{"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":80157,"song":"Lorcas Novena","artist":"The Pogues","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/80157-lorcas-novena-chords-by-the-pogues/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/80157?type=chord","rating":4.31761,"votes":5,"content":"***Lorca's Novena - by Shane MacGowan\r\nfrom the album \"Hell's Ditch\"\r\n\r\nLorca's Novena - as performed by The Pogues\r\n\r\nIntro; E (bass plays E E EF EF riff each bar)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nIgnacio lay dying in the sand[/tab]\r\n\r\nA single red rose clutched in a dying hand\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAn' the women wept to see their hero die[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the big black birds gathered in the sky[/tab]\r\n\r\nMother of all our joys, mother of all our sorrows\r\n\r\nIntercede with him tonight\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFor all of our tomorrows[/tab]\r\n\r\nThe years went by and then the killers came\r\nAnd took the men and marched them up the hill of pain\r\nAnd Lorca the faggot poet they left till last\r\nBlew his brains out with a pistol up his arse\r\n\r\nMother of all our joys, mother of all our sorrows\r\nIntercede with him tonight\r\nFor all of our tomorrows\r\n\r\nSolo guitar over E\r\n\r\nThe killers came to mutilate the dead\r\nBut ran away in terror to search the town instead\r\nBut Lorca's corpse, as he had prophesied just walked away\r\nAnd the only sound was the women in the chapel praying\r\n\r\nMother of all our joys, mother of all our sorrows\r\nIntercede with him tonight\r\nFor all of our tomorrows\r\n\r\n[tab]Gob-iron solo over G[/tab]\r\n\r\nEnd on E\r\n\r\n***Version 2*** by Kristoffer Ekman\r\n\r\nIntro\t||:[ch]E[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]|[ch]E[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]|[ch]E[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]|[ch]E[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]|[ch]E[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]|[ch]E[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]|[ch]E[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]|[ch]E[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]:||\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]\t\t [ch]E[/ch]\t|[ch]F[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  ||\r\nIgnacio lay dying in the sand[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]\t [ch]E[/ch]\t   [ch]F[/ch]\t      [ch]E[/ch]\t     |[ch]F[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  ||\r\nA single red rose clutched in a dying hand[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]\t      [ch]C[/ch]\t                 [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThe women wept to see their hero die[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]     |[ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]|[ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]||\r\nAnd the big black birds gathered in the sky[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\t\t  [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\t\t [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMother of all our joys mother of all our sorrows[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\t       [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIntercede with him tonight[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\t   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFor all of our tomorrows[/tab]\r\n\r\nInst 1\t|[ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]|[ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]||\r\n\r\nThe years went by and then the killers came\r\nAnd took the men and marched them up the hill of pain\r\nAnd Lorca the faggot poet they left till last\r\nBlew his brains out with a pistol up his arse\r\n\r\nChorus 2\r\n\r\nInst 2  |[ch]E[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]|[ch]E[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]|[ch]E[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]|[ch]E[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]|[ch]E[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]|[ch]E[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]|[ch]E[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]|[ch]E[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]||\r\n\r\nThe killers came to mutilate the dead\r\nBut ran away in terror to search the town instead\r\nBut Lorca's corpse as he had prophesied just walked away\r\nAnd the only sound was the women in the chapel praying\r\n\r\nChorus 3\r\n\r\nOutro\t||:[ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]|[ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]|[ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]|[ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]|[ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]|[ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]|[ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]|[ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]|[ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]|[ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]:||\r\n\t||:[ch]E[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]|[ch]E[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]|[ch]E[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]|[ch]E[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]|[ch]E[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]|[ch]E[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]|[ch]E[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]|[ch]E[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]:||\r\n\r\nRepeat To Fade","plain_text":"***Lorca's Novena - by Shane MacGowan\nfrom the album \"Hell's Ditch\"\n\nLorca's Novena - as performed by The Pogues\n\nIntro; E (bass plays E E EF EF riff each bar)\n\n\n\nA single red rose clutched in a dying hand\n\n\n\nMother of all our joys, mother of all our sorrows\n\nIntercede with him tonight\n\n\nThe years went by and then the killers came\nAnd took the men and marched them up the hill of pain\nAnd Lorca the faggot poet they left till last\nBlew his brains out with a pistol up his arse\n\nMother of all our joys, mother of all our sorrows\nIntercede with him tonight\nFor all of our tomorrows\n\nSolo guitar over E\n\nThe killers came to mutilate the dead\nBut ran away in terror to search the town instead\nBut Lorca's corpse, as he had prophesied just walked away\nAnd the only sound was the women in the chapel praying\n\nMother of all our joys, mother of all our sorrows\nIntercede with him tonight\nFor all of our tomorrows\n\n\n\nEnd on E\n\n***Version 2*** by Kristoffer Ekman\n\nIntro\t||:E   F|E   F|E   F|E   F|E   F|E   F|E   F|E   F:||\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInst 1\t|G   C|G   C||\n\nThe years went by and then the killers came\nAnd took the men and marched them up the hill of pain\nAnd Lorca the faggot poet they left till last\nBlew his brains out with a pistol up his arse\n\nChorus 2\n\nInst 2  |E   F|E   F|E   F|E   F|E   F|E   F|E   F|E   F||\n\nThe killers came to mutilate the dead\nBut ran away in terror to search the town instead\nBut Lorca's corpse as he had prophesied just walked away\nAnd the only sound was the women in the chapel praying\n\nChorus 3\n\nOutro\t||:G   C|G   C|G   C|G   C|G   C|G   C|G   C|G   C|G   C|G   C:||\n\t||:E   F|E   F|E   F|E   F|E   F|E   F|E   F|E   F:||\n\nRepeat To Fade","chords":["E","A","Am","G","D","F","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"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]}}}