Middleton Fire Brigade Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
Up[A]stairs in bed on a
January morning in [G]1974[D]
I was [A]thinking about the sort of life I'd led
And [G]whether I could take much [D]more
Why they'd [A]even burn my breakfast
I could [D]smell it [A]through [E]the [B]floor
Then I [Em]opened my eyes
and to my surprise
There was smoke coming in my [A]door
Smoke coming in my [D]door
So I [A]jumped out of bed
and I shook my head
And then I [G]looked in the adjoining room
[D]And when I saw[A] the flames in the ceiling
I was [G]sure my house was [D]doomed
So I [A]ran like hell to the top of the stairs
And [D]I began t[E]o s[B]hout
[Em]Send for the Middleton Fire Brigade
To [E]put this fire [A]out,
to put this fire [D]out
Then I [A]ran down and grabbed
my hose from the cellar
And I [G]ran back up to the [D]fire
But to [A]my dismay there was
not enough pressure
And she [G]just wouldn't go any [D]higher
So I [A]ran around in circles
for a minute or two
And then I [D]saved a bottle of rum
[B]Cos I kne[Em]w I could do with a drink or two
While I was [E]waiting for help to come
[A]Waiting for help to com[D]e
And when [A]we saw you cresting
the top of the hill
Why, we [G]ought to have raised a [D]cheer
But [A]we weren't feeling very cheery then
So [G]maybe we can do it [D]here
Be[A]cause we would like to thank you
For [D]coming to [B]our aid
With a [Em]hooray [G]for the[E]
[A]Middleton Fire Bri[D]gade
With a [Em]hoo r[G]ay for t[E]he
[A]Middleton Fire [D]Brigade
All my [A]neighbours came in
the smoke and flame
from [G]miles and miles around
[D]And they sav[A]ed all my books
and my precious things
and laid them [G]gently on the ground
[D]And I gue[A]ss that I like to sing this song
to [D]thank the whole darn [B]crew
All the [Em]good men of Mount Hanley,
and [E]their good women [A]too,
and their good women [D]too.
And when [E]we [A]saw you
cresting the top of the hill,
why we [G]ought to have raised a cheer[D].
But [A]we weren't feeling very cheery then,
so [G]maybe we can do it here.
[D]Bec[A]ause we would like to thank you
for coming [D]to [G]our [B]aid
With a [Em]hoo r[G]ay for t[E]he
[A]Middleton Fire Bri[D]gade
With a [Em]hoo r[G]ay for the
[A]Middleton Fire Bri[D]gade
Now [A]most people say it's a pretty ill wind
that never [G]blows no one no [D]good
And [A]ever since the fire
my life has been going
just the [G]way I always hoped it would
[D]Yes it [A]really would amaze you
just [D]how my luck has [B]changed
Since the January [Em]day
when I met the [E]boys of the
Middleton Fire Bri[A]gade,
the Middleton Fire [D]Brigade
And there's [A]one more thing
that I would like to add
before I [G]take my leave of you
[D]That's to tha[A]nk the boys from NICTOR
who [G]came to help us too
[D]Yes, I w[A]ould like to thank you all again
for [D]coming to our [B]aid
With a [Em]hooray [G]for [E]the
[A]Middleton Fire Bri[D]gade
And a [Em]hooray [G]for [E]the Nict
[A]or Fire Brigad[D]e
And a [Em]hooray [G]for Eve[E]lyn Fir[A]e Brigade

[Outro 1]
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