Intro
C G D (2x)
[Verse 1]
G
She had a stomach every bit as flat as the table that she danced on
E tattoo just below the knee
D G
She could whistle every tune that I could play for her on the jukebox
And then she'd dance for me
[Chorus]
C G
She was looking for an Irish lover
D
With a twenty dollar bill
C G
She asked me to show her the moon
D C G D
I said, of course I will
[Verse 2]
G
Perhaps I was mistaken, she was cold, but I was taken in by her
The way she looked at me
D G
She sat by the piano with a shot-glass in her hand, and then she
Turned and spoke to me
[Chorus]
C G
She asked me if I knew old Logan
D
I said, I know him well
C G
She asked me to show her the moon
D C
I said, of course I will
[Bridge]
G D C
She moved on up on the piano stool
G D
Inviting me to sit down on it
C G D
She said, "I just won this piano in a poker game
C G D C
How'd you like to be the first song I write on it?"
[Chorus]
G
I was her Irish lover
D
I had a twenty dollar bill
C G
She asked me to show her the moon
D
I said, of course I will
[Instrumental]
C G D (4x)
[Verse 3]
She said I made her smile, she let me stay with her awhile
G D
And with my (? Code Michael red I said?)
She gave me tea, she gave me breakfast
G C
E book about some captain's (?Marmolet?)
[Chorus]
G
I was her Irish lover
D
With a twenty dollar bill
C G
She asked me to show her the moon
D
I said, of course I will
C G
She asked me to show her the moon
D
I said, of course I will
C G
She asked me to show her the moon
D
I said, of course I will
[Outro] (fade to end)
C G D (2x)
Track 3 - Irish Eyes
[Intro]
G Am Bm C G D
[Verse 1]
G Am
John's family, it was everything
Bm C
And the children were his life
G D
And the neighbours always spoke of John so well
G Am
For once the cards stacked in his favour
Bm C
And the offer came his way
G D G D
Twenty pounds for one night's work, he might as well
[Verse 2]
G
John drove his lorry down an empty road
C G D
From Carryduff through Saintfield, Tollymore
G Am
But they found poor John's body
Bm C
On the side of the lonely road
G D G Am Bm C G D
And the neighbours heard the police tap on the door
[Verse 3]
G Am
Well, the police they took the phone call
Bm C
It said there'd been some mistake
G D
And apologies were sent to all concerned
G Am
Two hooded men had stopped John's lorry
Bm C
On the side of the lonely road
G D G D
But their bullet had been meant for someone else
[Verse 4]
G
John's family tried to understand it
C G D
They prayed in church for strength to pull them through
G Am
But they'd been seeing lorries
Bm C
On the sides of the lonely roads
G D G D
From Nineteen Sixty-Nine to Ninety-Two
[Chorus]
G
This ain't no precious song about Ireland
C G
So don't you dare mistake it
D
For the ones that you whistle when you're going home
G Am
It's not all leaving from some harbour
Bm C
It's not all step into my parlour
G D G Am Bm C G D
Why should Irish Eyes keep smiling through it all?
[Verse 5]
G Am
Well, there were investigations
Bm C
Five minutes on the news
G D
And the mass card wore a picture of John's face
G Am
There was outrage
Bm C
Two letters in the paper
G D G D
And both sides of the fence, they sensed disgrace
[Verse 6]
G
And sure enough there were elections
C G D
Familiar cowboys tried to steal the show
G Am
Men spoke of changing attitudes
Bm C
While thirteen tired platitudes
G D G D
Pushed hope and poor John's lorry off the road
[Chorus]
G
This ain't no precious song about Ireland
C G
So don't you dare mistake it
D
For the ones that you whistle when you're going home
G Am
It's not all leaving from some harbour
Bm C
It's not all step into my parlour
G D
Why should Irish Eyes keep smiling?
G D G Am Bm C G D
Why should Irish Eyes keep smiling through it all?
