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The Man Who Wrote Danny Boy by Joe Jackson
The Man Who Wrote Danny Boy
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:A
Capo:no capo
In intro and verses, pluck low E string for first triplet and play full chord
on second triplet.
I've found it easiest to play B and A as barre chords on 7th and 5th frets,
respectively.
[Intro]
B A (x8)
[Verse 1]
B A B A
It happened one night at three in the morning
B E G#m
The devil appeared in my studio room
Amaj7 E
And he said, "I'm your pal,
A D
and I'll make you a deal
F#m C#m
Blow away all your struggles
B A B
And take your soul for a toy."
A B A B A B A
[Verse 2]
B A
After rubbing my eyes
B A
I looked all around me
B E
At the half-finished drivel
G#m
I'd worked on for days,
Amaj7 E
And I told him my dream
A D
Was to live for all time
F#m C#m
In some perfect refrain like
B A B
The man who wrote Danny Boy
A B A B A B
[Chorus 1]
E D
And I said, "If you're real,
E D
Then I'll ask you a question:
E D
While most of us turn
E D
into ashes or dust,
E D
Just you and that other guy
E D
Go on forever
E D
But who writes the history,
E D
And whom do I trust?"
[Break]
Cmaj7 Amaj7 E D6
B A B A B A B A
[Verse 3]
B A
He gave me a wink
B A
And he said it was funny
B E
How mortals could pour
G#m
All their blood, sweat and tears
Amaj7 E
Into tape, onto paper,
A D
Or into the air
F#m C#m
To be lost and forgotten
B A B
Outside of his kind employ.
A B A B A B
[Chorus 2]
E D
Then I thought I could hear
E D
A great sound in the distance
E D
Of whiskey-soaked singing and
E D
Laughter and cheer
E D
And they're saying that song
E D
Could bring tears to a glass eye
E D
So pass me the papers,
E D
I'll sign them in blood
E D E D
E D
And the smell of the brimstone
E D
Has turned into greasepaint
E D
And the roar of the crowd
E D
Like the furies of hell
E D
And I hear the applause
E D
And I hear the bells ringing
Amaj7 E
And the sound of a woman's voice
A D
From the next room,
N.C.
Saying,
[Bridge]
G F
"Come to me now,
G F
Come lay down beside me
G C
Whatever you're doing,
Em
You're too gone to see
F C
You can't hold on to shadows,
F Bb
No more than to years
Dm Am
So be glad for the pleasures
G F G
We're young enough to enjoy."
[Break]
Cmaj7 Amaj7 E D6
B A B A B A B A
[Verse 4]
B A
So maybe I'm drunk
B A
Or maybe a liar
B E
Or maybe we're all
G#m
Living inside a dream
Amaj7 E
You can say what you like
A D
When I'm gone then you'll see
F#m C#m
I'll be down in the dark
F#m C#m
Down underground
F#m C#m
With Shakespeare and Bach and
B A B
The man who wrote Danny Boy.
[Hold on B to end]
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