Life In A Northern Town

C F C C A salvation army band played And the children drank lemonade Dm C And the morning lasted all day, all day And through an open window came Like Sinatra in a younger day Dm F G7 Pushing the town away, away C Ah-heya ma ma ma, into the night-ahh F Hey ma ma ma, hey-ay-ay-ay, ah C Life in a northern town Ah hey ma ma ma ma C They sat on the stony ground And he took a cigarette out Dm C And everyone else came down to listen It was the winter 1963 It felt like the world would freeze Dm F G7 With john f. Kennedy and the beatles, yeah, yeah C Ah-heya ma ma ma, into the night-ahh F Hey ma ma ma, hey-ay-ay-ay, ah C Life in a northern town Ah hey ma ma ma ma C Ah-heya ma ma ma, into the night-ahh F Hey ma ma ma, hey-ay-ay-ay, ah C They shut the factory down Ah hey ma ma ma ma C The evening had turned to rain Watched the water roll down the drain Dm C As they followed him down... To the station And he would never wave goodbye You could see it written in his eyes Dm F G7 As the train pulled out of sight, Bye bye C Ah-heya ma ma ma, into the night-ahh F Heya ma ma ma, hey-ay-ay-ay, ah C Life in a northern town Ah-hey ma ma ma, take it easy on yourself Ah-heya ma ma ma, into the night-ahh F Heya ma ma ma, hey-ay-ay-ay, ah C Life in a northern town Ah hey ma ma ma ma (strum once or use palm as drum) Ah-heya ma ma ma, into the night-ahh F Heya ma ma ma, hey-ay-ay-ay, ah C Life in a northern town Ah hey ma ma ma ma (fully a capella) Ah-heya ma ma ma, into the night-ahh F Hey ma ma ma, hey-ay-ay-ay, ah C Life in a northern town Ah hey ma ma ma ma