Biography:
Alan Hull (1945-1995) was an English singer-songwriter and founding member of the Tyneside folk rock band, Lindisfarne.
Born James Alan Hull in Benwell, Newcastle upon Tyne on 20th February1945, he became a member of the band The Chosen Few alongside keyboard player Mick Gallagher in 1962. He supported himself one year by working as a nurse at a mental hospital while appearing as a folk singer and guitarist in local clubs before helping to form Brethren and Downtown Faction, which evolved into Lindisfarne in 1970.
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Alan Hull - 100 Miles To Liverpool
## NOTE: ~ = Bass Walk-Down from G to Em ##
[Intro]
Em
G D Bm Em G D Bm Em G
[Verse 1]
D Bm
Sue and Annie wrote me, they're coming down to quote me
Em G
Know every word of every song
D
Rod n' Ray are talking, the radio is squawking
Bm Em C
Me, I'm wondering what the hell went wrong
[Chorus]
G C
One hundred miles more to Liverpool
G C
One hundred more miles to go
G ~ Em
I've been down this road in sunshine and in snow
F
And it don't get any shorter
C G
And the water under the bridge has got to flow
[Interlude]
G D Bm Em G D Bm Em G
[Verse 2]
D Bm
Funny how a mile can go on forever
Em G
Funny how an hour can be an age
D Bm
Funny how a smile can face the stormy weather
Em C
Funny how a house can be a cage
[Chorus]
G C
One hundred miles more to Liverpool
G C
One hundred more miles to go
G ~ Em
I've been down this road in sunshine and in snow
F
And it don't get any shorter
C G
And the water under the bridge has got to flow
[Interlude]
G D Bm Em G D Bm Em G
[Verse 3]
D
John and Paul are sleeping and the street-cleaners are sweeping
Bm Em
The moon is on his own, no place to go
G D Bm
Me, I'm cracking jokes in the bar with all the blokes
Em C
Toasting the end of another show
[Bridge]
N.C. G N.C.
But in my dreams I see Liverpool in lights
C N.C. G N.C.
Dancing in the streets 'til the early morning light
C N.C. G ~ Em N.C.
The tugboat on the Mersey joining in the Jamboree
F N.C.
And a man must have his dreams
C N.C. G C
Even though his dreams might never come to be
[Chorus]
G C
One hundred miles more to Liverpool
G C
One hundred more miles to go
G ~ Em
I've been down this road in sunshine and in snow
F
And it don't get any shorter
C
And the water under the bridge has got to
[Chorus]
G C
One hundred miles more to Liverpool
G C
One hundred more miles to go
G ~ Em
I've been down this road in sunshine and in snow
F
And it don't get any shorter
C G
And the water under the bridge must have to flow
[Outro]
G D Bm Em G D Bm Em
## NOTE: ~ = Bass Walk-Down from G to Em ##
[Intro]
Em
G D Bm Em G D Bm Em G
[Verse 1]
D Bm
Sue and Annie wrote me, they're coming down to quote me
Em G
Know every word of every song
D
Rod n' Ray are talking, the radio is squawking
Bm Em C
Me, I'm wondering what the hell went wrong
[Chorus]
G C
One hundred miles more to Liverpool
G C
One hundred more miles to go
G ~ Em
I've been down this road in sunshine and in snow
F
And it don't get any shorter
C G
And the water under the bridge has got to flow
[Interlude]
G D Bm Em G D Bm Em G
[Verse 2]
D Bm
Funny how a mile can go on forever
Em G
Funny how an hour can be an age
D Bm
Funny how a smile can face the stormy weather
Em C
Funny how a house can be a cage
[Chorus]
G C
One hundred miles more to Liverpool
G C
One hundred more miles to go
G ~ Em
I've been down this road in sunshine and in snow
F
And it don't get any shorter
C G
And the water under the bridge has got to flow
[Interlude]
G D Bm Em G D Bm Em G
[Verse 3]
D
John and Paul are sleeping and the street-cleaners are sweeping
Bm Em
The moon is on his own, no place to go
G D Bm
Me, I'm cracking jokes in the bar with all the blokes
Em C
Toasting the end of another show
[Bridge]
N.C. G N.C.
But in my dreams I see Liverpool in lights
C N.C. G N.C.
Dancing in the streets 'til the early morning light
C N.C. G ~ Em N.C.
The tugboat on the Mersey joining in the Jamboree
F N.C.
And a man must have his dreams
C N.C. G C
Even though his dreams might never come to be
[Chorus]
G C
One hundred miles more to Liverpool
G C
One hundred more miles to go
G ~ Em
I've been down this road in sunshine and in snow
F
And it don't get any shorter
C
And the water under the bridge has got to
[Chorus]
G C
One hundred miles more to Liverpool
G C
One hundred more miles to go
G ~ Em
I've been down this road in sunshine and in snow
F
And it don't get any shorter
C G
And the water under the bridge must have to flow
[Outro]
G D Bm Em G D Bm Em
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