Track 4 - Smooth Old Talk
Anthony John Clarke - Smooth Old Talk
[Intro]
A7 D G D A7 D
[Verse 1]
A7
I write songs about politicians
D G
Corruption and sedition
D A7
My songs they tiptoe over the line
D A7
My lecture in aptness
D G
My political incorrectness
D A7 D
Mea culpa, all these songs, they are mine
[Verse 2]
F#7
I may reach a crescendo
Bm
With a touch of innuendo
E A
I throw in an item of news
D A7
There'll be songs of deep depression
D G
Like a karaoke session
D A7 D
And I might do a song about you
[Interlude]
G D A7 D
[Verse 3]
A7
There'll be one for my friend, Lorna
D G
She lives just 'round the corner
D A7
Now Lorna only ever listens to the blues
D A7
I have one for a friend in Chester
D G
Whose particular friend, Lester
D A7 D
Has just left him to go back on the booze
[Verse 4]
F#7
This over way inquisition
Bm
I'm an incompetent magician
E A
I fail to saw my woman in two
D A7
While acting arty-tarty
D A7
At some late-night tinker's party
D A7 D
So I might do this song about you
[Chorus 1]
A7 D
But I want to know what brings you here tonight
A7
I want to know what brings you here tonight
D
You see, I'm up here, you're over there
G
Well, you could be home in your easy-chair
D A7 D
I want to know what brings you here tonight
[Chorus 2]
G
Was it some smooth old talk?
D
Or did you just take the dog for a big long walk?
G A7
Or did you just sneak out behind your wife?
N.C.
Oh no, you would not do that
D
I want to know, I want to know
G
I want to know, I want to know
D A7 D
I want to know what brings you here tonight
[Instrumental]
G D A7 D (3x)
[Verse 5]
A7
Singing on right, for nada
D G
Being seven years old in Ireland
D A7
And I won the great big kish and romance
D A7
That time in the café on the coast road
D G
When delicious Sister Mary Joseph
D A7 D F#7
Sidled up to me and begged me for a dance (there ye are)
[Verse 6]
There was the pretty little acrobat
Bm
She gave me peppermint tea and a pretty little hat
E A
She did fifteen cartwheels on my floor
D A7
That's a topic not too cosy
D A7
For a big jack-queen called Rosy
D A7 D
Who's never heard or cried, "Collect them all!"
[Chorus 1]
A7 D
But I want to know what brings you here tonight
A7
I want to know what brings you here tonight
D
You see, I'm up here, you're over there
G
Well, you could be home in your easy-chair
D A7 D
I want to know what brings you here tonight
[Chorus 2]
G
Was it some smooth old talk?
D
Hey, take the dog for a walk
G A7
Or did you just sneak out behind your wife?
N.C.
For the fifth time this week, baby
D
I want to know, I want to know
G
I want to know for sure
D A7 D G D A7
I want to know what brings you here tonight
Track 5 - If I'd Only Learned To Dance
CAPO: 1st Fret
[Intro]
D A Bm D G A D {2x)
[Verse 1]
A Bm D G
The bar was pretty early and the storefronts, they were still lit up
A D
I took the time to sit with you awhile
A Bm D G
We talked about those Dixie Chicks and movies from the 'sixties
A D
We ordered some food, relish on the side
[Verse 2]
G D A D
I hung on every word that you said to me
G D A D
I laughed at every joke and ordered beer
A Bm D G
Didn't understand where you were coming from
A D
I really hoped you end up here
[Interlude]
Em D A Em D A D
[Verse 3]
A Bm D
You looked about, the clock above the powder room
G A D
You tapped your feet in time to Johnny Saint
A Bm D G
E little mirror in your purse, you dropped it, I caught it
A D
You fixed your makeup and combed your hair
[Verse 4]
G D A D
One second you were sitting here and the next you were gone
G D A
He spun you 'round the floor without a care
D A Bm D
I didn't exactly know where you were going to
G A D
But I really hoped to join you there
[Chorus]
Em D A
If I'd only learned to dance, I could be loving you
Em D A
If I'd only learned to dance, we'd be away
D A/C# Bm G
If I'd only learned to dance, you would be lying in these arms tonight
A D
That'll have to be another day
[Instrumental]
Em D A (4x) D
[Bridge]
A
I heard it, so the story goes
Bm D G
We shine the shoes and wear the clothes
A D
Slick your hair back, fine
A
The music slips into your soul
Bm D G
Be it New Age waltzes, Rock 'n' Roll
A D
The body moves in time
[Verse 5]
G D A D
I tell myself each morning, "Well, I'll do that"
G D A
I tell myself one million times a day
D A/C# Bm A G D
If I'd only learned to dance, I could be loving you
D A/C# Bm A G D
If I'd only learned to dance, I could be loving you
D A/C# Bm G A D
If I'd only learned to dance, you could be lying in these arms tonight
[Chorus]
Em D A
If I'd only learned to dance, I could be loving you
Em D A
If I'd only learned to dance, we'd be away
D A/C# Bm G A D
If I'd only learned to dance, you could be lying in these arms tonight
[Outro}
D A/C# Bm A G A D
Track 6 - Between Midnight And Blue
CAPO: 3rd Fret
[Intro]
Bm G Bm G Bm
[Verse 1]
Esus2 A
I believe in love, affection
A/C# F#m D
I now believe in you and me
Bm G
I believe that words with music
F#7 Bm
Can make all blind men see
[Verse 2]
Esus2 A
And though I can't say that I would ever die for love
A/C# F#m D
Or put mine up for sale
Bm G
How come I twist and turn in all directions
F#7 Bm
Must be that Libran Scale
[Verse 3]
Esus2 A
If I have no need for locks upon my door
A/C# F#m D
How come I fear the open sea?
