Savin Hill

C#-- 4x C# Savin Hill my starting point Down the beach F# with a few beers Didn't know what C# life had in for us C# Starting out at St. Margarets Up there on that F# lonely hill I got my start C# C# in 1970 Moved on down to Motley school Down to St. F# Willies from there The catholic golden C# rule got hooks in me C# Sister Robad Ms. Coughlin the teachers and their authority F# I put my fists up to C# them at every turn F# G# Savin Hill F# it was my start G# Beginning of a lifetime F# G# I still remember C# those days clearly F# G# Cannot forget my F# roots Or when G# it really started F# G# Savin Hill down C# by the beach C# Grades on to eight were nuts Hi-jinx stunts and pranks F# pulled out Me and my cousin Bill C# the terrible two C# Danny Joey Robby John Saxon and F# Victoria Many a long neck bottle C# cracked down there F# G# Savin Hill it F# was my start G# From the courts F# back to the park G# The weekend time C# seemed so damn free F# G# If you had my back F# I took yours Our G# F# obligatory creed G# Savin Hill down C# C#(hold) by the beach C#-- 8x C#(all the way) Do you remember the tennis courts? The bungalow or Harpo's bench Do you remember jumping that bridge? The risks we took and our chances? GO! C#-F#-B-C#- 2x Guitar C#-F#-B-C#- 2x C# The later years F# brought on alcohol B nights Coupled with petty arguments C# and bar room fights C# We never broke apart F# and we stood our B ground If a cohort C# was lost he was found C# If things got hot F# Dorchester stayed B cool No other townies C# came toward us fools C# F# Savin Hill down by B the beach It's these C# memories I'll go preach C# F# Savin Hill down by B the beach It's these C# memories I'll go preach C# Savin Hill is F# B C#(hold) where it all began