The Barras Chords by Alastair Mcdonald

Tempo:
120.1 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Ab

Bb

Cm

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Alastair McDonald - "The Barras" chords
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[Eb] There's a spot in Glasgow City that's [Ab] real Kent the hill wonder, it's [Eb] more famous than [Cm] the Mona [F] Lisa space.
[Bb] It [Eb] is visited by royalty [Ab] and bustled by the scorn, [Bb] everybody knows the bar is a [Ab] thing.
Did you know St Peter lost the key, [Eb] oh yon big pearly he, he was papered he'd [Cm] get flung to his jaw.
[Bb] Till a [Eb] fly wee Glasgow angel said, [Ab] Ach Peter, dinnae greet, you can [Bb] buy one at the bar [Eb] is for [Ab] a bob.
[Eb] Oh, the bar is, oh the bar is, there no one roam, Paris you just have to go, [Cm] take Lesga's gallagate.
[Bb] They [Eb] sell the gifts to the moon, are [Ab] a charm [Gm] for hob for crew, [Fm] and fine pop guarantee [Eb] the first class.
[Bb]
[Ab] [Eb] Now you ken how Samson lost his [Ab] friends, Delilah cut his hair, he was left [Cm] as weak and baldy as [F] a weed.
[Bb] [Eb] So he flitted out to Glasgow [Ab] to the bar is for a cure, [Bb] and he soon was strung and hairy once [Ab] again.
[Eb] [Ab] When the Romans came to Scotland [Eb] many donkeys years ago, they got no [Cm] further than the [F] gallagate.
[Bb] [Eb] For the lads that run the bar is [Ab] swap them souvenirs for swords, [Bb] in the fly wee Glasgow killies had them [Ab] baked.
[Eb] [Ab] Oh, the bar is, oh the bar [Eb] is, there no one roam, Paris you just have to [Cm] go, take Lesga's [F] gallagate.
[Bb] [Eb] They sell the gifts to the moon, [Ab] are a charm for [Gm] hob for crew, [Bb] and fine pop guarantee the first [Ab] class.
[Eb] [Ab]
[Eb]
[Cm] [F] [Bb] [Eb]
[Cm] [Ab] [Gm] [Fm]
[Bb] [Ab] [Eb] Now one day a Frenchman noticed that [Ab] the Eiffel Tower was gone, [Eb] the President [Cm] when notified drew [F] pale.
[Bb] So [Eb] he called out all his gendarmes and [Ab] they searched the whole world [Bb] out and they funnied that the bar is up for [Ab] sale.
[Eb] So [Ab] before I close my story I [Eb] will give you some advice, if you're after [Cm] something cheap or [F] second hand.
[Bb] Take [Eb] a trip up to the bar is first, [Ab] nothing can compare to [Bb] where the stuff they sell in Glasgow's bar is [Ab] land.
[Eb] Oh, [Ab] the bar is, oh the bar is, [Eb] there no one roam, Paris you just have to go, [Cm] take Lesga's gallagate.
[F] [Bb] They [Eb] sell the gifts to the moon, are [Ab] a charm for hob [Gm] for crew, [Fm] and fine pop [Bb] guarantee the first class.
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb] [B] [Bb]
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Eb
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Ab
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Bb
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Cm
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F
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Eb
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Ab
134211114
Bb
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To jam and learn Alastair Mcdonald - The Barras chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: Bb, Ab, Bb, Ab, Eb, Ab, Eb, F and Eb. Set your pace at 60 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 120. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: Eb Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ There's a spot in Glasgow City that's [Ab] real Kent the hill wonder, it's [Eb] more famous than [Cm] the Mona [F] Lisa space.
_ [Bb] It [Eb] is visited by royalty [Ab] and bustled by the scorn, [Bb] everybody knows the bar is a [Ab] thing.
_ Did you know St Peter lost the key, [Eb] oh yon big pearly he, he was papered he'd [Cm] get flung to his jaw.
[Bb] Till a [Eb] fly wee Glasgow angel said, [Ab] Ach Peter, dinnae greet, you can [Bb] buy one at the bar [Eb] is for [Ab] a bob.
_ [Eb] Oh, the bar is, oh the bar is, there no one roam, Paris you just have to go, [Cm] take Lesga's gallagate.
[Bb] They [Eb] sell the gifts to the moon, are [Ab] a charm [Gm] for hob for crew, [Fm] and fine pop guarantee [Eb] the first class.
_ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ Now you ken how Samson lost his [Ab] friends, Delilah cut his hair, he was left [Cm] as weak and baldy as [F] a weed.
[Bb] _ [Eb] So he flitted out to Glasgow [Ab] to the bar is for a cure, [Bb] and he soon was strung and hairy once [Ab] again.
[Eb] _ [Ab] When the Romans came to Scotland [Eb] many donkeys years ago, they got no [Cm] further than the [F] gallagate.
[Bb] _ [Eb] For the lads that run the bar is [Ab] swap them souvenirs for swords, [Bb] in the fly wee Glasgow killies had them [Ab] baked.
[Eb] _ [Ab] Oh, the bar is, oh the bar [Eb] is, there no one roam, Paris you just have to [Cm] go, take Lesga's [F] gallagate.
[Bb] _ [Eb] They sell the gifts to the moon, [Ab] are a charm for [Gm] hob for crew, [Bb] and fine pop guarantee the first [Ab] class.
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] Now one day a Frenchman noticed that [Ab] the Eiffel Tower was gone, [Eb] the President [Cm] when notified drew [F] pale.
[Bb] So [Eb] he called out all his gendarmes and [Ab] they searched the whole world [Bb] out and they funnied that the bar is up for [Ab] sale.
[Eb] So [Ab] before I close my story I [Eb] will give you some advice, if you're after [Cm] something cheap or [F] second hand.
[Bb] Take [Eb] a trip up to the bar is first, [Ab] nothing can compare to [Bb] where the stuff they sell in Glasgow's bar is [Ab] land.
[Eb] Oh, [Ab] the bar is, oh the bar is, [Eb] there no one roam, Paris you just have to go, [Cm] take Lesga's gallagate.
[F] _ [Bb] They [Eb] sell the gifts to the moon, are [Ab] a charm for hob [Gm] for crew, [Fm] and fine pop [Bb] guarantee the first class.
[Ab] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _

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This song finds its place within the Songs of Scotland album.

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