Bm
Don't you just love coincidence
G F#7 Bm
Blues songs, with many, the key of A
[Verse 4]
Esus2
The sweetest picture, should I ever take it
A A/C# F#m D
Would be dancers dancing dances at a ball
Bm G
Forbidden love in all those smiling faces
F#7
Better than no love at all
[Chorus]
B Esus4 F#7 B
It was one of those particular moments in my life
Esus2 F#7
Somewhere between midnight and blue
B Esus2 F#7 B
Two in the morning without any warning
Esus2 F#7 G#m C#m F#7 Bm
I fell back in love with you
[Verse 6]
Esus2 A
She was gathering clothes, quietly moving around
A/C# F#m D
She never seemed to take a moment, a little time for herself
Bm G
Just to stop and do nothing, get back to her book
F#7 Bm
Or let me pour a glass of wine
[Verse 7]
Esus2 A
And as her hand brushed my table, well, I took it in mine
A/C# F#m D
She looked in my eyes, she whispered, "You're tired
Bm G
Perhaps we should lie down, I'll go and find some Berlioz
F#7
E little sleep and we'll be fine"
[Chorus]
B Esus4 F#7 B
It was one of those particular moments in my life
Esus2 F#7
Somewhere between midnight and blue
B Esus2 F#7 B
Two in the morning without any warning
Esus2 F#7 G#m C#m F#7
I fell back in love with you
[Chorus]
B Esus4 F#7 B
It was one of those particular moments in my life
Esus2 F#7
Somewhere between midnight and blue
B Esus2 F#7 B
Two in the morning without any warning
Esus2 F#7 G#m C#m F#7 Bm
I fell back in love with you
Track 7 - The Broken Years
CAPO: 6th Fret
[Intro]
Bm G D A/C# Bm D
[Verse 1]
A
The whole family's sitting watching TV
Bm G D
The only thing that makes me feel better
A
And no one plays the radio
Bm G
The news is always bad
[Verse 2]
D A
The kids, they've been keeping daddy up all night
Bm G
Rock 'n' Rolling, shouting, fighting
D A
Tomorrow is the marching season
Bm G
We'll meet at the roundabout
[Chorus]
Bm G
I want to eat at the same table
D A
I want to break the same bread
G D
I want to march down the same streets
Em A
I want to hear the same bands
Bm G
I want to sing the same songs
D A
I want to say the same prayers
G D A D
Together we can mend the broken years
[Verse 3]
A
Jimmy would get married in September
Bm G D
First of all he had to write a letter
A
Requesting dispensation
Bm G
Just to be with the girl he loved
D A
And in the end, hardly anybody came
Bm G Em
Mother' side all blamed it on the weather
A D
Three cheers for the broken years
[Chorus]
Bm G
I want to eat at the same table
D A
I want to break the same bread
G D
I want to march down the same streets
Em A
I want to hear the same bands
Bm G
I want to sing the same songs
D A
I want to say the same prayers
G D A D
Together we can mend the broken years
[Instrumental]
D A Bm G D A Bm G D A Bm G Em A D
[Verse 4]
A
Connor's late for school again
Bm G D
He's out of breath and running at the double
A
Get his education
Bm G
He had to take the long way 'round
D A
For even if he stayed out on the main road
Bm G Em
Chances are he'd run into some trouble
A D
Three cheers for the broken years
[Verse 5]
A
With all the pretty colours on the pavement
Bm G
The green and gold that lighten through it all
D A
And all the little broken shops and houses
Bm G
With those badly spelled slogans on the wall
D A
It's no wonder that everybody's leaving
Bm G Em
It's no wonder at all, at all, at all
A D
Three cheers for the broken years
[Chorus]
Bm G
I want to eat at the same table
D A
I want to break the same bread
G D
I want to march down the same streets
Em A
I want to hear the same bands
Bm G
I want to sing the same songs
D A
I want to say the same prayers
G D A D Bm
Together we can mend the broken years
[Chorus]
G
Eat at the same table
D A
Break the same bread
G D
March down the same streets
Em A
Hear the same bands
Bm G
Sing the same songs
D A
Say the same prayers
G D A D
Together we can mend the broken years
[Outro]
Bm G D A/C# Bm
Track 8 - One Night Stand
