[A]efugee
[F#m]These are the [G]people [F#m]of
my [G]family[A]

[Verse 4]
Don't [D]anybody know [A]that this city was
made of [D]immigrant [Bm]blood and [A]money
[F#m]If I was in those shoes a blac[G]k[F#m]
shirt with the playboy [G]blues
[A]I gotta get a mes[Bm]sage through,
tell every[A]body [D]the news
[Bm]And [A]with[F#m] the winter com
[G]ing...

[Interlude 1]
[F#m][G][A][Bm]

[Verse 5]
Now there's a [D]rocker in Vla[A]divos[Bm]tok,
[A]got every sid[D]e by Jer[A]ry Lee[Bm][A]
But for [F#m]accidents of dis[G]order
that [F#m]guy could well be me[G]
[A]I want eve[D]rybody to [Bm]know[A] this,
I want [D]everyone [Bm]to h[A]ear
Immig[F#m]ration built the na[G]tion, you got [F#m]a bloo[G]dclaat standing here[A]

[Interlude 2]
[Bm][Bm]
[D][Bm][A][D][A][F#m][G][F#m][D]
[Em][G][A][D][A][Bm][A][F#m][G][F#m]
[Em][G][A]

[Verse 6]
Now Saint [D]George used his sword [A]on the immig
[D]rant [A]poor 'cause [D]he can't kill no [A]dragon
If [F#m]I was in those shoe[G]s I'd say[F#m]
Soweto's gonna happen here [G]too
I got[A]ta get a mes[Bm]sage through,
tell every[A]body the [D]news[A]
[F#m]And with the winter com
[G]ing...
[F#m]

[Verse 7]
[G][A]
Don't [D]anybody know [A]that [Bm]the city [A]was
made of [D]immigrant blood an[A]d money
If [F#m]I was in thos[G]e shoe[F#m]s,
a blackshirt with the playboy blues
[G]I g[A]otta get a mess[D]age t[Bm]hrough,
[A]tell everybody the new[D]s[A][Bm][A]
And [F#m]with the winter comi[G]ng...

[Outro 1]
[F#m][G][A][Bm]