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[Intro]
 Em(x3), D,   A(all x2)  (Guitar comes in third round in song)
Em, D, Em, D,  A(x2)
[Verse]
EmI'm a sailor peg, and I lost my leg
EmI climbed up the topsails, I Dlost my lAeg
[Interlude]
 Em(x3), D,  A  
Em, D, Em, D,  A(x2)
[Chorus]
DI'm shipping up to Boston,(Cwhoa oh oGh) (x3)
DI'm shipping off
To Cfind my Gwooden Emleg
 Em(x3), D, A  
[Verse]
EmI'm a sailor peg, and I lost my leg
EmI climbed up the topsails, I Dlost my lAeg
Em, D, Em, D,  A(x2)
[Chorus]
DI'm shipping up to Boston,(Cwhoa oh oGh) (x3)
DI'm shipping off
To Cfind my Gwooden Emleg
 Em(x3), D*, A, Em  
*(Start slowing down here)

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Im Shipping Up To Boston

by Dropkick Murphys

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[Intro]

Em D A

(x3), , (all x2) (Guitar comes in third round in song)

Em D Em D A

, , , , (x2)

[Verse]

I'm a sailor peg, and I lost my leg

Em D A

I climbed up the topsails, I lost my leg

[Interlude]

Em D A

(x3), ,

Em D Em D A

, , , , (x2)

[Chorus]

D C G

I'm shipping up to Boston,(whoa oh oh) (x3)

I'm shipping off

C G Em

To find my wooden leg

Em D A

(x3), ,

[Verse]

I'm a sailor peg, and I lost my leg

Em D A

I climbed up the topsails, I lost my leg

Em D Em D A

, , , , (x2)

[Chorus]

D C G

I'm shipping up to Boston,(whoa oh oh) (x3)

I'm shipping off

C G Em

To find my wooden leg

Em D A Em

(x3), *, ,

*(Start slowing down here)

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