Intro
[Riff] (x2)
e|----0--------------------|----0-------3-2-0--------|
B|2-3----------------------|2-3-----2-3--------------|
G|------2-0-2-4-2-0-2------|------2------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D# G# A# (x4)
[Verse 1]
D# G# A#
In Belfast 1924, he has to leave home
D# G# A#
Working on a merchant ship, waiting just to jump ship
D# G# A#
Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh
D# G# A#
Out on the canefields, summer 1926
D# G# N.C. [harmonic on 12th fret]
Boy's only 16, how's he gonna start his dream
[Chorus]
D# G# A#
Mind and soul have gone stale
D# G# A#
Is that all there is to it James Dale
[Verse 2]
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He fell in love in 1938, their first child and a world war
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He's leaving home in a uniform, how's he gonna start his dreams
D# G# N.C. [harmonic on 12th fret]
Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh
[Chorus]
D# G# A#
Love of life has gone stale
D# G# A#
Blood runs deep like gold James Dale
[Bridge]
Gm C G# A#
I can see you now, a photograph, a dog and a rusty car
Gm C G# A#
I can see you now, a sunburnt face, your back against the wall
[Solo]
D# G# A# (x2)
[Riff] (x2)
e|----0--------------------|----0-------3-2-0--------|
B|2-3----------------------|2-3-----2-3--------------|
G|------2-0-2-4-2-0-2------|------2------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
[Outro]
D# G# A#
Mind and soul have gone stale
D# G#
Is that all there is to it James Dale
D# G# A#
Love of life has gone stale
D# G# A#
Blood runs deep like gold James Dale, James Dale