Tone: [C]
Intro:
[C] [Em] [F] [G]
Verse:
[C]Mary loves the grouse, hides the [Em]bottles round the house,
She watches [F]chatshows and the soaps, broken-[G]broken-hearted but she copes,
[C]Michael's out of work, feels he's [Em]sinking in the murk,
He's uns[F]unshaven and a mess, finds it [G]hard some days to dress
[C]Stevie smashes the delf, cos he [Em]can't express himself,
He's co[F]consumed by rage, like his [G]father at his age,
[C]Rits'a little child, have a [Em]lovely little smile,
This means [F]nothing to her father, because he's [G]never even seen her
Chorus:
We [F]sing, sing all our cares [G]away
[F]We'll live, to fight another [G]da[G]day
Verse:
[C]Joey's off the gear, he's been [Em]clean for half a year,
He gets [F]bored out of his mind, but he's [G]tryin to toe the line
[C]Maggie's in a chair, 'twas [Em]joyriding put her there,
She puts the [F]kettle on the boil, and shes [G]always got a smile
Chorus:
We [F]sing, sing all our cares [G]away
We'll l[F]live, to fight another [G]day
We [F]sing, sing all our cares [G]away,
We'll l[F]live, to love another[Em]another day,
We grow [C]strong, from it [G]all,
We grow [F]strong, or we f[G]fall,
We grow [C]strong, from it [Em]all,
We grow [F]strong, or we [G]fall,
We grow [C]strong.