Chords
[Intro]
Em C D Em C D
Em C D Em C D
Em C D Em C D
Em C D
Em
[Verse 1]
C D The Emdrinking dens are spilling out
There's Gstaggering in the square
There's Clads and lasses falling about
And a Gcrackling in Dthe air
Em Down around the dungeon doors
The Gshelters and the queues
C Everybody's looking for
SomeGbody's arms to Dfall into
[Chorus]
That's Emwhat it is
C D It's what it Emis now
[Verse 2]
C D There's Emfrost on the graves and the monuments
But the Gtaverns are warm in town
C People curse the government
AndG shovel hotD food down
EmLights are out in the city hall
The Gcastle and the keep
CThe moon shines down upon it all
The Glegless and Dasleep
And it'sC cold on the tollgate
With the Gwagons creeping through
C Cold on the tollgate
God Gknows what I could doD with you
That's what it Emis
[Chorus]
C D It's what it Emis now C D
[Verse 3]
The Emgarrison sleeps in the citadel
With the ghostsG and the ancient stones
C High on the parapet
A GScottish piper standsD alone
Em And high on the wind
The highland Gdrums begin to roll
C And something from the past just comes
And Gstares into Dmy soul
And it'sC cold on the tollgate
With a GCaledonian blues
C Cold on the tollgate
God Gknows what I could do Dwith you
[Chorus]
That's Emwhat it is
C D It's what it Emis now
C D What it Emis
C D It's what it Emis now C D
[Solo 1]
Em G C G D
Em G C G D
Em C D Em C D
Em C D Em
[Verse 4]
C D There's a Emchink of light, there's a burning wick
There's a Glantern in the tower
CWee Willie Winkie with a candlestick
Still Gwriting songs in the Dwee wee hours
On EmCharlotte Street I take
A walking Gstick for my hotel
C The ghost of Dirty Dick
Is Gstill in search of DLittle Nell
[Chorus]
That's Emwhat it is
C D It's what it Emis now C D
It's what it Emis
C D What it Emis now⦠C D
[Solo 2]
Em C D Em C D
Em C D Em C D
Em C D Em C D
Em C D Em C D
Em C D Em C D
Em C D Em C D
[Outro]
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Em C D Em C D
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