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
F#7 Bm F#7 Bm F#7 Bm Em Bm F#7 Bm F#7
[Verse 1]
Bm
Damp dress, don't stress, stick it in the hot-press
F#7
Let me take you dancing at a nightclub
Nice shirt, tight suit, lose the purple high-boot
Bm
Shed a pound or two in the hot-tub
[Chorus]
Em
He said he'd call over, but you knew he wouldn't make it
Bm
And he said he'd made you happy, but I think you knew he faked it
F#7
It was always on a plate and all he had to do was take it
And he took it and he took it and he took it and he took it
Took it and he took it and he took it and he took it
[Verse 2]
Bm
Tell me that he's just hook-up because he's busy
F#7
And he'll call me up again some night
Tell me that he's flown away to Tokyo on business
Bm
For the most important meeting of his life
[Verse 3]
Em
Tell me that he loves the piece of paper that I gave him
Bm
When he kissed me on the lips last night
F#7
And tell me that he thinks about me every single evening
Bm F#7
When he stumbles into bed beside his wife
[Verse 4]
Bm
Great hat, cool flat, don't you have a cute cat
F#7
E little boy, ginger, if you fancy
There's nothing on the TV, take the paper, look and see
Bm
I'll ring and book a table down at Nancy's
[Chorus]
Em
You only see a movie if Johnny Depp is in it
Bm
And you buy yourself a new dress, wear it once and then you bin it
F#7
And you get your weekly ticket, but you know you'll never win it
'Cause he took it and he took it and he took it and he took it
Took it and he took it and he took it and he took it
[Verse 5]
Bm
Bring me toast and coffee every Sunday when I wake up
F#7
And I'll love you 'til the end of time
Let me wear your favourite yellow jumper when I want to
Bm
And I'll never tell your friends it's mine
[Verse 6]
Em
Tell me that you meant the things you whispered to me sweetly
Bm
When you kissed me on the lips last night
F#7
And tell me that he thinks about me every single evening
Bm F#7
When he stumbles into bed beside his wife
[Instrumental]
Bm F#7 Bm Em Bm F#7 Bm F#7
[Verse 7]
Bm
Cut cash, don't dash, ooh, the silver looks flash
F#7
Push your little buzzer on your night-line
Cab late, why wait, never saw such luxury
Bm
Give the boys a ring and tell them, white wine
[Chorus]
Em
He said he'd call over, but you knew he wouldn't make it
Bm
And he said he'd made you happy, but I think you knew he faked it
F#7
It was always on a plate and all he had to do was take it
And he took it and he took it and he took it and he took it
Took it and he took it and he took it and he took it
[Verse 8]
Bm
Bring me toast and coffee every Sunday when I wake up
F#7
And I'll love you 'til the end of time
Let me wear your favourite yellow jumper when I want to
Bm
And I'll never tell your friends it's mine
[Verse 9]
Em
Tell me that you meant the things you whispered to me sweetly
Bm
When you kissed me on the lips last night
F#7
And tell me that he thinks about me every single evening
Bm
When he stumbles into bed beside his wife
F#7
Tell me that he thinks about me every single evening
Bm F#7
When he stumbles into bed beside his wife
[Outro]
Bm F#7 Bm Em Bm F#7 Bm
Track 9 - The Wrong Way Round
CAPO: 5th Fret
[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
B7 G
Jesus strolled on Royal Avenue
C Am
The church was closed, Sunday afternoon
C6 Am
He had some tea, he had to join the queue
D G/D D G
He said, "I don't mind waiting"
[Verse 2]
B7 G
He took his teacup and he found a seat
C Am
He stretched his legs across that busy street
C6 Am
To watch a starling jump at things to eat
D G/D D G
They just don't mind waiting
[Pre-Chorus]
D C G A
And he wrote this song on Christmas day
D
With all his candles burning
[Chorus]
G D F#7 Bm
"My people are not speaking, there's something wrong
G D F#7 Bm
And I thought that my returning might have made them strong
G D F#7 Bm
And that Jingle Bells and jangle, I don't know that song
