Beautiful South

From N ^E orthernden to Partington it's r ^C#m ain
From A ^A ltrincham to Chadderton it's r ^B ain
From M ^E oss Side to Swinton hardly S ^C#m pain
It's a ^A picture postcard of 'wish they never ^B came'
And whilst that d ^A eckchair in the garden it makes no s ^E ense
It d ^B oesn't spoil the view or cause off ^E ence
Those F ^A loridas, Bavarias and K ^E ents
Make g ^B entlemen wear shorts but don't make g ^E ents
So con ^E vertibles stay garage-bound
Save ^C#m after-sun for later
If ^A rain makes Britain great
Then ^B Manchester is greater
As you ^E dry your clothes once again
Up ^C#m on the radiator
^A What makes Britain great
Makes ^B Manchester yet greater
^{E C#m A B}
From ^E Cheetham Hill to Wytenshawe it's ^C#m rain
^A Gorton, Salford, Sale pretty much the ^B same
As I'm ^E caught without my jacket once ^C#m again
The ^A raindrops on my face play a sweet re ^B fain
And as ^A winter turns reluctantly to ^E spring
For the ^B clouds above the city there's one last ^E fling
^A Swallows build their nests, chaffinch ^E sing
And the ^B sun strolls into town like long lost ^E king
So con ^E vertibles stay garage-bound
Save ^C#m after-sun for later
If ^A rain makes Britain great
Then ^B Manchester is greater
As you ^E dry your clothes once again
Up ^C#m on the radiator
^A What makes Britain great
Makes ^B Manchester yet greater
And the ^A mood of this whole sodden place is ^E melancholy
Like the ^B sun came out to play, shone through the ^E clouds but dropped its lolly
And ^A everyone looks so disappointed, ^E so, so sorry
Like the ^B rain blew into town, kidnapped the ^E sun and stole it's brolly
^{A B E}
So con ^E vertibles stay garage-bound
Save ^C#m after-sun for later
If ^A rain makes Britain great
Then ^B Manchester is greater
As you ^E dry your clothes once again
Up ^C#m on the radiator
^A What makes Britain great
Makes ^B Manchester yet greater