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Mr. Connaughton by Ralph McTell
[Intro]
C#m H7 A H7 A H7 E
EMr ConnaughH7ton my Ememory's Along, 
though the Eyears have flH7own though the C#myears have H7gone.
Was your Awife's name EMarjorie or H7MarC#my?
Were C#myou from H7Cork or TippeArary?
[Zwischenspiel]
C#m H7 A H7 E
EMr ConnaughH7ton when Ewe lived underAneath
Oh you Esaid it was a H7lucky man had a C#mgap between his H7teeth 
And Afor a Ewhile I H7had a gap C#mtoo
But it C#mclosed when my H7big teeth came Athrough.
Oh it C#mclosed when my H7big teeth came Athrough.H7  E  
EMr ConnaughH7ton you seemed to Elaugh such a Alot
And Ethat would make us H7smile too, as C#moften as H7not
Did Ayou have a Efriend who was a H7soldiC#mer?
Well I'm C#mgonna join the H7army when I'm Aolder.
[Zwischenspiel]
C#m H7 A H7 E
Well I Eknow you paid a H7fiver for that Eold motorAbike
And they Esaid it wouldn't H7run, but I C#mthought that it H7might.
I was Anearly aEsleep when it H7spluttered into C#mlife
And I C#mclenched my fist and H7smiled a secret Asmile of delight
Was your C#mfirst name H7Kevin or AMike?H7  E  
I Eremember when you H7built us a Esoap-box Acart
With the Ewheels off a H7pram, and a C#mplank out in the H7yard,
And you Agave us a bit of Estring but we H7steered it with our C#mfeet.
Oh C#mboy it was the H7best one on the Astreet,
And you said C#m"Jesus, that's the H7best one on the Astreet".H7  E  
I Eremember when your H7little Egirl was Aborn
You Ebrought her downH7stairs to C#mshow us H7all,
And Awe were allEowed to H7kiss C#mher
And I C#mwished she H7was my Asister.
[Zwischenspiel]
C#m H7 A H7 E
EMr ConnaughH7ton, you Emoved aAway
With your Ewife and your H7baby, C#mbut we H7stayed
Till AfinalEly we got H7re-housed C#mtoo
And I C#mnever H7will forAget you
[Zwischenspiel]
C#m H7 A H7 E
EMr ConnaughH7ton my Ememory's Along, 
though the Eyears have flH7own though the C#myears have H7gone.
Was your Awife's name EMarjorie or H7MarC#my?
Were C#myou from H7Cork or TippeArary?
[Outro]
C#m H7 A H7 A H7 E

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Mr Connaughton

by Ralph McTell

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C#m

Mr. Connaughton by Ralph McTell

[Intro]

C#m H7 A H7 A H7 E

E H7 E A

Mr Connaughton my memory's long,

E H7 C#m H7

though the years have flown though the years have gone.

A E H7 C#m

Was your wife's name Marjorie or Mary?

C#m H7 A

Were you from Cork or Tipperary?

[Zwischenspiel]

C#m H7 A H7 E

E H7 E A

Mr Connaughton when we lived underneath

E H7 C#m H7

Oh you said it was a lucky man had a gap between his teeth

A E H7 C#m

And for a while I had a gap too

C#m H7 A

But it closed when my big teeth came through.

C#m H7 A H7 E

Oh it closed when my big teeth came through.

E H7 E A

Mr Connaughton you seemed to laugh such a lot

E H7 C#m H7

And that would make us smile too, as often as not

A E H7 C#m

Did you have a friend who was a soldier?

C#m H7 A

Well I'm gonna join the army when I'm older.

[Zwischenspiel]

C#m H7 A H7 E

E H7 E A

Well I know you paid a fiver for that old motorbike

E H7 C#m H7

And they said it wouldn't run, but I thought that it might.

A E H7 C#m

I was nearly asleep when it spluttered into life

C#m H7 A

And I clenched my fist and smiled a secret smile of delight

C#m H7 A H7 E

Was your first name Kevin or Mike?

E H7 E A

I remember when you built us a soap-box cart

E H7 C#m H7

With the wheels off a pram, and a plank out in the yard,

A E H7 C#m

And you gave us a bit of string but we steered it with our feet.

C#m H7 A

Oh boy it was the best one on the street,

C#m H7 A H7 E

And you said "Jesus, that's the best one on the street".

E H7 E A

I remember when your little girl was born

E H7 C#m H7

You brought her downstairs to show us all,

A E H7 C#m

And we were allowed to kiss her

C#m H7 A

And I wished she was my sister.

[Zwischenspiel]

C#m H7 A H7 E

E H7 E A

Mr Connaughton, you moved away

E H7 C#m H7

With your wife and your baby, but we stayed

A E H7 C#m

Till finally we got re-housed too

C#m H7 A

And I never will forget you

[Zwischenspiel]

C#m H7 A H7 E

E H7 E A

Mr Connaughton my memory's long,

E H7 C#m H7

though the years have flown though the years have gone.

A E H7 C#m

Was your wife's name Marjorie or Mary?

C#m H7 A

Were you from Cork or Tipperary?

[Outro]

C#m H7 A H7 A H7 E

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