St Patricks Day


Again the tuning for this song, like most Damo songs, is DADGBD (low to high) and its enough to play so have fun Tabbed - Dave Anderson Damien Dempsey, St. Patrick's Day, from Shots. Tuning - DADGBD Chords: D1 - 000230 D2 - 000030 D3 - 004030 G - 555000 Em - 222000 - at the outro the low E has a hammer on so Em2 - 022000 F# - 444000 B - 999000 A - 777000 (Intro palm-muted strokes with D1) D1 D2 D3 D2 D1 D2 D3 D2 Verse D1 D2 D3 D2 Mammy sings wonderfully D1 D2 D3 D2 Lamenting melodies G Then Daddy comes home from work Em F# G He falls in and goes beserk D1 D2 D3 D2 Priest calls around for tea D1 D2 D3 D2 He always seemed so terribley lonely G Talks of Industrial School (G) Em F# G As he looks at me so cruel Chorus: G Em On Paddy's Day F# G Where they march in Amerikay G Em On Paddy's Day F# G Where they dance down Cricklewood Way G Em On Paddy's Day F# G Where they sang round Botnay Bay G Em On Paddy's Day F# G For my sanity, I'll pray (Just the same as the verses) Da fought the black and Tans So did our Uncle Dan Then there was Civil War and we ne'er saw Dan anymore We all have to walk to Cobh A family of thriteen both young and old Transport our poverty To a room and a ditch 'cross the sea Chorus G Em On Paddy's Day F# G Where they march in Amerikay G Em On Paddy's Day F# G Where they dance down Cricklewood Way G Em On Paddy's Day F# G Where they sang round Botnay Bay G Em On Paddy's Day F# G---------------G For my sanity, I'll pray For this next part the chords in brakets are played only shortly (rhythm-wise i mean) the next chord. Outro B (G)A (F#)G (Em)F# (Em2)Em X2 Em F# G St. Patrick's Day X2 Em F# G On Patrick's Day X2 finish with an open strum (no chords) - well, i think it is anyway, or if you prefer D1. Corrects or comments or whatever have you - contact me at d.anderson88@hotmail.co.uk Sláinte