Em A G
But they're playing it the wrong way round"
[Verse 3]
B7 G
Jesus rose up, tried to take a bus
C G Am
He had no change, oh, there was such a fuss
C6 Am
I think he stood 'bout two in front of us
D G/D D G
He said, "I don't mind waiting"
[Verse 4]
B7 G
He heard the brass band playing on the street
C G Am
He tapped good time out to that Christmas beat
C6 Am
And the way the woman stared down at his hands and at his feet
D G/D D G
Well, that took some beating
[Pre-Chorus]
D C G A
And he wrote this song on Christmas day
D
There in all his glory
[Chorus]
G D F#7 Bm
"My people are not speaking, there's something wrong
G D F#7 Bm
And I thought that my returning might have made them strong
G D F#7 Bm
And that Jingle Bells and jangle, I don't know that song
Em A
But they're playing it the wrong way round"
[Bridge]
D A/C# D A/C#
So he went in search of wise men and he tried to find the manger
D A/C# D A/C#
He went in search of lonely shepherds, shagging kings and angels
F E
But all he found was a loneliness, and he felt like such a stranger
A D
He said, "Everything's the wrong way round"
[Interlude]
G D D/F E Am G D G D G
[Verse 5]
B7 G
He checked the shops out, strolled the bright arcades
C Am
He ripped his white cloak on a barricade
C6 Am
The rolls of barbed-wire made him feel afraid
D G/D D G
And he was crying
[Verse 6]
B7 G
E woman touched him once and then again
C Am
Her hair was long and beautiful, but her face was plain
C6 Am
"Could you be my Mary Magdalene?
D G/D D G
Well, at least you're crying"
[Verse 7]
B7 G
He stopped to look, he was clearly lost
C Am
The botanic gardens on a Winter frost
C6 Am
He saw his image frozen on a cross
D G/D D G
Of Winter bracken
[Verse 8]
B7 G
Children playing by a tiny lake
C Am
An infant shouted out, "Ah, fe' Jesus' sake!"
C6 Am
He knew then he'd made such a great mistake
D G/D D G
And he just kept on walking
[Pre-Chorus]
D C G A
There's no such thing as Christmas day
D
No Jingle Bells, no jangle
[Chorus]
G D F#7 Bm
"The empty church is shivering, those empty songs
G D F#7 Bm
And the way the children try to stay up, all night long
G D F#7 Bm
But it's not me that they're waiting for, no, that's all long gone
Em A
And everything's the wrong way round"
[Outro]
G D D/F E Am G D G D (2x)
Track 10 - An Acquaintance Of Mine
CAPO: 3rd Fret
[Intro]
G D/F# Em G/D C G D
[Verse 1]
G D/F# Em G
He's out on the road now, a quarter past nine
Am7 G C D
His destination, it's a way down the line
G D/F# Em G
He's done his fair share of talking, his fare share of time
Am7 D
And he know
[Verse 2]
G D/F# Em G
As he kicks off the dust from the place he has been
Am7 G C D
E white car pulls over, and as he bundles in
G D/F# Em G
I see lines on his face, grey hairs on his chin
Am7 D
And he know
[Chorus]
G D/F# Em G
He's a winner, a loser, an acquaintance of mine
C G D
He's a page from a novel, she's the dust on his wine bottle
G D/F# Em G Am7 D
He's never early, she's rarely on time
[Instrumental]
G D/F# Em G/D C G D
[Verse 3]
G D/F# Em G
He stops from his travels, a lonely hotel
Am7 G C D
Puts four suitcases down, gently rings on the bell
G D/F# Em G
And the lady is smiling, she knows him so well
C G D
And he follows her in the hall
[Verse 4]
G D/F# Em G
To where the carpets are faded, the windows are stained
Am7 G C D
The portraits are hung in Victorian frames
G D/F# Em G
And he touches her face as she whispers his name
Am7 D
And they know
[Chorus]
G D/F# Em G
He's a winner, a loser, an acquaintance of mine
C G D
He's a page from a novel, she's the dust on his wine bottle
G D/F# Em G Am7 D
He's never early, she's rarely on time
[Instrumental]
G D/F# Em G/D C G D (2x)
[Verse 5]
G D/F# Em G
He wakes in the morning and she is still there
Am7 G C D
Her shoes on the floor and her clothes on the chair
G D/F# Em G
He tries hard not to wake her as he touches her hair
Am7 D
It's as though
