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Did You Know? A Rainy Night In Soho was written by Shane MacGowan and originally recorded on their 1986EP Poguetry In Motion.
It's considered by many to be one of Shane MacGowan's finest songs and was shortlisted as one of Ireland's 10 most favourite folk songs.
The band originally recorded two versions, one featuring a cornet and one featuring an oboe. Pogues singer Shane MacGowan preferred the cornet version while producer Elvis Costello preferred the oboe versions. Ultimately the version used on the Ep was the cornet version.
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Difficulty Level Of Original Recorded Song: Blue Pick
Most Advanced Rhythm: White Pick
Most Advanced Chord Change: Blue Pick (White Pick when played with Django chords only Orange Pick when played with open chords only)
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A Rainy Night In Soho Chords And Strumming, The Pogues
Django Chords:
Django C chord
Django F chord
Django G chord
Strumming:
"Waltz Steps": |D D U D U |
Tempo: 210 bpm Key: C
Intro (Melody) -
||C - - |C - - |C - - |C - - |
|F - - |F - - |G - - |G - - || x2
Verse 1 -
||C - - |C - - |C - - |C - - |
|F - - |F - - |G - - |G - - || x8
(C) I've been loving you a (F)long time (G)
(C) Down all the years, down all the (F)days (G)
(C) And I've cried for all your (F)troubles (G)
(C) Smiled at your funny little (F)ways (G)
(C) We watched our friends grow up to(F)gether (G)
(C) And we saw them as they (F)fell (G)
(C) Some of them fell into (F)Heaven (G)
(C) Some of them fell into (F)Hell (G)
Verse 2 -
||C - - |C - - |C - - |C - - |
|F - - |F - - |G - - |G - - || x8
(C) I took shelter from a (F)shower (G)
(C) And I stepped into your (F)arms (G)
(C) On a rainy night in (F)Soho (G)
(C) The wind was whistling all its (F)charms (G)
(C) I sang you all my (F)sorrows (G)
(C) You told me all your (F)joys (G)
(C) Whatever happened to that (F)old song? (G)
(C) To all those little girls and (F)boys (G)
Intro (Melody) -
||C - - |C - - |C - - |C - - |
|F - - |F - - |G - - |G - - || x3
Verse 3 -
||C - - |C - - |C - - |C - - |
|F - - |F - - |G - - |G - - || x8
(C) Sometimes I'd wake up in the (F)morning (G)
(C) The ginger lady by my (F)bed (G)
(C) Covered in a cloak of (F)silence (G)
(C) I'd hear you talking in my (F)head (G)
(C) I'm not singing for the (F)future (G)
(C) I'm not dreaming of the (F)past (G)
(C) I'm not talking of the first (F)times (G)
(C) I never think about the (F)last (G)
Verse 4 -
||C - - |C - - |C - - |C - - |
|F - - |F - - |G - - |G - - || x4
(C) Now the song is nearly (F)over (G)
(C) We may never find out what it (F)means (G)
(C) Still there's a light I hold be(F)fore me (G)
(C) You're the measure of my (F)dreams
The (G)measure of my dreams
Intro (Melody) -
||C - - |C - - |C - - |C - - |
|F - - |F - - |G - - |G - - || x4
Final Chord Strum: C
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A Rainy Night In Soho Chords And Strumming, The Pogues
Open Chords:
Open C chord
Open F∆7 chord
Open G chord
Strumming:
"Waltz Steps": |D D U D U |
Tempo: 210 bpm Key: C
Intro (Melody) -
Verse 1 -
||C - - |C - - |C - - |C - - |
|F∆7 - - |F∆7 - - |G - - |G - - || x8
(C) I've been loving you a (F∆7)long time (G)
(C) Down all the years, down all the (F∆7)days (G)
(C) And I've cried for all your (F∆7)troubles (G)
(C) Smiled at your funny little (F∆7)ways (G)
(C) We watched our friends grow up to(F∆7)gether (G)
(C) And we saw them as they (F∆7)fell (G)
(C) Some of them fell into (F∆7)Heaven (G)
(C) Some of them fell into (F∆7)Hell (G)
Verse 2 -
||C - - |C - - |C - - |C - - |
|F∆7 - - |F∆7 - - |G - - |G - - || x8
(C) I took shelter from a (F∆7)shower (G)
(C) And I stepped into your (F∆7)arms (G)
(C) On a rainy night in (F∆7)Soho (G)
(C) The wind was whistling all its (F∆7)charms (G)
