12 Apr 2020

Daoiri Farrell - Sweet Portadown chords

A wonderful love song from Daoiri's latest album.


 


You'll find lots more tabs for tunes and songs on this blog here:
https://irish-bouzouki.blogspot.com/search/label/Tabs%20for%20GDAD 

 Intro:


 

{t:Sweet Portadown}
{st:Daoiri Farrell}
{c:}


As [Dm]I went out [C]walkin' one [Gm]morning in [Am]June,
I [Bb]spied a fair [Am]damsel in the [Bb]sweet summer [C]bloom,
Her [Dm]cheeks they were [Am]rosy, her [Gm]hair it hung [Am]down
And she [Gm]came from Black[Am]water near to [Bb]sweet Porta[Dm]down.

I [Dm]stood in a[C]mazement as the [Gm]breezes did [Am]blow,
And the [Bb]blood in my [Am]veins like a [Bb]river did [C]flow
I [Dm]thought her the [Am]fairest in all [Gm]Ireland was [Am]found,
The [Gm]day when I [Am]met her, near to [Bb]sweet Porta[Dm]Idown

Says [Dm]I my we [C]lassie, I [Gm]don’t know your [Am]name,
She [Bb]answered me [Am]shyly, I’m a[Bb]fflicted the [C]same,
Says [Dm]I mine's O’[Am]Connor, a [Gm]name of re[Am]nown,
She [Gm]says mine's O’[Am]Driscoll from [Bb]sweet Porta[Dm]Idown,

I ex[Dm]cused myself [C]kindly, I [Gm]said if you [Am]please,
We will [Bb]both take a [Am]ramble in the [Bb]Blackwater [C]breeze
I’m [Dm]sorry she [Am]said, but I [Gm]can’t go to[Am]day, 
For I’m [Gm]searching for [Am]young lambs, that [Bb]have gone a[Dm]stray.

Then [Dm]I will go [C]with you, in [Gm]search of your [Am]flock,
And the [Bb]sun it did [Am]dazzle on her [Bb]dark amber [C]locks,
We [Dm]searched the [Am]whole day, till the [Gm]sun it went [Am]down,
And at [Gm]length we lo[Am]cated them near to [Bb]sweet Porta[Dm]down,

As we [Dm]made our way [C]homeward, we [Gm]sat down to [Am]rest,
And we [Bb]watched the rock [Am]thrush on the [Bb]Blackwater [C]cress,
I t[Dm]old her I [Am]loved her, as the [Gm]sun went [Am]down,
Be[Gm]hind the [Am]green hills near to [Bb]sweet Porta[Dm]down,

She [Dm]said if you [C]love me, you [Gm]must be ex[Am]cused
For [Bb]I am a [Am]poor girl, so you [Bb]must be re[C]fused,
I [Dm]work hard for a [Am]living, the [Gm]whole year a[Am]round,
And be[Gm]sides I would [Am]never, leave [Bb]sweet Porta[Dm]down,

I won’t [Dm]ask you to [C]leave it, the [Gm]place of your [Am]birth,
For [Bb]I know it’s the [Am]grandest and [Bb]fairest on [C]earth,
But if [Dm]you’ll con[Am]sent for to [Gm]be my own [Am]bride,
It’s [Gm]married we’ll [Am]be by the [Bb]Blackwater [Dm]side,

We [Dm]went to her [C]parents, they [Gm]considered a[Am]while,
Her [Bb]mother looked [Am]on me, and at [Bb]length she did [C]smile,
If [Dm]Flora con[Am]sents, so [Gm]we’ll consent [Am]to
And it’s [Gm]married we [Am]were on the [Bb]18th of [Dm]June

Come [Dm]all ye fair [C]maidens, as[Gm]semble to[Am]night,
And [Bb]marry your [Am]first love, even [Bb]though at first [C]sight,
Don’t [Dm]marry for [Am]riches or [Gm]fame or re[Am]nown,
For [Gm]we living [Am]happy near to [Bb]sweet Porta[Dm]down.


