Lawless Chords by Christy Moore
Tempo:
157.95 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Am
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C]
[Am] [C]
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[G] He was lawless by name [C] and [G] lawless by nature, [D] trouble right [G] from the start.
[A] Hard as nails, running wild through the [C] streets, he [G] was breaking his poor [A] mother's heart.
[D] [A] Nature played [D] a trick [C] on [G] Lawless in the humour of [D] Nature's Crow.
[G] He grew up as we all had expected, into [D] a dangerous [G] foe.
He was a hard man, a man for all seasons, he was always [D] out [G] for a fight.
[Am] He couldn't hold the rink, [A]
but still [C] he'd get lustered [G] in clerks every Saturday [D] night.
[Am] He'd strip to his vest [D] and challenge the [G] best, until the guards they were called to [D] come fast.
[G] And they'd lock him away for [C] the [G] rest of the day, and leave him out [D] on the Sunday [G] for mass.
One night he went down to [C] Durings [G] and Regatta, where he met up [A] with the bold [G] Dolly Platts.
[Am] She wasn't [D] exactly what you'd call beauty, [G] but she was the belle of [D] our flats.
[Am] A whirlwind [D] romance, and Dolly [C] took a [G] flyer with Lawless, she would settle [A] down.
[G] It was pure coincidence, [C] three months [G] before, there was a [D] Yankee destroyer [G] in town.
The people were blessed, with a one of God's miracles, before [D] six months [G] had elapsed.
[Am] Dolly gave [D] birth to a nine pound black [C] baby, [G] and Lawless was fit to [D] collapse.
[Am] She swore she'd never [D] been touched [C] by another, [G] and Lawless took her in [D] her word.
[G] And the neighbours exclaimed, [C] he's the spit [G] of his father, and the cuckoo [D] was a wonderful [G] bird.
[Am]
[C] [Am]
[C]
[D]
[G] And now Lawless stays in, and [C] looks after [G] the family, while Dolly [F#] goes out [G] for the night.
The [Am] old gossips all say [D] she's free in her ways, [G] and their evil rumours [D] run rife.
[Am] When Lawless heard this, he waited for Dolly, [G] and the bridge where the river [D] runs low.
[G] And no one will ever [C] know what happened [G]
next, but Dolly's rounded [D] another [G] billow.
And their son say he's crazy, [C] and more say [G] he's evil, everyone [D] says that [G] he's mad.
[Am] No one will defend him, [D] he [C] was no angel, [G] but I'll tell you, he wasn't [D] all bad.
[Am] They've locked him away, [D] but the rest [C] of his [G] natural, never again will [D] he see.
[G] But in the cuckoo's end, [C] there's a lonely [G] giant playing, where the leafy [D] flows into [G] the sea.
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[Am] [C]
[D]
[G] He was lawless by name [C] and [G] lawless by nature, [D] trouble right [G] from the start.
[A] Hard as nails, running wild through the [C] streets, he [G] was breaking his poor [A] mother's heart.
[D] [A] Nature played [D] a trick [C] on [G] Lawless in the humour of [D] Nature's Crow.
[G] He grew up as we all had expected, into [D] a dangerous [G] foe.
He was a hard man, a man for all seasons, he was always [D] out [G] for a fight.
[Am] He couldn't hold the rink, [A]
but still [C] he'd get lustered [G] in clerks every Saturday [D] night.
[Am] He'd strip to his vest [D] and challenge the [G] best, until the guards they were called to [D] come fast.
[G] And they'd lock him away for [C] the [G] rest of the day, and leave him out [D] on the Sunday [G] for mass.
One night he went down to [C] Durings [G] and Regatta, where he met up [A] with the bold [G] Dolly Platts.
[Am] She wasn't [D] exactly what you'd call beauty, [G] but she was the belle of [D] our flats.
[Am] A whirlwind [D] romance, and Dolly [C] took a [G] flyer with Lawless, she would settle [A] down.
[G] It was pure coincidence, [C] three months [G] before, there was a [D] Yankee destroyer [G] in town.
The people were blessed, with a one of God's miracles, before [D] six months [G] had elapsed.
[Am] Dolly gave [D] birth to a nine pound black [C] baby, [G] and Lawless was fit to [D] collapse.
[Am] She swore she'd never [D] been touched [C] by another, [G] and Lawless took her in [D] her word.
[G] And the neighbours exclaimed, [C] he's the spit [G] of his father, and the cuckoo [D] was a wonderful [G] bird.
[Am]
[C] [Am]
[C]
[D]
[G] And now Lawless stays in, and [C] looks after [G] the family, while Dolly [F#] goes out [G] for the night.
The [Am] old gossips all say [D] she's free in her ways, [G] and their evil rumours [D] run rife.
[Am] When Lawless heard this, he waited for Dolly, [G] and the bridge where the river [D] runs low.
[G] And no one will ever [C] know what happened [G]
next, but Dolly's rounded [D] another [G] billow.
And their son say he's crazy, [C] and more say [G] he's evil, everyone [D] says that [G] he's mad.
[Am] No one will defend him, [D] he [C] was no angel, [G] but I'll tell you, he wasn't [D] all bad.
[Am] They've locked him away, [D] but the rest [C] of his [G] natural, never again will [D] he see.
