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Congrats to Johnny Gallagher on this amazing song and debut record - these chords should be almost identical
to how he plays this song live, hope they are helpful
G: 320033
Cadd9: X32033
Em7: 022030
Also sometimes he substitutes  Dsus4for  Dduring the verses but I think it's fine without. 
[Intro]
G D Cadd9 D Cadd9 G
[Verse 1]
GWell the fire took the caDstle DraculCadd9a back in '0G2
GAnd the Shore Plaza MoteDl ended up Cadd9in flames tGoo
GI lost my teddy beDar there when I Cadd9was just a littGle boy
GBut for a couple of bucks and a littDle bit of luck, step Cadd9right up and win a brand new Gtoy
[Verse 2]
GIt's funny when there's insuDrance money, someCadd9body's trying to tGurn
GThings around this boardwalk Dtown have a way oCadd9f just starting to Gburn
GThe fire'll die and you'll leave Dwith your life, thaCadd9nk god nobody got hGurt
GGive it a month and they'll put Dsomething up on top of tCadd9he ash and the Gearth
[Pre-Chorus]
Cadd9My feet in the Gsand, lCadd9ike the biblGe land 
                              Em7        D   D7( C7shape up on 3rd fret)
With you, I just might live if I could
[Chorus]
YCou can stab me in the Gback
I will alwaAmys come Em7back
Running Amwild, through those wCild, wild Gwoods
[Verse 3]
TGhe accent on the frogD-bog barker Cadd9sounds like Dublin tGo me
GAnd the man at the top of the FDerris Wheel says "soCadd9n, that's something that you never Gused to see"
GImmigrants tearDing your tickeCadd9t to get on the merryG-go-round
I sGaid "that term describes you, buddy, me too, Dyou best gCadd9o on and get used tGo it now"
[Pre-Chorus]
Cadd9My feet in the Gsand, lCadd9ike the biblGe land 
                             Em7        D   D7( C7shape up on 3rd fret)
With you, I just might live if I could
[Chorus]
YCou can stab me in the Gback
I will alwaAmys come Em7back
Running Amwild, through those wCild, wild Gwoods
[Verse 4]
GThere's a fight breaking out in Dfront of the gift shop as Cadd9the morning meets Gthe night
GThere's cops all around but when tDhe deal goes down, there doeCadd9sn't seem to be a singlGe one in sight
GThere's a window of canDdles in the boardwalk chapel that's slCadd9owly starting to Gfade
GAs a whole congregation in a holy Dcelebration sings "Cadd9everybody, everybody's goGnna be saved"
Cadd9Everybody, everybody's gonna be saved
GEverybody, everybody's gonna be saved
EmEverybody, everybody's Dsus4gonna be savedD7  
[Chorus 2]
ACnd we'll watch that tram car carGry us home on the creAmst of that ridEm7eway
Waving Amgoodbye to thosCe wild, wild wGoods

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Those Wild Woods

by John Gallagher Jr

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Em7

Dsus4

Congrats to Johnny Gallagher on this amazing song and debut record - these chords should be almost identical

to how he plays this song live, hope they are helpful

: 320033

Cadd9

: X32033

Em7

: 022030

Dsus4 D

Also sometimes he substitutes for during the verses but I think it's fine without.

[Intro]

G D Cadd9 D Cadd9 G

[Verse 1]

G D Cadd9 G

Well the fire took the castle Dracula back in '02

G D Cadd9 G

And the Shore Plaza Motel ended up in flames too

G D Cadd9 G

I lost my teddy bear there when I was just a little boy

G D Cadd9 G

But for a couple of bucks and a little bit of luck, step right up and win a brand new toy

[Verse 2]

G D Cadd9 G

It's funny when there's insurance money, somebody's trying to turn

G D Cadd9 G

Things around this boardwalk town have a way of just starting to burn

G D Cadd9 G

The fire'll die and you'll leave with your life, thank god nobody got hurt

G D Cadd9 G

Give it a month and they'll put something up on top of the ash and the earth

[Pre-Chorus]

Cadd9 G Cadd9 G

My feet in the sand, like the bible land

Em7 D D7 C7

( shape up on 3rd fret)

With you, I just might live if I could

[Chorus]

C G

You can stab me in the back

Am Em7

I will always come back

Am C G

Running wild, through those wild, wild woods

[Verse 3]

G D Cadd9 G

The accent on the frog-bog barker sounds like Dublin to me

G D Cadd9 G

And the man at the top of the Ferris Wheel says "son, that's something that you never used to see"

G D Cadd9 G

Immigrants tearing your ticket to get on the merry-go-round

G D Cadd9 G

I said "that term describes you, buddy, me too, you best go on and get used to it now"

[Pre-Chorus]

Cadd9 G Cadd9 G

My feet in the sand, like the bible land

Em7 D D7 C7

( shape up on 3rd fret)

With you, I just might live if I could

[Chorus]

C G

You can stab me in the back

Am Em7

I will always come back

Am C G

Running wild, through those wild, wild woods

[Verse 4]

G D Cadd9 G

There's a fight breaking out in front of the gift shop as the morning meets the night

G D Cadd9 G

There's cops all around but when the deal goes down, there doesn't seem to be a single one in sight

G D Cadd9 G

There's a window of candles in the boardwalk chapel that's slowly starting to fade

G D Cadd9 G

As a whole congregation in a holy celebration sings "everybody, everybody's gonna be saved"

Cadd9

Everybody, everybody's gonna be saved

Em Dsus4 D7

Everybody, everybody's gonna be saved

[Chorus 2]

C G Am Em7

And we'll watch that tram car carry us home on the crest of that rideway

Am C G

Waving goodbye to those wild, wild woods

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