Dm: 7000
C: 5500 or 5530 or sometimes 0230
Gm: 0010 or 0550
Am: 2202 (A5) or 2230
Bb: 3010 or 3013

7 Apr 2020

Daoiri Farrell - McShane Chords

A song from his first CD, first sung by the Furey's, I think. Please don't expect the chords to be 100% correct!


{t:McShane}
{st:Furey's}
{c:}
#
My [D]name is McShane from the plains of Kildare
A farmer I was 'til the last year
'Til I took a notion of higher promotion
Went over to England the harvest to share
(only D first verse)
{soc}
[D]Rum Toora [CM7(no5)]La, [D]Rum Toora [CM7(no5)]Laddie,
[Gsus4]Rum Toora [CM7(no5)]La, Mush- a-rum Toora [D]Lay   =run über rum "Toora Lay" = CAGD
{eoc}

I [D]parted with Molly so [CM7(no5)]blythe and so jolly
I [D]Picked up a stick for [CM7(no5)]a staff in me hand
And [D]to keep meself cheery for [CM7(no5)]fear I got [D]weary
I [G]sang "Paddy[Am]whack" as I [C]went on me [D]way.

I landed at Dumbarton on a fine summer's evening
Me bundle and staff I held them in me hands
There were some of them laughing and some of them chaffin'
More of them trying to stick Paddy away.

I went in to a woman to ask her for lodgings
She said "Me young man, now don't look so dull
For I will tell you where you will get lodgings
With a woman that lives next door to "The Black Bull".

So I went to this woman and asked her for lodgings
She instantly showed me to a bed in the room
And I being so tired, and worn out from walking,
I threw meself down in me bed in the room.

But a lump of a tinker lay up in the corner
He swore 'pon his soul sure he'd kill all was there
Says I "Me bold tinker, give over your braggin'
I'm bold McShane from the plains of Kildare!"

But he tried for to hit me a punch in the stomach
I instantly fetched him a one in the throat
And he tumbled heels over his head in the corner
Cut all his head in an old rusty pot.

He lay on the floor, like a sheep he was bleedin'
I swore 'pon my soul sure I'd cut off his life
But I lifted him up and sent down for a noggin
Me and the tinker we ended the strife.

My name is McShane from the plains of Kildare
A farmer I was until the last year
Till I took a notion of higher promotion
Went over to England the harvest to share.

CM7(no5): 5032
Gsus4:    0055

Lyrics mudcat: https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=32688

Come Thou Fount - Tutorial by Zac Fitzsimmons

Zac Fitzsimmons is a musician but also a worship pastor. He mostly plays worship songs.

Zac posted this song to youtube and later he made a tutorial how to play it, as he was asked for it. There are some good ideas on how to accompany a song to be found.

You can find him on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zacfitzsimmonsmusic/
or on paste: https://www.pastemagazine.com/noisetrade/music/zacfitzsimmons?fbclid=IwAR3TaXvn-fcCx3KztckZ1Ka-lNiQHSwQO5_db43kelxC9trj5smk-j0l8rM




Here's the tutorial:


Daoiri Farrell - Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore Chords

Another classic. I first heard Daoiri play this song in 2011 at a ceilidh at a workshop weekend in Halle, Germany. I asked him the next day to play it for me. He played it on my bouzouki, made by Heiner Dreizehnter.


 
You'll find lots more tabs for tunes and songs on this blog here:
https://irish-bouzouki.blogspot.com/search/label/Tabs%20for%20GDAD
 
 
{t:Paddy’s Green Shamrock Shore}
Capo 0 oder 7, Dulcimer DAA Capo 1




From [D]Derry [D/A]quay we [D]sailed a[D/A]way on the [C]twenty-[C/B]third of [D]May
We were [G/B]taken on [D]board by a [D/A]pleasant [D]crew, bound for A[D/A]meri[C]kay
Fresh [G/B]water [D]there we did [D/A]take on, five [D]thousand [D/A]gallons or [C]more        
In [D]case we’d run [D/A]short going [D]to New [D/A]York 
far [C]away from the [C/B]shamrock [D]shore. 

