Chord/Tab song: Savin Hill

Band: Street Dogs
Song: Savin Hill
Album: Savin Hill
Tabber: clark@theoddmenout.com

The Street Dogs are a great street-punk/ rock'n'roll band, formed by the former lead
singer of the Dropkick Murphys, Mike McColgan

mute chord

Intro:
e-[C#]----|
B-----|
G--4--|
D--4--| a bunch of times
A--2--|
E-----|

Verse 1:
[C#]Savin Hill my starting point, down the beach with a few [F#]beers
Didn't know what life had [C#]in for us
[C#]Starting out at St. Margarets, up there on that lonely [F#]hill
I got my start in 19[C#]70
C# F#
Moved on down to Motley school, down to St. Willies from there
C#
The catholic golden rule got hooks in me
C#
Sister Robad, Ms. Coughlin, the teachers and their authority
F# C#
I put my fists up to them at every turn

Chorus:
[F#]Savin [G#]Hill it was my [F#]start, beginning [G#]of a lifetime,
[F#]I still re[G#]member those days [C#]clearly
[F#]Cannot [G#]forget my roots[F#], or when it [G#]really started,
[F#]Savin [G#]Hill down by the [C#]beach

Verse 2:
C# F#
Grades on to eight were nuts, hi-jinx, stunts and pranks pulled out
C#
Me and my cousin Bill, the terrible two
C#
Danny, Joey, Robby, John, Saxon and Victoria
F# C#
Many a long neck bottle cracked down there

Chorus 2:
[F#]Savin [G#]Hill it was my [F#]start, from the c[G#]ourts back to the park
[F#]The weekend [G#]time seemed so [C#]free
[F#]If you had [G#]my back, I took [F#]yours, our o[G#]bligatory creed
[F#]Savin [G#]Hill down by the [C#]beach

Interlude:

e--------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------|
G--10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10--10-10-10-10--|
D--11--11-11-11--11-11-11--11-11-11--11-11--11-11-11-11--|
A------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|

( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/street_dogs/savin_hill_tab.html )

e--------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------|
G--11--11-11-11--11-11-11--11-11-11--11-11--11-11-11-11--|
D--11--11-11-11--11-11-11--11-11-11--11-11--11-11-11-11--|
A------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------|
G--12--12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12--10-10-10-10--|
D--11--11-11-11--11-11-11--11-11-11--11-11--11-11-11-11--|
A------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------|
G--10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10--11-11-11-11--| all x2
D--11--11-11-11--11-11-11--11-11-11--11-11--11-11-11-11--|
A------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge:
(Interlude)
Do you remember the tennis courts?

The bungalow or Harpo's bench
(Interlude)
Do you remember jumping that bridge?

The risks we took and our chances?

C#,F#,B,C# x2

Solo:

e--16-14-13h14p13----------------------------16---14-14-16-16b18-b18-b18--|
B-----------------14v--14-14-16-16b17-16r-14------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e--16br--13-14-14b15-b15-14p13-14------|
B---------------------------------14v--|
G--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------|

Verse 3:
The [C#]later years brought on [F#]alcohol nights
Coupled [B]with petty arguments and [C#]barroom fights
We [C#]never broke apart, and we [F#]stood our ground
If a [B]cohort was lost, [C#]he was found
If [C#]things got hot, Dorches[F#]ter stayed cool
[B]No other townies came [C#]toward us fools
[C#]Savin Hill down [F#]by the beach
[B]It's these memories [C#]I'll go preach (these lines x2- solo played after first)
[C#]Savin Hill is [F#]where it all be[B]gan[C#]

That's it! For suggestions, corrections, and requests, email me:
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