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Barbara Dickson - Sullivan's John
CAPO: 1st Fret
[INTRO:] G  
[VERSE 1:]
Oh, Sullivan's JD/F#ohn, to the Groad you've Fgone
Far aGway from your D/F#country Ghome
You've gone with the tinker's Fdaughter
For aGlong the road to D/Aroam
Oh, GSullivan's John you Fwon't stick it long
Till your Gbelly will soon get D/F#slack
As aGlong the roD/F#ad with a mighGty loaFd
And a Gtoodlebox D/F#on your Gback
[VERSE 2:]
And it's Katy MulD/F#vay with her Gneat baFby
BeGhind on her D/F#back, strapped oGn
She'd a long ( ? ) stick inFto her hand
For to Gdrive her donkey D/Aon
EnGquiring at every Ffarmhouse
As aGlong the road she would D/F#pass
Oh, it's, "GWhere would I D/F#get an old Gpot to Fmend?"
Or it's, "GWhere would I D/F#buy an aGss?"
[VERSE 3:]
There's an ass selling D/F#fair in the GCounty FClare
At a Gplace they call D/F#Spancel GHill
Where my brother Bill 'ceived a Frap on the head
And poor GPaddy they tried to D/Akill
They Gbundled him up in a Fdonkey 'n cart
All aGlong the road to D/F#sand
Oh, bad Gluck to the D/F#day from my Ghome I did Fstray
For to Gjoin with a D/F#tinker's Gband
[VERSE 4:]
And it's Sullivan's JD/F#ohn, to the Groad you've Fgone
Far aGway from your D/F#country Ghome
You've gone with the tinker's Fdaughter
For aGlong the road to D/Aroam
Well, GSullivan's John you Fwon't stick it long
Till your Gbelly will soon get D/F#slack
As aGlong the roD/F#ad with a mighGty loaFd
And a Gtoodlebox D/F#on your Gback

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Sullivans John

by Barbara Dickson

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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D/F#

D/A

Barbara Dickson - Sullivan's John

CAPO: 1st Fret

[INTRO:]

[VERSE 1:]

D/F# G F

Oh, Sullivan's John, to the road you've gone

G D/F# G

Far away from your country home

You've gone with the tinker's daughter

G D/A

For along the road to roam

G F

Oh, Sullivan's John you won't stick it long

G D/F#

Till your belly will soon get slack

G D/F# G F

As along the road with a mighty load

G D/F# G

And a toodlebox on your back

[VERSE 2:]

D/F# G F

And it's Katy Mulvay with her neat baby

G D/F# G

Behind on her back, strapped on

She'd a long ( ? ) stick into her hand

G D/A

For to drive her donkey on

G F

Enquiring at every farmhouse

G D/F#

As along the road she would pass

G D/F# G F

Oh, it's, "Where would I get an old pot to mend?"

G D/F# G

Or it's, "Where would I buy an ass?"

[VERSE 3:]

D/F# G F

There's an ass selling fair in the County Clare

G D/F# G

At a place they call Spancel Hill

Where my brother Bill 'ceived a rap on the head

G D/A

And poor Paddy they tried to kill

G F

They bundled him up in a donkey 'n cart

G D/F#

All along the road to sand

G D/F# G F

Oh, bad luck to the day from my home I did stray

G D/F# G

For to join with a tinker's band

[VERSE 4:]

D/F# G F

And it's Sullivan's John, to the road you've gone

G D/F# G

Far away from your country home

You've gone with the tinker's daughter

G D/A

For along the road to roam

G F

Well, Sullivan's John you won't stick it long

G D/F#

Till your belly will soon get slack

G D/F# G F

As along the road with a mighty load

G D/F# G

And a toodlebox on your back

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