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Tuning = Standard
INTRO
Am  E  Am   D   G
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VERSE 1
I B7saw him at my local Emfolk club 
With his Cbrand new Martin guiGtar 
B7Pony-tailed hair and a Emchallenging stare 
That A7told me he'd like to go Dfar 
He B7hammered out songs in E EmMinor 
Broke Cmany a pick and a B7string 
Till E7someone requested a Asong tried and tested 
That Deveryone A7else could Dsing 
And he said 
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CHORUS
It's Gtoo Daniel O'Donnell 
Too Daniel O'Donnell for Cme E  
If I Amsing Daniel O'Donnell 
I'll Dlose credibiliGty 
I can sing Garbutt or Bogle 
Or songs of the life at Csea E  
But if AmI sing Daniel O'Donnell 
I'll Dnever get paid my Gfee 
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VERSE 2
For B7years he did all the Emfloor spots 
But Chardly a penny he Gmade 
He was B7always out looking for Emthat special booking 
That A7told him he'd made the Dgrade 
He B7tried the cittern and Embodhrán 
Then he Ctook to the didgeriB7doo 
'Till one E7night playing celtoid, someAone, very annoyed, actually said: 
 N.C.
"Please leave our stage, you're through, your celtoid is:
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CHORUS
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GToo Daniel O'Donnell 
Too Daniel O'Donnell for Cme E  
If you Amsing Daniel O'Donnell 
You'll Dlose credibiliGty 
You can sing Garbutt or Bogle 
Or songs of the life at Csea E  
But if Amyou sing Daniel O'Donnell 
You'll Dnever get paid your Gfee Am  E  Am  D  G  
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VERSE 3
And B7then just yesterday Emevening 
At a Cwestern night in a Gbar 
With his B7shiny gelled hair and his Emnew rhinestone glare 
A7I saw our old folkie Dstar 
He B7flat-picked his songs in G Emmajor 
And Cintroduced each of his B7band 
Till someE7one interested, went Aup and requested: 
         D   N.C.
"Please, can you sing No Man's Land" 
But he said: 
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CHORUS
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It's Gtoo Garbutt or Bogle 
Too Garbutt or Bogle for Cme E  
If I Amsing Garbutt or Bogle 
I'll Dlose credibiliGty 
I can sing Daniel O'Donnell
Ever so tunefulCly E  
But if AmI sing Garbutt or Bogle 
I'll Dnever get paid my Gfee 
Yes, if AmI sing Garbutt or Bogle 
It could Djust be the death of Gme

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Pigeon-Holed

by Harvey Andrews

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Tuning = Standard

INTRO

Am E Am D G

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VERSE 1

B7 Em

I saw him at my local folk club

C G

With his brand new Martin guitar

B7 Em

Pony-tailed hair and a challenging stare

A7 D

That told me he'd like to go far

B7 Em

He hammered out songs in E Minor

C B7

Broke many a pick and a string

E7 A

Till someone requested a song tried and tested

D A7 D

That everyone else could sing

And he said

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CHORUS

It's too Daniel O'Donnell

C E

Too Daniel O'Donnell for me

If I sing Daniel O'Donnell

D G

I'll lose credibility

I can sing Garbutt or Bogle

C E

Or songs of the life at sea

But if I sing Daniel O'Donnell

D G

I'll never get paid my fee

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VERSE 2

B7 Em

For years he did all the floor spots

C G

But hardly a penny he made

B7 Em

He was always out looking for that special booking

A7 D

That told him he'd made the grade

B7 Em

He tried the cittern and bodhrán

C B7

Then he took to the didgeridoo

E7 A

'Till one night playing celtoid, someone, very annoyed, actually said:

N.C.

"Please leave our stage, you're through, your celtoid is:

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CHORUS

*******

Too Daniel O'Donnell

C E

Too Daniel O'Donnell for me

If you sing Daniel O'Donnell

D G

You'll lose credibility

You can sing Garbutt or Bogle

C E

Or songs of the life at sea

But if you sing Daniel O'Donnell

D G Am E Am D G

You'll never get paid your fee

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VERSE 3

B7 Em

And then just yesterday evening

C G

At a western night in a bar

B7 Em

With his shiny gelled hair and his new rhinestone glare

A7 D

I saw our old folkie star

B7 Em

He flat-picked his songs in G major

C B7

And introduced each of his band

E7 A

Till someone interested, went up and requested:

D N.C.

"Please, can you sing No Man's Land"

But he said:

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CHORUS

*******

It's too Garbutt or Bogle

C E

Too Garbutt or Bogle for me

If I sing Garbutt or Bogle

D G

I'll lose credibility

I can sing Daniel O'Donnell

C E

Ever so tunefully

But if I sing Garbutt or Bogle

D G

I'll never get paid my fee

Yes, if I sing Garbutt or Bogle

D G

It could just be the death of me

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