[Verse 6]
G D/F# Em G
The wall clock is broken, so he keeps his own time
Am7 G C D
He knows that she loves him, one day at a time
G D/F# Em G
And her breathing is sweet love in a Burgundy wine
Am7 D
And they know
[Verse 7]
G D/F# Em G
There is no need to speak out, there's no one else there
Am7 G C D
Alone words are only loose shapes in the air
G D/F# Em G
And she may be sleeping, but at least she is there
Am7 D
And she knows
[Chorus]
G D/F# Em G
He's a winner, a loser, an acquaintance of mine
C G D
He's a page from a novel, she's the dust on his wine bottle
G D/F# Em G Am7 D
He's never early, she's rarely on time
[Chorus]
G D/F# Em G
He's a winner, a loser, an acquaintance of mine
C G D
He's a page from a novel, she's the dust on his wine bottle
G D/F# Em G Am7 D C G
He's never early, she's rarely on time
Track 11 - Easy Piano
CAPO: 1st Fret
[Intro]
C G Am7 D G
[Verse 1]
Bm C D G
You left the room so quietly
Bm Am7 D G
I thought I heard you whisper, but I can't be sure
Bm C D G
You spread our things so carefully
Bm C D G
Some mine, some yours
[Verse 2]
Bm C D G
You left the room so quietly
Bm C D G
Is that you singing, or the wind outside?
Bm Am7 D
I can hear you, ah no, must be mistaken
G Bm C D
It's just sometimes I think you've only slipped away to hide
[Interlude]
C G Am7 D G
[Verse 3]
Bm C D G
One more year, you said, and hey, then you'd leave him
Bm C D G
Perhaps get to spend a bit more time with me
Bm Am7 D
Write that book of yours, and with luck, volunteer
G Bm C D G
To keep all those little promises you promised me
[Verse 4]
Bm C D G
The postman, he still asks, politely, how I'm doing
Bm C D G
I'm sure I saw some junk mail with your name on, in his bag
Bm Am7 D G
And the dog still wonders, where the hell you went to
Bm C D
And when her best friend's coming back
[Interlude]
C G Am7 D G
[Verse 5]
Bm C D G
And here's that book of songs for easy piano
Bm C D G
The bass guitar you had no time to play
Bm Am7 D G
That little snowy globe from rainy County Sligo
Bm C D G
The one when you shake it, it plays
[Verse 6]
Bm C D G
E picture of the island we never got to go to
Bm C D G
The tape you made for me on Christmas day
Bm Am7 D
And that little garden bird, it's still pecking at your window
G Bm C D G
Ah, you should have seen the way he looked at me today
[Verse 7]
Bm C D G
That book of songs for easy piano
Bm C D G
The hat you bought and wore on Saturday
Bm Am7 D G
One cup, one saucer, one occasional table
Bm C D
The one you occasionally tried to throw away
[Instrumental]
C G Am7 D
G Bm C D (4x)
C G Am7 D G
[Verse 8]
Bm C D G
And for all those kisses that you never got to give me
Bm C D G
And all those places you never ever got to go with me
Bm Am7 D
And all those songs that you never got to sing me
G Bm C D G
Even once, and all the words you never said
[Verse 9]
Bm C D G
I'll keep that book of songs for easy piano
Bm C D G
The bass guitar you had no time to play
Bm Am7 D G
That little snowy globe from rainy County Sligo
Bm C D
I still shake it, it plays
[Outro]
C G Am7 D G
Track 12 - It Was All Rock And Roll Then
CAPO: 3rd Fret
[Intro]
G D G
[Verse 1]
C G
I used to spend my time singing beneath the old pier
C G
I liked to watch all the shapes on the shore
C G
My very best friend, maybe a cold beer
C
You, sleeping my radio
[Pre-Chorus]
G
You were strong enough
C
You'd walk in any room and you could act so tough
[Chorus]
G
Oh, I wanted to be like that
C
You even looked good in my cowboy hat
D
It was all rock 'n' roll then
G G7 G
It was all rock 'n' roll
[Verse 2]
C G
We were Northern boys, came from a small town
C G
The same cool jackets and the same girls
C G
Two old record players and two guitar straps
C
You lived in my house and I lived in yours
[Pre-Chorus]
G
You were good enough
C
We met these boys and girls who played, they slapped you up
[Chorus]
G
Oh, I wanted to play like that
C