Daoiri chords:

So [D]fare thee well, sweet Liza dear and like[C]wise unto [G/B]Derry [D]town
And [G]twice fare[Am]well to my [D]comrade boys that [Am]dwell on that [G]sainted [Am]ground
If [G]fortune or [Am]fame shall [D]favor me, and [Am]I to have [G]money in [C]store
I’ll go [D]back and I’ll wed the wee lassie I left on [C]Paddy’s green [G]shamrock [D]shore. 


Oh at [D]six o'clock on that [D]morning fair our [C]anchors [G/B]we did [D]weigh,
The [G]sun shone [Am]down on Ben[D]evassa’s rocks, how [Am]splendid [G]he did [C]play,
And green [G]castles, [Am]ancient [D]fort and church, oh it [Am]made my [G]heart so [C]sore,
But these [D]memorys still I will hold very dear when I‘m a[C]way from the [G]Shamrock [D]Shore.


And then at [D]12 o'clock on that [D]evening fair we [C]passed out [G/B]Malin [D]Head,
And then [G]Inishtra[Am]hull far [D]on to the right, it [Am]rose of the [G]ocean [C]bed.
But a [G]grander [Am]sight we [D]all did see there, that I [Am]never had [G]seen be[C]fore
It was the [D]sun going down between sea and sky, far [C]out from the [G]Shamrock [D]Shore.


We sailed three weeks, we were all seasick, not a man on board was free
We were all confined unto our bunks and no-one to pity poor me.
No father dear nor mother kind to lift up my head, which was sore
Which made me think more on the lassie I left on Paddy’s green shamrock shore. 


We safely reached the other side after fifteen and twenty days,
We were taken as passengers by a man and led round in six different ways,
Then each of us drank a parting glass, in case we might meet no more
And we drank a health to old Ireland and Paddy’s green shamrock shore.  

6 Apr 2020

Bouzouki Memo - chords for GDAD tuning


I don't have any information who made this page, but if you're looking for a specific chord this might help.

















https://bouzoukimemo.com

Daoiri Farrell - Bogie's Bonnie Belle Chords

Another song of Daoiri's repertoire. Don't know if it is exactly what he plays. It's the way I tend to play it.




{t:Bogies Bonny Belle}
Capo 3 oder 7!







[G]As I went [C]in by [Am]Huntleigh [D]town,
One [G]evening [Am]for to[G] see,
I [Am]met with Bogey O’ [D]Cair[C]nee,
And with[C] {soh}him{eoh} I [Am]did a[D]gree.

To [G]care for his [C]two best [Am]hor[D]ses,
Or [G]cart or [Am]harrow or [G]plough,
Or [Am]anything a[D]bout farm [C]work,
That I [C]very [Am]well should [D]know.

Old [G]Bogey [C]had a [Am]daugh[D]ter,
Her [G]name was [Am]Iso[G]bel,
She’s the [Am]lily of the [D]val[C]ley,
And the [C]primrose [Am]of the [D]dell.

And [G]when she [C]went out [Am]wa[D]lking,
She [G]took me [Am]for her [G]guide,
Down [Am]by the Burn O’[D]Cair[C]nee,
To [C]watch the [Am]small fish [D]glide.

And [G]when three [C]months was [Am]past and [D]gone,
This [G]girl she [Am]lost her [G]bloom.
The [Am]red fell from her [D]rosy [C]cheeks,
And her [C]eyes be[Am]gan to [D]swoon.

And [Bm]{soh}when{eoh} nine months were [Am]past and gone,
She [G]bore to me a [Bm]son.
And [Am]I was quickly [D]sent [C]for,
To [C]see what [Am]could be [D]done.

I [G]said that [C]I would [Am]marry [D]her,
but [G]no, that [Am]would not [G]do
For [Am]you're not a match for my [D]bonnie [C]girl,
And [C]she’s no [Am]match for [D]you.

Now she’s [G]married [C]to a [Am]tinker [D]lad,
That [G]comes from [Am]Huntleigh [G]town.
He sells [Am]pots and pans and [D]paraffin [C]lamps,
And [C]scours the [Am]country [D]round.

