{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1443595,"song":"Johnny Tarr","artist":"Gaelic Storm","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11255986-johnny-tarr-chords-by-gaelic-storm/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1443595?type=chord","rating":4.76663,"votes":22,"content":"Intro:\r\n[ch]Gm[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]Bb[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   x2\r\n\r\nRiff: [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\nWalk down is D and G strings on the third to second fret then Gm chord.\r\n\r\nVerse:\r\n[tab]        [ch]Gm[/ch]                 [ch]Dm[/ch]          [ch]Gm[/ch]              [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nLemme tell you a little story about a man named Johnny Tarr[/tab]\r\nHe was a hard drinking son of a preacher, always at the bar\r\nLager from the tap or shots of Paddy from the shelf\r\nHe could open his throttle and throw back a bottle as quick as the devil himself.... Johnny Tarr\r\n    (play intro)\r\nWell word got around that Johnny Tarr was no pretender,\r\nFrom Claire to here they'd lock up the beer when Johnny went on a bender,\r\nDown at Dickey Mack's, the Rising Sun, or at the Swan\r\nHe was drinking at seven, by ten to eleven well, all the booze would be gone!\r\nJohnny Tarr! [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n\r\nChorus: (same as intro)\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]Bb[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nEven if you saw it yourself, you wouldn't believe it,[/tab]\r\nBut I wouldn't trust a person like me, if I were you\r\nI wasn't there I swear, I have an alibi\r\nI heard it from a man who knows a fella who says it's true!\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Gm[/ch]           [ch]Dm[/ch]           [ch]Gm[/ch]             [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nIt was nine in the morning, on a cold and rainy night,[/tab]\r\nJohnny rolled into the Castle Bar, looking to get tight\r\nHe had money in his pocket, he had whiskey in his eye,\r\nHe said: Get up off your asses and set up the glasses, I'm drinking this place dry!\r\n    (play intro)\r\nNow all the serious boozers, they were soon broken hearted\r\nWhen Johnny finished off six and he was only getting started\r\nGuzzling down the pints, knockin' em back like candy,\r\nHe was lookin' alright to be drinkin' all night, then Nora brought\r\nout the brandy! Johnny Tarr!   C  Bb C\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]Bb[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nEven if you saw it yourself, you wouldn't believe it,[/tab]\r\nBut I wouldn't trust a person like me, if I were you\r\nI wasn't there I swear, I have an alibi\r\nI heard it from a man who knows a fella who says it's true!\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\nBridge:\r\n[ch]Eb[/ch] [ch]Gm[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] x3\r\n[ch]Eb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Gm[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Gm[/ch] (Watch vid for rhythm)\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Gm[/ch]                 [ch]Dm[/ch]           [ch]Gm[/ch]             [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nJohnny drank the whole damn bottle, had another pint or two,[/tab]\r\nWhen it made no impression he started a session with Murphy's Millenium Brew\r\nHe was waiting for a pint when his face turned green;\r\nJesus, Johnny fell down after only fifteen!\r\nYou could have heard a pin drop, then the crowd let out a roar,\r\nIt took five Cork women to lift Johnny off the floor!\r\nThe doctor looked him over and said better call the hearse:\r\nBut it's not what you're thinkin', it wasn't the drink, this man died of thirst! Johnny Tarr!\r\n[ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]\r\n\r\nChorus: x2\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]Bb[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nEven if you saw it yourself, you wouldn't believe it,[/tab]\r\nBut I wouldn't trust a person like me, if I were you\r\nI wasn't there I swear, I have an alibi\r\nI heard it from a man who knows a fella who says it's true!\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]Gm[/ch]","plain_text":"Intro:\nGm  F   Bb   C   x2\n\nRiff: C  Bb  C\n\nWalk down is D and G strings on the third to second fret then Gm chord.\n\nVerse:\n\nHe was a hard drinking son of a preacher, always at the bar\nLager from the tap or shots of Paddy from the shelf\nHe could open his throttle and throw back a bottle as quick as the devil himself.... Johnny Tarr\n    (play intro)\nWell word got around that Johnny Tarr was no pretender,\nFrom Claire to here they'd lock up the beer when Johnny went on a bender,\nDown at Dickey Mack's, the Rising Sun, or at the Swan\nHe was drinking at seven, by ten to eleven well, all the booze would be gone!\nJohnny Tarr! C C Bb\n\nChorus: (same as intro)\n\nBut I wouldn't trust a person like me, if I were you\nI wasn't there I swear, I have an alibi\nI heard it from a man who knows a fella who says it's true!\nC Bb  C\n\n\nJohnny rolled into the Castle Bar, looking to get tight\nHe had money in his pocket, he had whiskey in his eye,\nHe said: Get up off your asses and set up the glasses, I'm drinking this place dry!\n    (play intro)\nNow all the serious boozers, they were soon broken hearted\nWhen Johnny finished off six and he was only getting started\nGuzzling down the pints, knockin' em back like candy,\nHe was lookin' alright to be drinkin' all night, then Nora brought\nout the brandy! Johnny Tarr!   C  Bb C\n\nChorus:\n\nBut I wouldn't trust a person like me, if I were you\nI wasn't there I swear, I have an alibi\nI heard it from a man who knows a fella who says it's true!\nC Bb  C\n\nBridge:\nEb Gm F x3\nEb F Gm F Gm (Watch vid for rhythm)\n\n\nWhen it made no impression he started a session with Murphy's Millenium Brew\nHe was waiting for a pint when his face turned green;\nJesus, Johnny fell down after only fifteen!\nYou could have heard a pin drop, then the crowd let out a roar,\nIt took five Cork women to lift Johnny off the floor!\nThe doctor looked him over and said better call the hearse:\nBut it's not what you're thinkin', it wasn't the drink, this man died of thirst! Johnny Tarr!\nC  C  Bb  A  F\n\nChorus: x2\n\nBut I wouldn't trust a person like me, if I were you\nI wasn't there I swear, I have an alibi\nI heard it from a man who knows a fella who says it's true!\n\nC Bb  C\nGm","chords":["Gm","F","Bb","C","D","G","Dm","Eb","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]}}}