Brick Lane

C I heard that Brick Lane Am Was the place to be seen if you weren't lame C So I took the train and I made my way Am But when I got there, everyone had done the same C It was such a shame because I was in pain Am 'Cause these skinny jeans were so tight around my waist C As was generally in with the current taste in this fixed game C 'Cause if the work and play is here, Am then you're gonna need a place to stay C And we're all willing to pay if the price is sane Am But the free-to-buy landlords up and raised the stakes Am F To a height we just can't make F Am F C So the cash flows from the out-of-town is comin' Am F C With their hands in their parents' pockets for the day-to-day E7 But that's okay C 'Cause I went to Queens Road Am That's the main road that runs through Peckham if you don't know C Traditionally a place the streetwives know, but I'd been told Am That this was the new cool area in town, but it felt so cold C 'Cause all the cheap property had been sold to the landlord guy Am And you know how those guys like to put the rent so high C But I suppose that I don't mind if it lowers violent crime C Even though there's a huge line Am outside the Bussey building now all the time Am Dm And I have to pay to get inside Dm I didn't, I didn't used to have to do that Am F C And the cash flows from all the wealthy come in Am F C Who seem not to like the scene that led them on E7 And the scene is gone C But I heard that Berlin Am Was the place where you could fight time and possibly win C So I grabbed some cash and a plane and I flew right in Am With only my vegan currency and my mandolin C Oh, it was quite a thing that made my head spin Am 'Cause there's a ring-up up there so your cash don't spread so thin C So I told all my arty friends and they wanted in Am But none of the speak German, though, is that gonna be a thing? Am Dm I don't know if they wanna learn the language right now Dm I mean, there's no ... options Am F C I mean, with this energy from us out-of-towners comin' Am F C And they speak English here, so what the hell could go wrong? Am F C With doctors next to painters next to porters Am F C All living equal in the land they settle on E7 I mean, it might catch on C I hear that Brick Lane Am Is the place to be if you can afford the pain F Oh, it just ain't the same