{"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":562919,"song":"St Patrick","artist":"James Yorkston","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11569416-st-patrick-chords-by-james-yorkston/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/562919?type=chord","rating":4.67743,"votes":3,"content":"St. Patrick by James Yorkston\r\n\r\nThese, obviously, are just the basic chords: your life will be greatly improved by \r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nI didn’t sleep at all last night[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nI thought my heart had mastered the run of these seas[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut they appear not to care about calming lately[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]\t\t\t\t[ch]A[/ch]\r\nI awoke with a smart and a look at the phone.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\t\t\t\t\t\t[ch]G[/ch]\r\nI swear that I would have called you if I’d been sure you were alone.[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t\t\t\t   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd doesn’t that drive things home?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe hardest time to forget is when sleep clears your mind,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nBringing up what might have been, and who’s by her side.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd if I appear forlorn, that’s the reason truly.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]\t\t\t\t\t[ch]A[/ch]\r\nShould I find myself a surrogate to keep the winters warm[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t\t\t\t\t[ch]G[/ch]\r\nBlame her for my former love and blunt her of her charms?[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t\t      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBlunt her of her charms?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nOh dear Saint Patrick, I pray for some water[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nJust let me quench my thirst this morning after.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd this girl by my side, well who knows the future?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]\t\t\t\t\t[ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut if I appear forgetful she’s the reason on my mind[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t\t\t\t  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIf you detect a smile it’s as I dream of foreign lands[/tab]\r\n[tab]\t\t\t\t[ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd letting things get out of hand[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\t\t\t\t[ch]D[/ch]\r\nIs exactly what I’ve got planned![/tab]","plain_text":"St. Patrick by James Yorkston\n\nThese, obviously, are just the basic chords: your life will be greatly improved by","chords":["D","A","Bm","G"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}