[G]Maybe she's [C]gotten a [Am]better [D]match
Old [G]Bogie [Am]cannot [G]tell
But [Am]I was first to [D]win the [C]heart 
of [C]Bogie's [Am]bonnie [D]Belle.

chords.cc - chord shapes for Irish bouzouki

I don't know if I posted this site before. Nevertheless, a good site to look at if you need to know a special chord. Look at: http://chords.cc/irishbouzoukigdad/d/major


5 Apr 2020

Daoiri Farrell - Pat Rainey chords

Another one of Daoiri's classics: Pat Rainey



 

 You'll find lots more tabs for tunes and songs on this blog here:
https://irish-bouzouki.blogspot.com/search/label/Tabs%20for%20GDAD

 

{t:Pat Rainey}
{st:Daoirí Farrell}
{c:Capo 5}

Oh me [D]name is Pat Rainey, I'm a [A]travelling man
I'll mend your auld pots, I'll [D]make you a can
I'm prince among nomads, I'm [A]king of me clan
[A]Fol dol lol [G]lol dol dol [D]day

I [D]tramps down the road with me [A]horse and me dog
There's game in the fields and there's [D]turf in the bogs
I sing like a lark as a[A]long I do jog
[A]Fol dol lol [G]lol dol dol [D]day____ [A]

I camps by the river and I catches a fish
I've always got plenty to put in me dish
Me brogues and me shirt well I surely can stitch
Fol dol lol lol dol dol day

I grab hold of me pipes and I'll make for the town
Finds me a good seat and I'll sit me'self down
I squeeze on the bellows all the throng gathers round me
Fol dol lol lol dol dol day

I play 'Misses McClouds' and the 'Wind in the Gap'
And it pleases the crowd as they dance and they clap
And many's a bright shilling they throw in me cap for me
Fol dol lol lol dol dol day

Well I'm fond of the drink and I'm sure it's no crime
To sit down in the shebeen with comrades sublime
I dance till the morning, I'm no slave to time
Fol dol lol lol dol dol day

Well the housewife each night comes down from the farm
Her husband gets cold but I am quite warm
For here in me tent she'll come to no harm with me
Fol dol lol lol dol dol day

But when winter comes round for fear of the damp
I'll whistle the dog, down the road we will tramp
And that housewife will sigh when she sees we broke camp
All fol dol lol lol dol dol day

But when springtime comes round I'll pass back this way
Boil up me ol' billy and I'll have me some tea
I'll check if the buffer has one on the way for me
Fol dol lol lol dol dol day

For me name is Pat Rainey, I'm a travelling man
I'll mend your auld pots or I'll make you a can
I'm prince among nomads, I'm king of me clan
Fol dol lol lol dol dol day

Fol dol lol lol dol
Fol dol lol lol dol
Fol dol lol lol dol dol day

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Daoiri Farrell - A Pint Of Plain chords

Here's another Daoiri favorite: A pint of plain. The live video I once posted is not available on youtube anymore, so here's the studio recording.



{title: A pint Of Plain}
{subtitle: The Workmans Friend}

Capo 5


Flann O'Brien

When [D]things go [A/C#]wrong and will [G]not come [D/A]right
Though you [G]do the [A]best you [D]can.
When [D]life looks [A/C#]dark as the [G]hour of [A]night
A [G]pint of [A]plain is your [G/B]on[A/C#]ly [D]man.

It‘s your [D]only man, your [G]only [A]man,
Well a [G]pint of [G/B]plain is your [A]only [D]man.

When money's tight and hard to get
And your horse has also ran
When all you have is a heap of debt
A pint of plain is your only man

When health is bad and your heart feels strange
And your face is pale and wan
When doctors say you need a change
A pint of plain is your only man

When food is scarce and your larder bare
And no rashers grease your pan
When hunger grows as your meals are rare
A pint of plain is your only man

In time of trouble and lousey strife
You’ve still got a darling plan
You still can turn to a brighter life
A pint of plain is your only man.


4 Apr 2020

Daoiri Farrell - The Creggan White Hare - chords

Another chord sheet. As always, please don't expect it to be 100% what Daoiri plays.



You can find my attempt to tab the intro here:
https://irish-bouzouki.blogspot.com/2019/02/daoiri-farrell-full-concert.html

Picking pattern: Use down, up, down, up, down, up etc.



