Room In The Sky

C Dm G C C Dm G C C Dm G C C Dm G C C Dm It's nigh on fifty years since I moved into this street. G C and there's no kinder people you could ever hope to meet. but I've had a note from council a young chap brought it 'round. G C He said that very soon they're going to knock our the houses down. Am Em Am Em But he told me not to worry, they're just the place for me. Em Dm G A band-new flat not far from here, just waiting there to see. Em Am So I thought I'd take a stroll round there and give the place the eye. Dm G But it came as quite a shock to find it'd fifteen stories high. C Am C Oh I don't want to leave me old Two-up Two-down. G C G it isn't much to look at but at least it's on the ground. F C Am it would surly break my heart my heart for me to say goodbye. F G C when they move me to that room'in the sky. C Dm Well, I asked me next door neighbor why we have to go. G G But he was none the wiser, no one seems to know. Dm He said there were a rumor that he heard the other day. G C Someone said they need the space to build a motorway. Am Em Em So now I'll have to pack me bags, it's going to be a squeeze. G there int a suitcase large enough to hold me memories. Em Am and I can't take me old dog Ben' cause pets, they aren't allowed. Dm G They say it won't be suited to a life amoungst the clouds. C Am C Oh I don't want to leave me old Two-up Two-down. G C G it isn't much to look at but at least it's on the ground. C Am C Oh I don't want to leave me old Two-up Two-down. G C G it isn't much to look at but at least it's on the ground. C Dm just the other day I saw me old friend Mr.s Brown. G C She has a flat, the same as mine on t'other side of town. C Dm She said it's nice and cosy but there's one thing makes her vexed: G C She doesn't see a single soul from one day to the next. Am Em Am Well, The more I think a-bout it the more I want to stay. Am Em G I wish that I could close me eyes and make it go away. Em The only consolation, I'll to be quite fair. Dm G I'm sure to get to heaven, cause I'll be halfway there. F C Am C Oh I don't want to leave me old Two-up Two-down. G C G it isn't much to look at but at least it's on the ground. C Am C Oh I don't want to leave me old Two-up Two-down. G C G it isn't much to look at but at least it's on the ground. G F G When they move me to that room in the sky G F G When they move me to that room in the sky G F G When they move me to that room in the sky