Intro: C-F-C
C
A Salvation Army band played
And the children drank lemonade
Dm C
And the morning lasted all day, - All day
And through an open window came
Like Sinatra in a younger day,
Dm F G7
Pushing the town away - away
(Chant)
C
hey oh ma ma ma , Into the night
F C
hey oh ma ma ma hey ah, Life in a northern town.
hey ma ma ma
C
They sat on the stoney ground
And he took a cigarette out
Dm C
And everyone else came down - To listen.
It was in winter 1963
It felt like the world would freeze
Dm
With John F. Kennedy
F G7
And the Beatles
(Chant)
C
hey oh ma ma ma , Into the night
F C
hey oh ma ma ma hey ah, Life in a northern town.
hey ma ma ma - hey oh ma ma ma , Into the night
F C
hey oh ma ma ma hey ah, They shut the factory down.
hey ma ma ma
C
The evening had turned to rain
Watch the water roll down the drain,
Dm C
As we followed him down, To the station
And though he never would wave goodbye,
You could see it written in his eyes
Dm F G7
As the train rolled out of sight - Bye-bye.
(Chant)
C
hey oh ma ma ma, Into the night
F C
hey oh ma ma ma hey ah, Life in a northern town.
hey ma ma ma, Take it easy on your self
hey oh ma ma ma, Into the night
F C
hey oh ma ma ma hey ah, Life in a northern town.
hey ma ma ma - hey oh ma ma ma, Into the night
F C
Ah hey ma ma ma hey ah, Life in a northern town
hey ma ma ma - hey oh ma ma ma, Into the Night
F C
hey ma ma ma hey ah, Life in a Northern Town
hey ma ma ma