{t:The Creggan White Hare}
{st:Daoiri Farrell}

In the [D]lowland of [D/C#]Creggan, there liv[Bm]es a white hare[G],
As [D]swift as the[D/C#] swallow that f[Bm]lies through the ai[A]r.
You may [Bm]tramp the world over but none to c[D]ompare
to the [G]pride of old [D]Creggan, that [Bm]bonnie white [G]hare.

One [D]clear autum[D/C#]n morning, as you [Bm]will suppose,  [G] 
ohh [D]The red gold[D/C#]en sun o’er the[Bm] green mountain ros[A]e.
Barney [Bm]Conway came down and he did declar[D]e,
“This [G]day I’ll put [D]an end to the [Bm]bonnie white [G]hare.”

so He [D]searched th[D/C#]rough the lowlands[Bm] and down throu[G]gh the glens,
all am[D]ong the wild[D/C#] ditches where [Bm]the white hare had [A]ends,
Till at [Bm]last coming down o’er the heather [D]so fair,
From [G]behind the wi[D]ld thistle out[Bm] jumps the wh[G]ite hare.

“Bang! [D]bang!” went[D/C#] his gun and his d[Bm]ogs it slipped [G]too.
As [D]swift as the[D/C#] wind over the [Bm]green mountain flew[A].
But his[Bm] dog soon came back, and it made B[D]arney sigh,
For he k[G]new that the [D]white hare had[Bm] bid him good[G]bye.

and We’re[D] some jolly[D/C#] sportsmen down he[Bm]re from Pomeroy[G] 
From [D]Cookstown, D[D/C#]ungannon, and l[Bm]ikewise the Moy.   [A] 
With our[Bm] pedigree greyhounds we’ve travell[D]ed from far
And we’ve [G]come down to [D]Creggan in our[Bm] fine motor c[G]ar.

well [D]into the lo[D/C#]wlands these hunts[Bm]men did go     [G] 
In [D]search of th[D/C#]e white hare th[Bm]ey look high and lo[A]w,
Till [Bm]at last Barney Conway from a bog b[D]ank so rare
Shoute[G]d out to the [D]huntsmen, “The[Bm]re lies the w[G]hite hare.”

so They [D]call up the[D/C#]ir greyhounds from[Bm] off the green [G]lea
And[D] Barney and [D/C#]the huntsmen al[Bm]l jumped high with [A]glee,
it wa[Bm]s there on the bog bank all gather[D]ed around,
Seven [G]dogs and nine[D] men did that [Bm]poor hare sur[G]round.

Oh No[D] wonder the[D/C#] white hare did tr[Bm]emble with fear[G] 
As she[D] stood on he[D/C#]r hind legs, sh[Bm]e would raise her b[A]ig ears,
as she[Bm] stood on her hind legs with one g[D]allant spring,
She j[G]umped over th[D]e greyhounds a[Bm]nd broke thro[G]ugh the ring.

Well[D] that chase[D/C#] It went on, it wa[Bm]s beautiful vie[G]w
As [D]swift as the[D/C#] wind o’er the [Bm]green mountain flew[A].
But t[Bm]hose pedigree greyhounds, they did[D]n’t run far.
They come[G] back and wen[D]t home in thei[Bm]r fine motor [G]car.

Then [D]there came [D/C#]another man and yo[Bm]u all know him [G]well;
His [D]name was mic[D/C#]k kelly with th[Bm]e Bonnie Black Nell[A].
oh In[Bm] search of the white hare, today “[D]I’ll have fun.
ill bet[G] fifty to one[D] my Black Nell[Bm] does her tur[G]n.”

Five[D] turns the [D/C#]hare got then from[Bm] Bonnie Black N[G]ell,
And th[D]e sixth one [D/C#]was given aroun[Bm]d John Haughey’s we[A]ll.
‘it was[Bm] there we lost sight of the hare a[D]nd the dog,
And th[G]en ten minute[D]s later they c[Bm]ome o’er the [G]bog.