But all I had was the cowboy hat
D
It was all rock 'n' roll then
G
It was all rock 'n' roll
[Instrumental]
G G7 G D G
[Verse 3]
C G
I stayed at home, you went away, south
C G
It's hard to get to see you in a cabaret band
C G
You had a child, you had a daughter
C
She must be really proud of her old man
[Chorus]
G
Oh, I wanted to live like that
C
I gave your little girl my cowboy hat
D
It was all rock 'n' roll then
G G7 G
It was all rock 'n' roll
[Interlude]
G D
G
It was all rock 'n' roll
[Verse 4]
C G
He made a little cash for his own place
C G
Just a stone's throw from the pier
C G
Time I called, he changed the jukebox
C
Country music and American beer
[Chorus]
G
Oh, I wish I could live like that
C
Even bought his broken cowboy hat
D
It's all rock 'n' roll now
G D
It's all rock 'n' roll
G
It's all rock 'n' roll
[Outro]
G D G
Track 13 - Tuesday Night Is Always Karaoke
CAPO: 4th Fret
[Intro]
Bm E Bm A
[Verse 1]
Bm G
The wind blew so cold against the west coast of Ireland
A Bm
That Rita would not go into the water
G
Picture the scene, mothers, fathers, ice-creams
A Bm
Huddled 'round their little sons and daughters
[Verse 2]
D A/C# Bm
Well, the rain it cut right through me, it kept on pouring down
G A Bm
I found a little hotel bar on the harbour side of town
D A Bm
I said I’d play for nothing since the tourists was in town
D A Bm
But Tuesday night is always karaoke
[Chorus]
G A Bm
Tuesday night is always karaoke
G A Bm
Tuesday night is always karaoke
[Verse 3]
Bm G
Oasis all the rage, "I'm down from Gorgy", climbed on stage
A Bm
And he could hardly hold the mike for all that brandy
G
He intro'ed far too late and poor old Sally had to wait
A Bm
Rita hollered that some words would come in handy
[Verse 4]
D A/C# Bm
Fathers pushing mothers up against the microphone
G A Bm
Sisters goading brothers, "Won't you leave the lad alone
D A Bm
And a priest from (?Nukarada?) shook his head and headed home
D A Bm
'Cause Tuesday night is always karaoke
[Chorus]
G A Bm
Tuesday night is always karaoke
G A Bm
Tuesday night is always karaoke
[Verse 5]
D A/C# Bm
There's only karaoke, on every scone
G A Bm
The whistles and the fiddles and the bodhran stay at home
D A Bm
I never heard a single mandolin or an accordion drone
D A Bm
'Cause Tuesday night is always karaoke
[Verse 6]
Bm G
Jim turned Kyle Fergus with his eyes shut, lips are pursing
A Bm
John boy, he passed out at the next table
G
Smokey Mountain Sweet, what came is good enough to eat
A Bm
Jim tried to sing in tune, but was not able
[Verse 7]
D A/C# Bm
And people stood on chairs and tables, rocking to them all
G A Bm
Knocking over nuns and children, laughing as they fall
D A Bm
And Sister Mary Joseph, she's the biggest drunk of all
D A Bm
Those singing nuns just love their Karaoke
[Chorus]
G A Bm
And Tuesday night is always karaoke
[Verse 7]
G
Hectic and electric, Casanova he's dyslexic
A Bm
E wee Sligo Suzanne Vega sang "Marlene"
G
E coach load from Galway, cut their tour date, singing "My Way"
A Bm
Vigo did the stupid dance in Macarena
[Verse 8]
D A/C# Bm
And the priest appeared from nowhere with "Those Fields That Often Rye"
G A Bm
And a Welshman murdered "Vincent" and "American Pie"
D A Bm
And a fight broke out when someone said, his lady must be dry
D A Bm
But no one really cares, it's karaoke
[Chorus]
G A Bm
And Tuesday night is always karaoke
[Verse 9]
G
There were fiddlers from Ross Trevor who'd like so much, they'd stay forever
A Bm
And Sister Mary Joseph stood there screaming
G
She lifted up her skirt, she grabbed the nearest priest, she began to flirt
A Bm
And the tour guide said, "They offered me a job, am I dreaming"
[Verse 10]
D A/C# Bm
Then the police arrived in wagons like some extras from The Sting
G A Bm
And they called for reinforcements, as their mobile phones did ring
D A Bm
They shouted at her, "Hey, Sister Mary Joseph, do you know what time it is?"
