I Could Have Been Born A Mackem

Intro G Em C D [Verse 1] G Em C D Well my Mother died when I was only two years old G Em C D Father ran off to sea with a bloke I'm told C D G D Em Me Sister is a prostitute, me Brother's doing life in jail, still C D G D Could have been worse, I could have been born a Mackem [Verse 2] G Em C D The doctor says I've got VD and will not last the year G Em C D I lent my friend my car, he crashed it off the pier C D G D Em I've lost me lucky rabbit's foot, hasn't been my year, still C D G Could have been worse, I could have been born a Mackem Chorus C D G Peter Reid could have been my Dad C D G Can you ever think of anything as bad? C D G D Em I could have been born by Roker Park saying "Whey's keys are theyse?!" C D And that is why I'm glad to sing this song [Verse 3] G Em C D Wor Lass left me for a multi-millionaire G Em C D The House was burgled and was left completely bare C D G D Em And because all the worry, I've lost all of my hair, still C D G Could have been worse, I could have been born a Mackem Chorus C D G Bob Murray could have been my Dad C D G Can you ever think of anything as bad? C D I could have been working at The Stadium of Light G D Em On a Sewper-dewper compewter! C D So that is why I'm glad to sing this song [Verse 4] G Em C D My Mother died when I was only two years old G Em C D Father ran off to sea with a bloke I'm told C D G D Em Me Sister is a prostitute, me Brother's doing life in jail, still.... C D G Could have been worse I could have been born a Mackem Outro C D G