Well, tha[D]t chase it [D/C#]went on. It was gr[Bm]eat for to see.[G] 
The[D] white hare [D/C#]and the black d[Bm]og both roamed ligh[A]t and free,
Till she[Bm] travelled to Esker where she knew[D] the lands well,
And to [G]Bonnie Black [D]Nell there soo[Bm]n bid farewel[G]l.

Oh A[D]nd now to c[D/C#]onclude and to fin[Bm]ish this rhyme [G] 
I [D]hope you’ll [D/C#]forgive me for [Bm]singing all this wh[A]ile.
If th[Bm]ere’s any amongst you in Carrick m[D]ore fair,
please[G] drink up a h[D]ealth to that [Bm]bonnie white [G]hare.

Daoiri Farrell - Windmills chords

One more of my chord sheets of Songs Daoiri sings:



Daoiri plays this one with capo on 2nd fret. This is how I play it, so maybe there are some differences ;-)
If you use the app songbook on iPad or iPhone just copy and paste. If you use a similar programme it might work, too.


{t:Windmills}
{c:Alan Bell}

Chords used:
D: 7,0,0,0 or 2,4,0,0, or 2,0,0,0
D/F#: 11,12,0,0
A: 2,2,0,2, or 6,7,0,0
A/E: 9,11,0,0
G: 0,0,2,0 or 0,5,0,2,0 or 4,5,5,0 or 4,5,0,0
G2: 0,9,10,0


[D]In days gone [A]by, when the [G]world was much [D]younger
Men [D]harnessed the [A]wind to [G]work for man[D]kind
[D]Seamen built [A]tall ships to [G]sail on the [D]ocean
While [D]landsmen built [A]wheels the [G]corn for to [D]grind


{soc}
And a[D/F#]round and a[A/E]round and a[G2]round went the [D]big sail
[D]Turning the [A]shaft and the [G]great wooden [D]wheel
[D]Creaking and [A]groaning, the [G]millstones kept [D]turning
[D]Grinding to [A]flour the good [G]corn from the [D]field
{eoc}

In Flanders and Spain and the lowlands of Holland
And the kingdoms of England and Scotland and Wales
Windmills sprang up all along the wild coastline
Ships of the land with their high canvas sails

{soc}
And a[D]round and a[A]round and a[G]round went the [D]big sail
[D]Turning the [A]shaft and the [G]great wooden [D]wheel
[D]Creaking and [A]groaning, the [G]millstones kept [D]turning
[D]Grinding to [A]flour the good [G]corn from the [D]field
{eoc}


In Lancashire, lads work hard at the good earth
Ploughing and sowing as the seasons declare
Waiting to reap all the rich, golden harvest
While the miller is idle, his mill to repair

{soc}
And a[D]round and a[A]round and a[G]round went the [D]big sail
[D]Turning the [A]shaft and the [G]great wooden [D]wheel
[D]Creaking and [A]groaning, the [G]millstones kept [D]turning
[D]Grinding to [A]flour the good [G]corn from the [D]field
{eoc}


Windmills of wood all blackened by weather
Windmills of stone, glaring white in the sun
Windmills like giants all ready for tilting
Windmills that died in the gales and the sun

{soc}
And a[D]round and a[A]round and a[G]round went the [D]big sail
[D]Turning the [A]shaft and the [G]great wooden [D]wheel
[D]Creaking and [A]groaning, the [G]millstones kept [D]turning
[D]Grinding to [A]flour the good [G]corn from the [D]field
{eoc}

Songbook app for iPhone/iPad

To collect all my songs I use an app called "Songbook" which I really like. One of the main aspects for me is that it supports the bouzouki. So I can define chords as I like and play them if I want to.

here's the link to their website: http://www.linkesoft.com/songbook/

here's a tutorial video on youtube:



and another one:





Daoiri Farrell - Boozing Chords

Someone asked for chords of songs sung by Daoiri Farrell. As I have several songs on my iPad I'm going to post them here by and by. I use an app called "Songbook" which I really like. One of the main aspects for me is that it supports the bouzouki. So I can define chords as I like and play them if I want to.

here's the link to their website: http://www.linkesoft.com/songbook/

And here's my chord sheet, just copy and paste into songbook if you like:

