Geordie Ridley – The Blaydon Races chords
Chords:
The Blaydon Races; A Geordie folk song. I went to Blaydon RacesDTwas on the ninth of JuneA7 DEighteen Hundred and Sixty TwoG DOn a summer's afternoonE7 A7I took the bus from BalmbrasDAnd she was heavy ladenA7 DAway we went along Collingwood StreetG DThat's on the Road to BlaydonA7 D Oh me lads, you should've seen us ganninD A7 DPassing the folks along the roadG DAnd all of them were starin'G E7 AAll the lads and lasses thereDThey all had smilin' facesA7 DGannin along the Scotswood RoadG D A7To see the Blaydon RacesD We flew past Armstrong's factoryDAnd up by the Robin AdairA7 DBut gannin ower the Railway BridgeG DThe bus wheel flew off thereE7 A7The lasses lost their crinolinesDAnd veils that hide their facesA7 DI got two black eyes and a broken noseG DIn gannin to Blaydon RacesA7 D Oh me lads, you should've seen us ganninD A7 DPassing the folks along the roadG DAnd all of them were starin'G E7 AAll the lads and lasses thereDThey all had smilin' facesA7 DGannin along the Scotswood RoadG D A7To see the Blaydon RacesD Now when we got the wheel back onDAway we went againA7 DBut them that had their noses brokeG DThey went back ower hyemE7 A7Some went to the dispensaryDAnd some to Doctor GibbsesA7 DAnd some to the infirmaryG DTo mend their broken ribsesA7 D Oh me lads, you should've seen us ganninD A7 DPassing the folks along the roadG DAnd all of them were starin'G E7 AAll the lads and lasses thereDThey all had smilin' facesA7 DGannin along the Scotswood RoadG D A7To see the Blaydon RacesD We flew across the Tyne BridgeDAnd came to Blaydon ToonA7 DThe barman he was calling thenG DThey called him Jackie BroonE7 A7I saw him talking to some chapsDAnd them he was persuadin'A7 DTo gan and see Geordie Ridley's showG DAt the Mechanics' Hall in BlaydonA7 D Oh me lads, you should've seen us ganninD A7 DPassing the folks along the roadG DAnd all of them were starin'G E7 AAll the lads and lasses thereDThey all had smilin' facesA7 DGannin along the Scotswood RoadG D A7To see the Blaydon RacesD Now when we got to ParadiseDThere were bonny games begunA7 DThere were four and twenty on the busG DAnd how we danced and sungE7 A7They called on me to sing a songDSo I sang 'em 'Paddy Fagan'A7 DI danced a jig and I swung me twigG DThe day I went to BlaydonA7 D Oh me lads, you should've seen us ganninD A7 DPassing the folks along the roadG DAnd all of them were starin'G E7 AAll the lads and lasses thereDThey all had smilin' facesA7 DGannin along the Scotswood RoadG D A7To see the Blaydon RacesD The rain it poured down all the dayDAnd made the ground quite muddyA7 DCoffee Johnny had a white hat onG DShouted 'Wee stole the cuddy?'E7 A7There were spice stalls and monkey showsDAnd old wives selling cidersA7 DAnd the chap on the ha'penny roundaboutG DSaying 'Any more lads for riders?'A7 D Oh me lads, you should've seen us ganninD A7 DPassing the folks along the roadG DAnd all of them were starin'G E7 AAll the lads and lasses thereDThey all had smilin' facesA7 DGannin along the Scotswood RoadG D A7To see the Blaydon RacesD