Key: G
Introduction:
G Bm
Sid and Billy took the train from Taree
C D Em
In Central Station at four a.m
C D G F#Em
And they walked up Regent St. in the rain
C D G
and took a piss against the mortuary fence
Bm
Six cousins lived on Caroline St
C D Em
Bill was an orphan and he knew no one
C D G F#Em
It was Wednesday, the dole was in the bank
C D G
We're gonna have a holiday in the sun
Chorus
C D G
Build a bonfire in the street
C D G
Everyone come around
C D G F#Em
Watch the rain fall like diamonds from heaven
C D G Em G Em G Em
on the streets of a black and white town
G Bm
They spent their money at the Courthouse hotel
C D Em
In two days they were flat broke
C D G F#Em
They'd come looking for a brighter dream
C D G
But found a nightmare deep inside the big smoke
Kids with habits that they just couldn't handle
G C D G
Build a bonfire in the street
C D G
Everyone come around
C D G F#Em
Watch the rain fall like diamonds from heaven
GºEdmund
( *Perry wipes sweat off his brow in Lillee-like fashion)
Solo: Goes something like this
E
b--5M-5M-5M-7M-7M-7M-9M-9M-9M-12M-11M-9M--
g--5--5--5--7--7--7--9--9--9--12--11--9---