(C) I sang you all my (F∆7)sorrows (G)
(C) You told me all your (F∆7)joys (G)
(C) Whatever happened to that (F∆7)old song? (G)
(C) To all those little girls and (F∆7)boys (G)
Intro (Melody) -
Verse 3 -
||C - - |C - - |C - - |C - - |
|F∆7 - - |F∆7 - - |G - - |G - - || x8
(C) Sometimes I'd wake up in the (F∆7)morning (G)
(C) The ginger lady by my (F∆7)bed (G)
(C) Covered in a cloak of (F∆7)silence (G)
(C) I'd hear you talking in my (F∆7)head (G)
(C) I'm not singing for the (F∆7)future (G)
(C) I'm not dreaming of the (F∆7)past (G)
(C) I'm not talking of the first (F∆7)times (G)
(C) I never think about the (F∆7)last (G)
Verse 4 -
||C - - |C - - |C - - |C - - |
|F∆7 - - |F∆7 - - |G - - |G - - || x4
(C) Now the song is nearly (F∆7)over (G)
(C) We may never find out what it (F∆7)means (G)
(C) Still there's a light I hold be(F∆7)fore me (G)
(C) You're the measure of my (F∆7)dreams
The (G)measure of my dreams
Intro (Melody) -
Final Chord Strum: C
Blue Pick Level
A Rainy Night In Soho Chords And Strumming, The Pogues
Open Chords:
Open C chord
Open G chord
Barre Chords:
Barre F chord
Strumming:
"Waltz Steps": |D D U D U |
Tempo: 210 bpm Key: C
Intro (Melody) -
Verse 1 -
||C - - |C - - |C - - |C - - |
|F - - |F - - |G - - |G - - || x8
(C) I've been loving you a (F)long time (G)
(C) Down all the years, down all the (F)days (G)
(C) And I've cried for all your (F)troubles (G)
(C) Smiled at your funny little (F)ways (G)
(C) We watched our friends grow up to(F)gether (G)
(C) And we saw them as they (F)fell (G)
(C) Some of them fell into (F)Heaven (G)
(C) Some of them fell into (F)Hell (G)
Verse 2 -
||C - - |C - - |C - - |C - - |
|F - - |F - - |G - - |G - - || x8
(C) I took shelter from a (F)shower (G)
(C) And I stepped into your (F)arms (G)
(C) On a rainy night in (F)Soho (G)
(C) The wind was whistling all its (F)charms (G)
(C) I sang you all my (F)sorrows (G)
(C) You told me all your (F)joys (G)
(C) Whatever happened to that (F)old song? (G)
(C) To all those little girls and (F)boys (G)
Intro (Melody) -
Verse 3 -
||C - - |C - - |C - - |C - - |
|F - - |F - - |G - - |G - - || x8
(C) Sometimes I'd wake up in the (F)morning (G)
(C) The ginger lady by my (F)bed (G)
(C) Covered in a cloak of (F)silence (G)
(C) I'd hear you talking in my (F)head (G)
(C) I'm not singing for the (F)future (G)
(C) I'm not dreaming of the (F)past (G)
(C) I'm not talking of the first (F)times (G)
(C) I never think about the (F)last (G)
Verse 4 -
||C - - |C - - |C - - |C - - |
|F - - |F - - |G - - |G - - || x4
(C) Now the song is nearly (F)over (G)
(C) We may never find out what it (F)means (G)
(C) Still there's a light I hold be(F)fore me (G)
(C) You're the measure of my (F)dreams
The (G)measure of my dreams
Intro (Melody) -
Final Chord Strum: C
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A Rainy Night In Soho Lyrics
I've been loving you a long time
Down all the years, down all the days
And I've cried for all your troubles
Smiled at your funny little ways
We watched our friends grow up together
And we saw them as they fell
Some of them fell into Heaven
Some of them fell into Hell
I took shelter from a shower
And I stepped into your arms
On a rainy night in Soho
The wind was whistling all its charms
I sang you all my sorrows
You told me all your joys
Whatever happened to that old song?
To all those little girls and boys
Sometimes I'd wake up in the morning
The ginger lady by my bed
Covered in a cloak of silence
I'd hear you talking in my head
I'm not singing for the future
I'm not dreaming of the past
I'm not talking of the first times
I never think about the last
Now the song is nearly over
We may never find out what it means
Still there's a light I hold before me
You're the measure of my dreams
The measure of my dreams
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