The Birmingham Six Song Lyrics And Guitar Chords
D
There were six men in Birmingham
G D
In Guildford there's four
D
That were picked up and tortured
G A
And framed by the law
D
And the filth got promotion
G
But they're still doing time
D
For being Irish in the wrong place
G A
And at the wrong time
D G D
In Ireland they'll put you away in the Maze [ song ]
D G A
In England they'll keep you for several long days
D G
God help you if ever you're caught on these shores
D G A
The coppers need someone and they walk through that door
D
You'll be counting years
G
First five then ten
A7 D
Growing old in a lonely hell
D G
Round the yard and the stinking cell
A D
From wall to wall and back again
A curse on the judges, the coppers and screws
Who tortured the innocent wrongly accused
For the price of promotion
And justice to sell
May the judged be the judges
When they rot down in hell
You'll be counting years
First five then ten
Growing old in a lonely hell
Round the yard and the lousy cell
From wall to wall and back again
May the whores of the empire lie awake in their beds
And sweat as they count out their sins in their heads
While over in Ireland eight more men lie dead
Kicked down and shot in the back of the head
You'll be counting years
First five then ten
Growing old in a freezing hell
Round the yard and the lousy cell
From wall to wall and back again
Counting years
First five then ten
Growing old in a lonely hell
Round the yard and the lousy cell
From wall to wall and back again
There were six men in Birmingham
G D
In Guildford there's four
D
That were picked up and tortured
G A
And framed by the law
D
And the filth got promotion
G
But they're still doing time
D
For being Irish in the wrong place
G A
And at the wrong time
D G D
In Ireland they'll put you away in the Maze [ song ]
D G A
In England they'll keep you for several long days
D G
God help you if ever you're caught on these shores
D G A
The coppers need someone and they walk through that door
D
You'll be counting years
G
First five then ten
A7 D
Growing old in a lonely hell
D G
Round the yard and the stinking cell
A D
From wall to wall and back again
A curse on the judges, the coppers and screws
Who tortured the innocent wrongly accused
For the price of promotion
And justice to sell
May the judged be the judges
When they rot down in hell
You'll be counting years
First five then ten
Growing old in a lonely hell
Round the yard and the lousy cell
From wall to wall and back again
May the whores of the empire lie awake in their beds
And sweat as they count out their sins in their heads
While over in Ireland eight more men lie dead
Kicked down and shot in the back of the head
You'll be counting years
First five then ten
Growing old in a freezing hell
Round the yard and the lousy cell
From wall to wall and back again
Counting years
First five then ten
Growing old in a lonely hell
Round the yard and the lousy cell
From wall to wall and back again
Darryl Hunt The Pogues Bass Player
The Pogues Manager Talks About The Birmingham Six Song Being Banned
we've never been told ourselves what the records been banned but Stan that's been banned well because we know the journalist who investigators got it from the I.B.A. and that they gave their reasons for doing it and they were that we were
so we were alleging that some people who are convicted in British courts were innocent and we were also they said that we alleged that people might have been beaten up or you know giving false confessions like that is their statement
from the I.B.A. that's not our stand that's one the I.B.A. and that we were alleging that that Irish people could be disadvantaged in British corpse so where do you go from here have you any right of appeal for this no I don't think
we're particularly interested we just make records that say what we failed and what we've what our opinions are and I don't think there's any point in appealing against a body who decides that that is unacceptable for people to
listen to after all we just faint music and it's quite in some ways it's quite heartening that they think that were so important panels shame why did you write this particular song
with five or six no I have it's about it was the song came out you know this is all running like that it have you any regrets now
we've never been told ourselves what the records been banned but Stan that's been banned well because we know the journalist who investigators got it from the I.B.A. and that they gave their reasons for doing it and they were that we were
so we were alleging that some people who are convicted in British courts were innocent and we were also they said that we alleged that people might have been beaten up or you know giving false confessions like that is their statement
from the I.B.A. that's not our stand that's one the I.B.A. and that we were alleging that that Irish people could be disadvantaged in British corpse so where do you go from here have you any right of appeal for this no I don't think
we're particularly interested we just make records that say what we failed and what we've what our opinions are and I don't think there's any point in appealing against a body who decides that that is unacceptable for people to
listen to after all we just faint music and it's quite in some ways it's quite heartening that they think that were so important panels shame why did you write this particular song
with five or six no I have it's about it was the song came out you know this is all running like that it have you any regrets now
