Chords
Scapegoats - Birmingham Six

Key: C

Introduction:

difficulty
very easy |||||
C                                                                                      F                                    C  
There were five men playing poker on the Heysham train.
C                                                                            G  
Fate was dealing them a cruel hand.
             C                                                                    F                                                 C  
Hugh Callaghan was walking home through the evening rain
C                                         G                                            C  
Not knowing what lay in store for him.
Verse
C                                                                              F                                    C  
You'll find traces of nitro on cigarettes and matches.
C                                                                                                                    G  
On formica tabletops and on decks of playin' cards.
C                                                                    F                                                      C  
When forensic found traces on the hands of these men,
C                                                                                                                         G                                                 C  
The police drove up from Birmingham, they were saying the case was closed.
Verse
C                                            F                                              C  
Have you seen the mugshots that were taken
C                                                                    G  
after forty eight hours in custody?
C                                                                            F                                         C  
Battered and bruised, haunted looks upon their faces
C                                                                    G                    C  
The judge accepted they confessed willingly.
                F                                 G                                         C  
Please take another look at what you see.
Verse
C                                                    F                                    C  
If you tell me my family are being terrorised.
C                                                                                                                                            G  
Keep me awake for six days and nights, confused and terrified.
C                                                                                      F                                              C  
In the lonely dark of night I'll swear that black is white.
C                                                         G                                            C  
If you let me just lay down and close my eyes.
                             F                                         G                                 C  
I'll sign anything if you let me close my eyes.
Outro
F                                            C  
Scales of justice balance up your act.
C                                                                                    G  
AmI  
C                                                                                      F                                    C  
Hugh Callaghan, Paddy Hill, Gerry Hunter, Johnny Walker,
C                                                      G                                         F  
Billy Power, Dick McIlkenny scapegoats all.
F                                                                              G                                    C  
For sixteen years they've been talking to the wall.