{t:Boozing}
{c:Jimmy Crowley}
No Capo


[D]Where do you [Em]think we have [A]been all the [D]night? 
[D]Boozing, [G]bloody well [A]boo[D]zing 
And [D]how do you [Em]think that we’ve [A]got all so [D]tight?
[D]Boozing, [G]bloody well [A]boo[D]zing 
You [D]may think me wrong or you [A]may think me right 
You [G]may think me dim or you [A]may think me bright 
But [D]what do you [Em]think we’ll be [A]doing to[D]night 
[D]Boozing, [G]bloody well [A]boo[D]zing

{soc}
[D]Boozing, [Em]boozing, [A]just you and [D]
[G]Boozing, [D]boozing [Bm]when we get [A]dry
[D]Some do it [Em]open and [A]some on the [D]sly 
But we’re [D]always [G]bloody well [A]boo[D]zing
{eoc}

Now [D]what are the [Em]joys of a [A]single young [D]man?
[D]Boozing, [G]bloody well [A]boo[D]zing!
And [D]what is he [Em]doing when[A]ever he [D]can?
[D]Boozing, [G]bloody well [A]boo[D]zing!
You may [D]think I'm wrong and you may [A]think I'm right,
I'm [G]not going to argue, I [A]know you can fight,
But [D]what do you [Em]think we are [A]doing to[D]night?
[D]Boozing, [G]bloody well [A]boo[D]zing!

{soc}
[D]Boozing, [Em]boozing, [A]just you and [D]
[G]Boozing, [D]boozing [Bm]when we get [A]dry
[D]Some do it [Em]open and [A]some on the [D]sly 
But we’re [D]always [G]bloody well [A]boo[D]zing
{eoc}

And [D]what are the [Em]joys of a [A]poor married [D]man?
[D]Boozing, [G]bloody well [A]boo[D]zing!
[D]What is he [Em]doing when[A]ever he [D]can?
[D]Boozing, [G]bloody well [A]boo[D]zing!
He [D]comes home at night and he [A]gives his wife all
He [G]goes out a-shopping, makes [A]many a call
But [D]what brings him [Em]home hanging [A]on to a [D]wall?
[D]Boozing, [G]bloody well [A]boo[D]zing!

{soc}
[D]Boozing, [Em]boozing, [A]just you and [D]
[G]Boozing, [D]boozing [Bm]when we get [A]dry
[D]Some do it [Em]open and [A]some on the [D]sly 
But we’re [D]always [G]bloody well [A]boo[D]zing
{eoc}

And [D]what does the [Em]Salvation [A]Army run [D]down?
[D]Boozing, [G]bloody well [A]boo[D]zing!
And [D]what are they [Em]banning in [A]every [D]town?
[D]Boozing, [G]bloody well [A]boo[D]zing!
They [D]stand on street corners, they [A]rave and they shout,
They [G]shout about things they know [A]nothing about.
But [D]what are they [Em]doing when the [A]lights are turned [D]out?
[D]Boozing, [G]bloody well [A]boo[D]zing!

{soc}
[D]Boozing, [Em]boozing, [A]just you and [D]
[G]Boozing, [D]boozing [Bm]when we get [A]dry
[D]Some do it [Em]open and [A]some on the [D]sly 
But we’re [D]always [G]bloody well [A]boo[D]zing
{eoc}

D: 7,0,0,0
Em: 0,2,2,2
A: 2,2,0,2 or 2,2,0,0
G: 0,0,2,0
Bm: 4,4,2,0 or 4,4,0,0 or 4,4,5,0

And here's the Jimmy Crowley version, sorry, found no Daoiri version on youtube:

 

24 Mar 2020

Colin Farrell Band - The Girls Of Grallagh

Today I tried to tab the accompaniment to the tune The Girls Of Grallagh, a jig written by Colin Farrell. The bouzouki on this recording is played by Alan Murray, who now is member of Four Winds. He replaces Daoiri Farrell, who is a famous Singer now. You can listen to the recording on Bandcamp:
https://colinfarrellband.bandcamp.com/track/the-girls-of-grallagh-the-hawthorne-hedge

Notation on thesession:
https://thesession.org/tunes/18666

This is my tab of the first round through. Not nearly correct, but I did my best.