{"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":856060,"song":"Murphys Song","artist":"Kevin Devine","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11601868-murphys-song-chords-by-kevin-devine/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/856060?type=chord","rating":4.68628,"votes":6,"content":"CHORDS:\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]Dbmaj7[/ch] [ch]Ebm[/ch]  [ch]Fm[/ch]   [ch]Gb[/ch]  [ch]Bbm[/ch]  [ch]Ab[/ch]  [ch]Gb[/ch]*  [ch]Db[/ch]  [ch]Fm[/ch]* [ch]Bbm[/ch]* [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\ne|--4-----6---8----9----6---4----2---4----1---1---6--|\r\nB|--6-----7---9----11---6---4----2---6----1---2---8--|\r\nG|--5-----8---10---11---6---5----3---6----1---3---8--|\r\nD|--6-----8---10---11---8---6----4---6----3---3---8--|\r\nA|--4-----6---8----9----8---6----4---4----3---1---6--|\r\nE|--4-----6---8----9----6---4----2---4----1---1---6--|[/tab]\r\n\r\n(Note: Kevin uses a lot of bar chords that can be simplified; for the most part, any \r\nwith an asterisk [*] after it is the simplified version, when he chooses to specifically \r\nplay it.)\r\n\r\n\r\nSHORTHAND:\r\n\r\nDbmaj7: 446564\r\nEbm:    668876\r\nFm:     8 8 10 10 9 8\r\nGb:     9 9 11 11 11 9\r\nBbm:    688666\r\nAb:     466544\r\n[tab][ch]Gb[/ch]*:    244322\r\nDb:     446664[/tab]\r\n[ch]Fm[/ch]*:    133111\r\n[tab][ch]Bbm[/ch]*:   113321\r\nEb:     668886[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]Dbmaj7[/ch]            [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\nA quieter boat, dog's dying day[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Fm[/ch]            [ch]Gb[/ch]\r\nA bone in a bowl, a watery grave[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Ebm[/ch]                  [ch]Dbmaj7[/ch]   [ch]Bbm[/ch]\r\nSee, I am a sailor, but I'm not so great[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]Ebm[/ch]     [ch]Ab[/ch]                   [ch]Gb[/ch]*    [ch]Db[/ch]\r\nI keep fishin' for roadkill, passin' out on the waves[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n(repeat chords above)\r\nA shimmering sea, stretched end to end\r\nA shivering bowl, a flickering friend\r\nSee, that's Mr. Murphy, my leathery brave\r\nHe's whimpering \"Taps\" now, for his plank-walk parade\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]Fm[/ch]*         [ch]Bbm[/ch]              [ch]Db[/ch]         [ch]Ab[/ch]             [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nI've never been a joiner, no, I've quit every team I've been on[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Gb[/ch]*           [ch]Bbm[/ch]*               [ch]Gb[/ch]*            [ch]Bbm[/ch]*\r\nNow I'm crying in my coffee, that's not sea salt in my eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Gb[/ch]*                  [ch]Bbm[/ch]*            [ch]Gb[/ch]*     [ch]Ab[/ch]        [ch]Db[/ch]\r\nCause me and Murphy, we have been through it, and I hate watching him die[/tab]\r\n\r\n(whistling) (repeat the pattern in the verse)\r\n\r\nSo I wait for my wisdom, like I wait for my wife\r\nLike I wait for a story, helps me wait out the night\r\nLike when I was an archer, but I couldn't shoot straight\r\nI broke all of ma's windows, I poked holes through her drapes\r\n\r\nAnd I laugh to myself, but I can't tell you why\r\nThe hung-over sun sneaks back in the sky\r\nBut Murphy went peaceful, he went decent and right\r\nAt least better than I will, when it's my turn to die\r\n\r\nAnd I wear his collar on my wrist and I bury him down at the beach\r\nNo crying, no coffin, just a body in a hole\r\nNo praying, no singing, no saving any souls\r\nThe only thing I'm saving, yeah\r\nIs a bone... inside... a bowl\r\n\r\n\r\n(Note: at the end of the outro, Kevin plays Gb to Gbm before ending on Db.)\r","plain_text":"CHORDS:\n\n\n\n(Note: Kevin uses a lot of bar chords that can be simplified; for the most part, any \nwith an asterisk [*] after it is the simplified version, when he chooses to specifically \nplay it.)\n\n\nSHORTHAND:\n\nDbmaj7: 446564\nEbm:    668876\nFm:     8 8 10 10 9 8\nGb:     9 9 11 11 11 9\nBbm:    688666\nAb:     466544\n\nFm*:    133111\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(repeat chords above)\nA shimmering sea, stretched end to end\nA shivering bowl, a flickering friend\nSee, that's Mr. Murphy, my leathery brave\nHe's whimpering \"Taps\" now, for his plank-walk parade\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(whistling) (repeat the pattern in the verse)\n\nSo I wait for my wisdom, like I wait for my wife\nLike I wait for a story, helps me wait out the night\nLike when I was an archer, but I couldn't shoot straight\nI broke all of ma's windows, I poked holes through her drapes\n\nAnd I laugh to myself, but I can't tell you why\nThe hung-over sun sneaks back in the sky\nBut Murphy went peaceful, he went decent and right\nAt least better than I will, when it's my turn to die\n\nAnd I wear his collar on my wrist and I bury him down at the beach\nNo crying, no coffin, just a body in a hole\nNo praying, no singing, no saving any souls\nThe only thing I'm saving, yeah\nIs a bone... inside... a bowl\n\n\n(Note: at the end of the outro, Kevin plays Gb to Gbm before ending on Db.)","chords":["Dbmaj7","Ebm","Fm","Gb","Bbm","Ab","Db","Eb","B","G","D","A","E","Gbm"],"chord_diagrams":{"Fm":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,1,1,1]}}}