{"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":2042945,"song":"Joxer Goes To Stuttgart","artist":"Christy Moore","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11449541-joxer-goes-to-stuttgart-chords-by-christy-moore/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2042945?type=chord","rating":4.56318,"votes":50,"content":"[intro]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDiddly aye stuff[/tab]\r\n\r\n[verses]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nIt was in the year of '88 in the lovely month of June[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen the gadflies were swarming and dogs howling at the moon[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWith rosary beads and sandwiches for Stuttgart we began[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nJoxer packed his German phrasebook and jumpleads for the van[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                                               [ch]F[/ch]\r\nSome of the lads had never been away from home before[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                                            [ch]C[/ch]\r\n'Twas the first time Whacker put his foot outside of Inchicore[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBefore we left for Europe we knew we'd need a plan[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSo we all agreed that Joxer was the man to drive the van[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nIn Germany the autobahn, 'twas like the Long Mile Road[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nThere was every make of car and van all carrying the full load[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nFord Transits and Hiaces and a Bedford from Tralee[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWith the engine overheating from longhauling duty free[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                                                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThere was fans from Ballyfermot, Ballybough and Ballymun[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOn the journey of a lifetime, and the craic was ninety-one[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nJoxer met a German's daughter on the banks of the river Rhine[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd he told her she'd be welcome in Ballyfermot any time[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                 [ch]F[/ch]\r\nNext morning none of the experts, gave us the slightest chance[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey said the English team would lead us on a merry dance[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                               [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWith their Union Jacks all them English fans for victory they were set[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nUntil Ray Houghton got the ball and he stuck it in the net[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                               [ch]F[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhat happened next is history, brought tears to many eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThat day will be the highlight of many people's lives[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nJoxer climbed right over the top and the last time he was seen[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\narm in arm with Jack Charlton singing, Revenge for Skibereen[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nNow Whacker's back in Inchicore, he's living with his mam[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd Jack Charlton has been proclaimed an honorary Irishman[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nDo you remember that German's daughter on the banks of the river Rhine[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nWell, didn't she show up in Ballyfermot last week and ...[/tab]\r\n\r\n[outro]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMore Diddly aye stuff[/tab]","plain_text":"[intro]\n\n\n[verses]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[outro]","chords":["C","F","G"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}