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***Paddy Rolling Stone - by Shane MacGowan
from the album "The Crock Of Gold"
Paddy Rolling Stone - as perfomed by Shane MacGowan and The Popes
Intro - [C,F,G,C] [C,F,G,C]
It was Con the twenty Fthird of June
As GI lay blasted Cin my room
A Csmall bird sang on an Fivy branch
And the Gsong he sang was the Cjug of punch
TuraCluralie turaFluralay
TuraGluralie turaCluralay
A Csmall bird sang on an Fivy branch
And the Gsong he sang was the Cjug of punch
CI don't need my Fjunkie friends
All Cknockin' on my Fdoor
I Cjust wanna do an Fold time waltz
With a Gbuxom Irish Cwhore
Chorus:
CCall me Paddy FRolling Stone
I've a Cjug full of mountain Fdew
CCall me Paddy FRolling Stone
When I'm Ghowlin' at the ceilidh Cmoon
(repeat chorus)
Break:
[C,C,C,F] [G,G,G,C]
[C,C,C,F] [G,G,G,C]
Been Cdrinkin' whiskey Fin the ditch
With CScruffy and Brick and FNoel
CNow I've gone and Flost my gear
And I'm Glooking for my Chole
CWe are Tex's FRiders
And we Ccome from Nenagh FTown
COne of these nights durin' Fone of those fights
We're gonna Gburn the whole place Cdown
(repeat chorus x2)
An Cwhen I die don't Fbother me
Just Cdig me a six foot Fhole
With a Ccandle at my Fhead and feet
And a Gjar of alcoChol
(repeat chorus x2)
Outro: [C,C,C,F] [G,G,G,C] x7

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Paddy Rolling Stone

by Shane MacGowan and The Popes

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***Paddy Rolling Stone - by Shane MacGowan

from the album "The Crock Of Gold"

Paddy Rolling Stone - as perfomed by Shane MacGowan and The Popes

C F G C C F G C

Intro - [,,,] [,,,]

C F

It was on the twenty third of June

G C

As I lay blasted in my room

C F

A small bird sang on an ivy branch

G C

And the song he sang was the jug of punch

C F

Turaluralie turaluralay

G C

Turaluralie turaluralay

C F

A small bird sang on an ivy branch

G C

And the song he sang was the jug of punch

C F

I don't need my junkie friends

C F

All knockin' on my door

C F

I just wanna do an old time waltz

G C

With a buxom Irish whore

Chorus:

C F

Call me Paddy Rolling Stone

C F

I've a jug full of mountain dew

C F

Call me Paddy Rolling Stone

G C

When I'm howlin' at the ceilidh moon

(repeat chorus)

Break:

C C C F G G G C

[,,,] [,,,]

C C C F G G G C

[,,,] [,,,]

C F

Been drinkin' whiskey in the ditch

C F

With Scruffy and Brick and Noel

C F

Now I've gone and lost my gear

G C

And I'm looking for my hole

C F

We are Tex's Riders

C F

And we come from Nenagh Town

C F

One of these nights durin' one of those fights

G C

We're gonna burn the whole place down

(repeat chorus x2)

C F

An when I die don't bother me

C F

Just dig me a six foot hole

C F

With a candle at my head and feet

G C

And a jar of alcohol

(repeat chorus x2)

C C C F G G G C

Outro: [,,,] [,,,] x7

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