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E~
A row, a ruction, a fracas and a fray
A rough-n-tumble free-for-all a broil, a brawl, a melee
A ruckus to be reckoned with and now without delay
We're takin' the road to the Dodder on down to march in the last parade
E~
A row, a ruction, a fracas and a fray
A rough-n-tumble free-for-all, a broil, a brawl, a melee
A ruckus to be reckoned with if anyone wants to dare
We're takin' the road to the Dodder on down for the Donnybrook affair
AI will go, DI will meet you Athere
DI will spend a Aweek or two with Eyou at Donnybrook Fair
AI will go, DI will meet you Athere
DBut the council's up in Aarms, they aim to Etake it away I Aswear
DThe council's up in Aarms, they aim to Etake it away I Aswear
E~
A license for leisure, what-e'er be the pleasure
The council's always up in arms to try and take it away, hey!
[Instrumental]
EPlay the harp and play the fiddle, Aplay the whistle Etoo
ABang the drum and Euse the lungs to Bget the message through
But ya Efight ya might get tar-n-feathered so Abow and say a Eprayer
ATo the commission for the Eabolition of the BDonnybrook EFair
EA row, a ruction, a Afracas and a Efray
AA rough-n-tumble Efree-for-all, a Bbroil, a brawl, a melee
EA ruckus to be reckoned with if Aanyone wants to Edare
AWe're takin' the road to the EDodder on down for the BDonnybrook Eaffair
AI will go, DI will meet you Athere
DI will spend a Aweek or two with Eyou at Donnybrook Fair
AI will go, DI will meet you Athere
DBut the council's up in Aarms, they aim to Etake it away I Aswear
DThe council's up in Aarms, they aim to Etake it away I Aswear
E~
A license for leisure, what-e'er be the pleasure
The council's always up in arms to try and take it away, hey!
[Instrumental]
E~
A row, a ruction, a fracas and a fray
A rough-n-tumble free-for-all, a broil, a brawl, a melee
A ruckus to be reckoned with and now without delay
We're takin' the road to the Dodder on down to march in the last parade
EA row, a ruction, a Afracas and a Efray
AA rough-n-tumble Efree-for-all, a Bbroil, a brawl, a melee
EA ruckus to be reckoned with if Aanyone wants to Edare
AWe're takin' the road to the EDodder on down for the BDonnybrook Eaffair
AI will go, DI will meet you Athere
DI will spend a Aweek or two with Eyou at Donnybrook Fair
AI will go, DI will meet you Athere
DBut the council's up in Aarms, they aim to Etake it away I Aswear
AI will go, DI will meet you Athere
DI will spend a Aweek or two with Eyou at Donnybrook Fair
AI will go, DI will meet you Athere
DBut the council's up in Aarms, they aim to Etake it away I Aswear
DThe council's up in Aarms, they aim to Etake it away I Aswear
DThe council's always Aup in arms to Etry and take it Aaway, hey!

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The Donnybrook Affair

by Carbon Leaf

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Note: '~' means let the chord ring. There are some instumental parts that I can't figure out, so you can

figure, improvise, or not play/skip those parts.

A row, a ruction, a fracas and a fray

A rough-n-tumble free-for-all a broil, a brawl, a melee

A ruckus to be reckoned with and now without delay

We're takin' the road to the Dodder on down to march in the last parade

A row, a ruction, a fracas and a fray

A rough-n-tumble free-for-all, a broil, a brawl, a melee

A ruckus to be reckoned with if anyone wants to dare

We're takin' the road to the Dodder on down for the Donnybrook affair

A D A

I will go, I will meet you there

D A E

I will spend a week or two with you at Donnybrook Fair

A D A

I will go, I will meet you there

D A E A

But the council's up in arms, they aim to take it away I swear

D A E A

The council's up in arms, they aim to take it away I swear

A license for leisure, what-e'er be the pleasure

The council's always up in arms to try and take it away, hey!

[Instrumental]

E A E

Play the harp and play the fiddle, play the whistle too

A E B

Bang the drum and use the lungs to get the message through

E A E

But ya fight ya might get tar-n-feathered so bow and say a prayer

A E B E

To the commission for the abolition of the Donnybrook Fair

E A E

A row, a ruction, a fracas and a fray

A E B

A rough-n-tumble free-for-all, a broil, a brawl, a melee

E A E

A ruckus to be reckoned with if anyone wants to dare

A E B E

We're takin' the road to the Dodder on down for the Donnybrook affair

A D A

I will go, I will meet you there

D A E

I will spend a week or two with you at Donnybrook Fair

A D A

I will go, I will meet you there

D A E A

But the council's up in arms, they aim to take it away I swear

D A E A

The council's up in arms, they aim to take it away I swear

A license for leisure, what-e'er be the pleasure

The council's always up in arms to try and take it away, hey!

[Instrumental]

A row, a ruction, a fracas and a fray

A rough-n-tumble free-for-all, a broil, a brawl, a melee

A ruckus to be reckoned with and now without delay

We're takin' the road to the Dodder on down to march in the last parade

E A E

A row, a ruction, a fracas and a fray

A E B

A rough-n-tumble free-for-all, a broil, a brawl, a melee

E A E

A ruckus to be reckoned with if anyone wants to dare

A E B E

We're takin' the road to the Dodder on down for the Donnybrook affair

A D A

I will go, I will meet you there

D A E

I will spend a week or two with you at Donnybrook Fair

A D A

I will go, I will meet you there

D A E A

But the council's up in arms, they aim to take it away I swear

A D A

I will go, I will meet you there

D A E

I will spend a week or two with you at Donnybrook Fair

A D A

I will go, I will meet you there

D A E A

But the council's up in arms, they aim to take it away I swear

D A E A

The council's up in arms, they aim to take it away I swear

D A E A

The council's always up in arms to try and take it away, hey!

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