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St Patricks Day by Damien Dempsey
St Patricks Day
Tuning - DADGBD
Chords:
D1 - 000230
D2 - 000030
D3 - 004030
G - 555000
Em - 222000 - at the outro the low E has a hammer on so Em2 - 022000
F# - 444000
B - 999000
A - 777000
(Intro palm-muted strokes with D1)
D1 D2 D3 D2
D1 D2 D3 D2
Verse
D1 D2 D3 D2
Mammy sings wonderfully
D1 D2 D3 D2
Lamenting melodies
G
Then Daddy comes home from work
Em F# G
He falls in and goes beserk
D1 D2 D3 D2
Priest calls around for tea
D1 D2 D3 D2
He always seemed so terribley lonely
G
Talks of Industrial School
(G) Em F# G
As he looks at me so cruel
Chorus:
G Em
On Paddy's Day
F# G
Where they march in Amerikay
G Em
On Paddy's Day
F# G
Where they dance down Cricklewood Way
G Em
On Paddy's Day
F# G
Where they sang round Botnay Bay
G Em
On Paddy's Day
F# G
For my sanity, I'll pray
(Just the same as the verses)
Da fought the black and Tans
So did our Uncle Dan
Then there was Civil War
and we ne'er saw Dan anymore
We all have to walk to Cobh
A family of thriteen both young and old
Transport our poverty
To a room and a ditch 'cross the sea
Chorus
G Em
On Paddy's Day
F# G
Where they march in Amerikay
G Em
On Paddy's Day
F# G
Where they dance down Cricklewood Way
G Em
On Paddy's Day
F# G
Where they sang round Botnay Bay
G Em
On Paddy's Day
F# G---------------G
For my sanity, I'll pray
For this next part the chords in brakets are played only shortly (rhythm-wise i mean)
the next chord.
Outro
B (G)A (F#)G (Em)F# (Em2)Em X2
Em F# G
St. Patrick's Day X2
Em F# G
On Patrick's Day X2
finish with an open strum (no chords) - well, i think it is anyway, or if you prefer D1.
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