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Salty Dog

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[Intro]
|  G   D|    C|  G   D|    C|
|  G   D|    C|  G   D|    C|
[Verse 1]
I'll Gwait for you tiCll I turn blue
There's Gnothin' more a Dman can do
Don't Gget your bollocks Cin a twist
DSettle down, don't Gtake a fit
Ya Gdrank with demons Cstraight from Hell
They Galmost nearly won Das well
Ya Gwiped the floor witCh victory
    GN.C.
Then puked until you fell asleep
|  G   D|    C|  G   D|    C|
|  G   D|    C|  G   D|    C|
[Verse 2]
GBlackened was the baCnshee's wail
These Gboots will never Dfill her jail
So you Gcrawled into an Cempty boat
DFor the Gulf of MexicGo
GTill Cortez came an' Cwhen so did you
GFrom the ashes charred Dand blue
GSmellin' like a Salty CDog
    GN.C.
Back from Hell where you belong
|  G   D|    C|
|  G   D|    C|
|  G   D|    C|
|  G   D|    C|
[Bridge]
DAnarcGhy, the Cscourge of Devery Gsea
The DAntichrist aGboard a rig
With Cus your cDutthroat tGhieves
The Dship went down we Gall near drowned
Ya sDtood there on the Gdeck
Till the DSpanish came and Gflogged yer arse
And Cdragged you Dfrom the Gwreck
|  G   D|    C|  G   D|    C|
|  G   D|    C|  G   D|    C|
[Breakdown]
|  G   C|  G   D|  G   C|  D   G|
|  G   C|  G   D|  G   C|  D   G|
[Verse 3]
They Gthrew a rope arCound yer neck
To Gwatch you dance the Djig of death
Then Gleft ya for the stCarvin' crows
DHoverin' like Ghungry whores
One Gflew down plucked Cout yer eye
The Gother he had iDn his sights
Ya Gsnarled at him, said Cleave me be
N.C.
I need the bugger so I can see
[Outro]
|  G   D|    C|  G   D|    C|
|  G   D|    C|  G   D|    C|
|  G   C|  G   D|  G   C|  D   G|
|  G   C|  G   D|  G   C|  D   G|

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Salty Dog

by Flogging Molly

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G D C G D C

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G D C G D C

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[Verse 1]

G C

I'll wait for you till I turn blue

G D

There's nothin' more a man can do

G C

Don't get your bollocks in a twist

D G

Settle down, don't take a fit

G C

Ya drank with demons straight from Hell

G D

They almost nearly won as well

G C

Ya wiped the floor with victory

N.C.

Then puked until you fell asleep

G D C G D C

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G D C G D C

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[Verse 2]

G C

Blackened was the banshee's wail

G D

These boots will never fill her jail

G C

So you crawled into an empty boat

D G

For the Gulf of Mexico

G C

Till Cortez came an' when so did you

G D

From the ashes charred and blue

G C

Smellin' like a Salty Dog

N.C.

Back from Hell where you belong

G D C

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G D C

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G D C

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G D C

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[Bridge]

D G C D G

Anarchy, the scourge of every sea

D G

The Antichrist aboard a rig

C D G

With us your cutthroat thieves

D G

The ship went down we all near drowned

D G

Ya stood there on the deck

D G

Till the Spanish came and flogged yer arse

C D G

And dragged you from the wreck

G D C G D C

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G D C G D C

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[Breakdown]

G C G D G C D G

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G C G D G C D G

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[Verse 3]

G C

They threw a rope around yer neck

G D

To watch you dance the jig of death

G C

Then left ya for the starvin' crows

D G

Hoverin' like hungry whores

G C

One flew down plucked out yer eye

G D

The other he had in his sights

G C

Ya snarled at him, said leave me be

N.C.

I need the bugger so I can see

[Outro]

G D C G D C

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G D C G D C

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G C G D G C D G

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G C G D G C D G

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About Salty Dog Chords by Flogging Molly

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