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N17

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Gmajor

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1/80

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 80Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
e|-----3---5---6---7---7--------------|---5---7---7--------------|
B|--------------------------3---5---5-|----------------3---5---5-|
G|---4---5---6---7---7----4---5---5---|-5---7---7----4---5---5---|
D|------------------------------------|--------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|--------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|--------------------------|
                                      {-------(repeat x3)--------}
[Main Riff]
e|---5---7---7--------------|
B|----------------3---5---5-|
G|-5---7---7----4---5---5---|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
GWell, I didn't see much fuCture
GWhen I left the Christian brothers schCool
GSo I waved it goodbye with a wistCful smile
GAnd I left the girls of TCuam
GAnd sometimes when I'm reminiCscing
GI see the prefabs and my old frienCds
GAnd I know that they'll be chaCnged or gone
GBy the time I get home agCain
[Chorus]
And I Gwish I was on that EmN 17D  
Stone walls and the grasses green
Yes, I Gwish I was on that EmN 17D  
Stone walls and the grasses green
CTravelling with jFust my thoughts and dGreams
(shortened intro)
[Verse 2]
GWell, the old fella left me to ShaCnnon
GWas the last time I travelled that rCoad
Gand as we turned left at ClaregCalway
GI could feel a lump in my tChroat
GAs I pictured the thousands of tCimes
GThat I'd travelled that well worn tCrack
GAnd I know that things will be diCfferent
GIf I ever decide to go bCack
[Chorus]
And I Gwish I was on that EmN 17D  
Stone walls and the grasses green
Yes, I Gwish I was on that EmN 17D  
Stone walls and the grasses green
CTravelling with jFust my thoughts and dGreams
[Solo]
e|-----|-----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
B|-----|-----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
G|-----|-----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
D|-----|---------------5-------|--------------5-------|---------------5-------|---------------5---|
A|-----|---5-----55--7--5-77---|--5-----55--7--5-77---|---5-----55--7--5-77---|---5-----55--7--5-7|
E|5hold|-7--5-77-------------55|7--5-77-------------55|-7--5-77-------------5-|-7--5-77-----------|
[Verse 3]
GNow as I tumble down hCighways
GOr filthy overcrowded trCains
GThere's no one to talk to in traCnsit
GSo I sit there and daydream in vCain
GAnd behind all these muddled up prCoblems
GOf living on a foreign sCoil
GI can still see the twists and tCurns in the road
GFrom the square to the town of the trCibes
[Chorus]
And I Gwish I was on that EmN 17D  
Stone walls and the grasses green
Yes, I Gwish I was on that EmN 17D  
Stone walls and the grasses green
CTravelling with jFust my thoughts and dGreams
[Intro]
[Main Riff]

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N17

by The Saw Doctors

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

e|-----3---5---6---7---7--------------|---5---7---7--------------|

B|--------------------------3---5---5-|----------------3---5---5-|

G|---4---5---6---7---7----4---5---5---|-5---7---7----4---5---5---|

D|------------------------------------|--------------------------|

A|------------------------------------|--------------------------|

E|------------------------------------|--------------------------|

{-------(repeat x3)--------}

[Main Riff]

e|---5---7---7--------------|

B|----------------3---5---5-|

G|-5---7---7----4---5---5---|

D|--------------------------|

A|--------------------------|

E|--------------------------|

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

G C

Well, I didn't see much future

G C

When I left the Christian brothers school

G C

So I waved it goodbye with a wistful smile

G C

And I left the girls of Tuam

G C

And sometimes when I'm reminiscing

G C

I see the prefabs and my old friends

G C

And I know that they'll be changed or gone

G C

By the time I get home again

[Chorus]

G Em D

And I wish I was on that N 17

Stone walls and the grasses green

G Em D

Yes, I wish I was on that N 17

Stone walls and the grasses green

C F G

Travelling with just my thoughts and dreams

(shortened intro)

[Verse 2]

G C

Well, the old fella left me to Shannon

G C

Was the last time I travelled that road

G C

and as we turned left at Claregalway

G C

I could feel a lump in my throat

G C

As I pictured the thousands of times

G C

That I'd travelled that well worn track

G C

And I know that things will be different

G C

If I ever decide to go back

[Chorus]

G Em D

And I wish I was on that N 17

Stone walls and the grasses green

G Em D

Yes, I wish I was on that N 17

Stone walls and the grasses green

C F G

Travelling with just my thoughts and dreams

[Solo]

e|-----|-----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|

B|-----|-----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|

G|-----|-----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|

D|-----|---------------5-------|--------------5-------|---------------5-------|---------------5---|

A|-----|---5-----55--7--5-77---|--5-----55--7--5-77---|---5-----55--7--5-77---|---5-----55--7--5-7|

E|5hold|-7--5-77-------------55|7--5-77-------------55|-7--5-77-------------5-|-7--5-77-----------|

[Verse 3]

G C

Now as I tumble down highways

G C

Or filthy overcrowded trains

G C

There's no one to talk to in transit

G C

So I sit there and daydream in vain

G C

And behind all these muddled up problems

G C

Of living on a foreign soil

G C

I can still see the twists and turns in the road

G C

From the square to the town of the tribes

[Chorus]

G Em D

And I wish I was on that N 17

Stone walls and the grasses green

G Em D

Yes, I wish I was on that N 17

Stone walls and the grasses green

C F G

Travelling with just my thoughts and dreams

[Intro]

[Main Riff]

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