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Bad Time Garda

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Damien Dempsey just cant write a bad song.
Enjoy.
Damien Dempsey
Bad Time Garda
Acoustic
Double drop d tuning
d|------D0--------F#m-2---------G0--------Em-0---------A2---------|
B|------2---------2---------0---------0---------2---------|
G|------3---------2---------0---------0---------2---------|
D|------0---------4---------5---------2---------2---------|
A|------x---------4---------5---------2---------0---------|
D|------x---------2---------5---------2---------x---------|
Intro :
 D- - - -  F#m- - - -  G- - - - D  
 D- - - -  F#m- - - -  G- - - - Em  
Verse :
DSomeone knocked this F#mmorning, they Gwanted to come Din
DThey rang and rang the F#mdoorbell, I Gthought and scratched my Emchin
DI hope it's not the F#mGarda they Ghave no time for Dus
DExcept when they had F#msomething they Gwanted to disEmcuss
Pre-Chorus :
Well I Empeeped out through the F#mcurtains and Gsaw that I was Emright
It Emwas a black F#mMariah and Gthey were sittin' Emtight
My Embrothers sleeping uF#mpstairs, they Gdidn't seem to Emhear
                    Em             F#m                     G   Em- - - - A  
Them banging down the front door, I thought that rather queer
Chorus :
DIt's a bad time F#mGarda, the Ghouse' an awful Emsight
DIt's a bad time F#mGarda, come Gback tomorrow Emnight
DIt's a bad time F#mGarda, the Gkitchen is a Emsin
DYou picked a bad time F#mGarda, we'll Gget some biscuits Emin.
(Repeat next Verse Pre-Chorus & Chorus same way)
Someone's running round upstairs, reluctant to descend
Ma and Da are shouting 'You've brought them back again'
At least its not the special branch, the Peelers of today
Flash their guns
And take your sons
And you would have no say
Well my brother's there
In his underwear
It's cold as it can be
He's hanging out the window
I'd rather him than me
It's a bad time Garda, the house' an awful sight
It's a bad time Garda, come back tomorrow night
It's a bad time Garda, the kitchen is a sin
You picked a bad time Garda, we'll get some biscuits in
We'll get some biscuits in, we'll get some bickys in
For you, for you, for you

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Bad Time Garda

by Damien Dempsey

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F#m

Damien Dempsey just cant write a bad song.

Enjoy.

Damien Dempsey

Bad Time Garda

Acoustic

Double drop d tuning

D F#m G Em A

d|------0---------2---------0---------0---------2---------|

B|------2---------2---------0---------0---------2---------|

G|------3---------2---------0---------0---------2---------|

D|------0---------4---------5---------2---------2---------|

A|------x---------4---------5---------2---------0---------|

D|------x---------2---------5---------2---------x---------|

Intro :

D F#m G D

- - - - - - - - - - - -

D F#m G Em

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Verse :

D F#m G D

Someone knocked this morning, they wanted to come in

D F#m G Em

They rang and rang the doorbell, I thought and scratched my chin

D F#m G D

I hope it's not the Garda they have no time for us

D F#m G Em

Except when they had something they wanted to discuss

Pre-Chorus :

Em F#m G Em

Well I peeped out through the curtains and saw that I was right

Em F#m G Em

It was a black Mariah and they were sittin' tight

Em F#m G Em

My brothers sleeping upstairs, they didn't seem to hear

Em F#m G Em A

- - - -

Them banging down the front door, I thought that rather queer

Chorus :

D F#m G Em

It's a bad time Garda, the house' an awful sight

D F#m G Em

It's a bad time Garda, come back tomorrow night

D F#m G Em

It's a bad time Garda, the kitchen is a sin

D F#m G Em

You picked a bad time Garda, we'll get some biscuits in.

(Repeat next Verse Pre-Chorus & Chorus same way)

Someone's running round upstairs, reluctant to descend

Ma and Da are shouting 'You've brought them back again'

At least its not the special branch, the Peelers of today

Flash their guns

And take your sons

And you would have no say

Well my brother's there

In his underwear

It's cold as it can be

He's hanging out the window

I'd rather him than me

It's a bad time Garda, the house' an awful sight

It's a bad time Garda, come back tomorrow night

It's a bad time Garda, the kitchen is a sin

You picked a bad time Garda, we'll get some biscuits in

We'll get some biscuits in, we'll get some bickys in

For you, for you, for you

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