Capo 2nd 

Intro: G C Em D (2x) 

G         C                 Em  
Razor tea-cups and tip top craic 
                D                     G 
of the crooked, Backstreet Lovers and sons 
            C                    Em 
Lawless law men walk the streets of 
                 D                        G 
Dirty meadows of foul mouthed mothers and guns 
                 C                   Em 
Brick blacked-up kids mugged me the day I 
D                  G 
ran off with your sister 
               C                    Em 
a young school maid, caught up in a world of 
           D 
Backstreet Lovers. 
            C       D        Em        G               C       
Lovers and sons, I waved her away to a friend 
    D                     G 
at least that's what she said. 

G             C            Em 
Rotting teeth of a grubby gran 
                       D                   G 
fill the alleys of the stolen roll-ups and blunts 
            C               Em 
a skin-head dad came cap in hand 
                   D                    G 
with a duster and flash of switch blade fun 
             C                           Em 
still on the dole, though the picket was broken 
  D            G 
a soiled age ago. 
                C                   Em 
But he's caught up, caught up in a world of 
           D 
Backstreet Lovers 
            C       D        Em        G          C       
Lovers and sons, I waved her away to a friend 
    D                   Em 
at least that's what she said. 
                C                      G             
tangled in the roots and tangled in the weeds 
               D                         Em 
of a concrete jungle came that girl from Leeds 
                  C 
in torn dress and tights, 
              G 
she ain't no slag. 
           D              C 
i won her over with a '40 bag. 
   D        G          C            C 
I waved her away to a friend 
    D                     G 
at least that's what she said. 

G         C                 Em  
Razor tea-cups and tip top craic 
                D                     G 
of the crooked, Backstreet Lovers and sons 
            C                    Em 
Lawless law men walk the streets of 
                 D                        G 
Dirty meadows of foul mouthed mothers and guns 
                 C                   Em 
Brick blacked-up kids mugged me the day I 
D                  G 
ran off with your sister 
               C                    Em 
a young school maid, caught up in a world of 
           D 
Backstreet Lovers. 
            C       D        Em        G               C       
Lovers and sons, I waved her away to a friend 
    D                     G 
at least that's what she said. 
G              C            Em 
Rotting teeth of a grubby gran 
                       D                   G 
fill the alleys of the stolen roll-ups and blunts 
            C               Em 
a skin-head dad came cap in hand 
                   D                    G 
with a duster and flash of switch blade fun 
             C                           Em 
still on the dole, though the picket was broken 
  D            G 
a soiled age ago. 
                C                   Em 
But he's caught up, caught up in a world of 
           D 
Backstreet Lovers 
            G           
Lovers and sons