Brian and Michael – Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs Chords

He painted Salford’s smokey tops
On cardboard boxes from the shop
And parts of Ancoats where I used to play
I’m sure he once walked down our street
For he painted kids with nowt on their feet
The clothes they wore had all seen better days.

Now they said his works of art were dull,
No room and all the walls were full,
But Lowry didn’t care much anyway,
They said he just paints cats and dogs
And matchstalk men in boots and clogs
And Lowry said that’s just the way they’ll stay.

And he painted matchstalk men and matchstalk cats and dogs,
He painted kids on the corner of the street who were sparking clogs,
Now he takes his brush and he waits outside those factory gates
To paint his matchstalk men and matchstalk cats and dogs.

Now canvas and brushes were wearing thin
When London started calling him
To come on down and wear the old flat cap,
They said tell us all about your ways and all about those Salford days
Is it true you’re just an ordinary chap?

And he painted matchstalk men and matchstalk cats and dogs,
He painted kids on the corner of the street who were sparking clogs,
Now he takes his brush and he waits outside those factory gates
To paint his matchstalk men and matchstalk cats and dogs.

Now Lowrys hang upon the wall beside the greatest of them all
And even the Mona Lisa takes a bow,
This tired old man with hair like snow told northern folk it’s time to go,
The fever came and the good Lord mopped his brow .

And he painted matchstalk men and matchstalk cats and dogs,
He painted kids on the corner of the street who were sparking clogs,
Now he takes his brush and he waits outside those factory gates
To paint his matchstalk men and matchstalk cats and dogs.

And he left us matchstalk men and matchstalk cats and dogs,
And he left us kids on the corner of the street who were sparking clogs,
Now he takes his brush and he waits outside those pearly gates
To paint his matchstalk men and matchstalk cats and dogs.