St. Patrick's Day Damien Dempsey
Again the tuning for this song, like most Damo songs, is DADGBD (low to high) and its
enough to play so have fun
Tabbed - Dave Anderson
Damien Dempsey, St. Patrick's Day, from Shots.
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]Mammy sings [D2]wonder[D3]fully[D2]
[D1]Lamenting [D2]melo[D3]dies[D2]
Then [G]Daddy comes home from work
He falls [Em]in and [F#]goes bes[G]erk
[D1]Priest calls [D2]around fo[D3]r te[D2]a
[D1]He always [D2]seemed so [D3]terribley [D2]lonely
[G]Talks of Industrial School
[(G)]As he l[Em]ooks at [F#]me so [G]cruel
Chorus:
[G]On Paddy's [Em]Day
Where they march in A[F#]meri[G]kay
[G]On Paddy's [Em]Day
Where they dance down [F#]Cricklewood [G]Way
[G]On Paddy's [Em]Day
Where they sang round [F#]Botnay [G]Bay
[G]On Paddy's [Em]Day
For my sani[F#]ty, I'll [G]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]On Paddy's [Em]Day
Where they march in A[F#]meri[G]kay
[G]On Paddy's [Em]Day
Where they dance down [F#]Cricklewood [G]Way
[G]On Paddy's [Em]Day
Where they sang round [F#]Botnay [G]Bay
[G]On Paddy's [Em]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]St. Patr[F#]ick's[G] Day X2
[Em]On Patri[F#]ck's [G]Day X2
finish with an open strum (no chords) - well, i think it is anyway, or if you prefer D1.
Corrects or comments or whatever have you - contact me at d.anderson88@hotmail.co.uk
Sláinte
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