And she said, "No, but you hum it and I'll sing"
[Chorus]
G A Bm
Cause Tuesday night is always karaoke
G A Bm
Tuesday night is always karaoke
[Verse 11]
G
"Get thee to a nunnery", cried Father Michael Tullery
A Bm
Your behaviour here tonight is sacrilegious
G
Sister Mary Joseph took the floor and the crowd all called for more
A Bm D
And old Barry Manilow covers were contagious
[Verse 12]
A/C# Bm
They took their lighters and they waved them in the air
G A Bm D
She'd gone on stage to strut her "Londonderry Air"
A Bm
She tore her habit, there's her underwear
D A Bm
Those singing nuns just love their Karaoke
[Chorus]
G A Bm
And Tuesday night is always karaoke
[Verse 13]
G
Oh, there's only karaoke, on every scone
A Bm
The whistles and the fiddles and the bodhran stay at home
G
I never heard a single mandolin or an accordion drone
A Bm
'Cause Tuesday night is always karaoke
[Chorus]
G A Bm
Tuesday night is always karaoke
G A Bm
Tuesday night is always karaoke
Track 14 - Will You Sing E Chorus With Me
CAPO: 3rd Fret
[Intro]
A
[Verse 1]
D
Sometimes the words stand out against the music
A7
Sometimes the music stands alone
The tunes can just fly in from places far away
D G
Sometimes they're born right here at home
[Verse 2]
Em7
They may be gentle, meek and mild
A7 G
Guide you exactly where you're going
Em7
Then again, wondrously wild
A A7
With no silver lining showing
[Chorus 1]
D
Will you sing a chorus with me?
Will you do that last thing for me?
A
It's the only way I know that we're alright
A7
Sing a chorus with me and whisper it to me sweetly
D
Put your arms around me, hold your lover tight
[Chorus 2]
Oh, sing a chorus with me
Will you do that last thing for me?
G
Before we all walk off into the night
The music stops you feeling blue
D
The rhythm makes you tap your shoe
A D A A7 D
And you know this thing called love's just out of sight
[Verse 3]
No sooner have you put your world together
A7
Then something takes it all apart
You find that certain stranger you've been longing for
D G
Guess what? She breaks your heart
[Verse 4]
Em7
She may be gentle, meek and mild
A7 G
Guide you exactly where you're going
Em7
Then again, wondrously wild
A A7
With just a little tattoo showing
[Chorus 1]
D
Will you sing a chorus with me?
Will you do that last thing for me?
A
It's the only way I know that we're alright
A7
Sing a chorus with me and whisper it to me sweetly
D
Put your arms around me, hold your lover tight
[Chorus 2]
Oh, sing a chorus with me
Will you do that last thing for me?
G
Before we all walk off into the night
The music stops you feeling blue
D
The rhythm makes you tap your shoe
A D A A7
And you know this thing called love's just out of sight
[Chorus 1]
D
Will you sing a chorus with me?
Will you do that last thing for me?
A
It's the only way I know that we're alright
A7
Sing a chorus with me and whisper it to me sweetly
D
Put your arms around me, hold your lover tight
[Chorus 2]
Oh, sing a chorus with me
Will you do that last thing for me?
G
Before we all walk off into the night
The music stops you feeling blue
D
The rhythm makes you tap your shoe
A D A7 D
And you know this thing called love's just out of sight
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