[G] But in the cuckoo's end, [C] there's a lonely [G] giant playing, where the leafy [D] flows into [G] the sea.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] He was lawless by name [C] and [G] lawless by nature, _ [D] trouble right [G] from the start. _
_ _ [A] Hard as nails, running wild through the [C] streets, he [G] was breaking his poor [A] mother's heart.
_ [D] _ _ [A] Nature played [D] a trick [C] on [G] Lawless in the humour of [D] Nature's Crow. _ _ _
[G] _ He grew up as we all had expected, _ into [D] a dangerous [G] foe.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
He was a hard man, a man for all seasons, he was always [D] out [G] for a fight.
_ _ [Am] He couldn't hold the rink, [A]
but still [C] he'd get lustered [G] in clerks every Saturday [D] night.
_ _ [Am] He'd strip to his vest [D] and challenge the [G] best, until the guards they were called to [D] come fast. _ _
[G] And they'd lock him away for [C] the [G] rest of the day, and leave him out [D] on the Sunday [G] for mass. _ _ _ _ _ _
One night he went down to [C] Durings [G] and Regatta, where he met up [A] with the bold [G] Dolly Platts. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] She wasn't [D] exactly what you'd call beauty, [G] but she was the belle of [D] our flats.
_ _ _ [Am] A whirlwind [D] romance, and Dolly [C] took a [G] flyer with Lawless, she would settle [A] down.
_ _ [G] It was pure coincidence, [C] three months [G] before, there was a [D] Yankee destroyer [G] in town. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ The people were blessed, with a one of God's miracles, before [D] six months [G] had _ elapsed. _
[Am] Dolly gave [D] birth to a nine pound black [C] baby, [G] and Lawless was fit to [D] collapse.
_ _ [Am] She swore she'd never [D] been touched [C] by another, [G] and Lawless took her in [D] her word.
_ _ [G] And the neighbours exclaimed, [C] he's the spit [G] of his father, and the cuckoo [D] was a wonderful [G] bird. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] And now Lawless stays in, and [C] looks after [G] the family, while Dolly [F#] goes out [G] for the night. _ _ _ _ _ _
The [Am] old gossips all say [D] she's free in her ways, [G] and their evil rumours [D] run rife.
_ _ [Am] When Lawless heard this, he waited for Dolly, [G] and the bridge where the river [D] runs low. _ _
[G] And no one will ever [C] know what happened [G]
next, but Dolly's rounded [D] another [G] billow.
_ _ _ _ _ _ And their son say he's crazy, [C] and more say [G] he's evil, _ everyone [D] says that [G] he's mad. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] No one will defend him, [D] he [C] was no angel, [G] but I'll tell you, he wasn't [D] all bad. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] They've locked him away, [D] but the rest [C] of his [G] natural, never again will [D] he see. _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] But in the _ cuckoo's end, [C] there's a lonely [G] giant playing, where the leafy [D] flows into [G] the sea. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] He was lawless by name [C] and [G] lawless by nature, _ [D] trouble right [G] from the start. _
_ _ [A] Hard as nails, running wild through the [C] streets, he [G] was breaking his poor [A] mother's heart.
_ [D] _ _ [A] Nature played [D] a trick [C] on [G] Lawless in the humour of [D] Nature's Crow. _ _ _
[G] _ He grew up as we all had expected, _ into [D] a dangerous [G] foe.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
He was a hard man, a man for all seasons, he was always [D] out [G] for a fight.
_ _ [Am] He couldn't hold the rink, [A]
but still [C] he'd get lustered [G] in clerks every Saturday [D] night.
_ _ [Am] He'd strip to his vest [D] and challenge the [G] best, until the guards they were called to [D] come fast. _ _
[G] And they'd lock him away for [C] the [G] rest of the day, and leave him out [D] on the Sunday [G] for mass. _ _ _ _ _ _
One night he went down to [C] Durings [G] and Regatta, where he met up [A] with the bold [G] Dolly Platts. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] She wasn't [D] exactly what you'd call beauty, [G] but she was the belle of [D] our flats.
_ _ _ [Am] A whirlwind [D] romance, and Dolly [C] took a [G] flyer with Lawless, she would settle [A] down.
_ _ [G] It was pure coincidence, [C] three months [G] before, there was a [D] Yankee destroyer [G] in town. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ The people were blessed, with a one of God's miracles, before [D] six months [G] had _ elapsed. _
[Am] Dolly gave [D] birth to a nine pound black [C] baby, [G] and Lawless was fit to [D] collapse.
_ _ [Am] She swore she'd never [D] been touched [C] by another, [G] and Lawless took her in [D] her word.
_ _ [G] And the neighbours exclaimed, [C] he's the spit [G] of his father, and the cuckoo [D] was a wonderful [G] bird. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] And now Lawless stays in, and [C] looks after [G] the family, while Dolly [F#] goes out [G] for the night. _ _ _ _ _ _
The [Am] old gossips all say [D] she's free in her ways, [G] and their evil rumours [D] run rife.
_ _ [Am] When Lawless heard this, he waited for Dolly, [G] and the bridge where the river [D] runs low. _ _
[G] And no one will ever [C] know what happened [G]
next, but Dolly's rounded [D] another [G] billow.
_ _ _ _ _ _ And their son say he's crazy, [C] and more say [G] he's evil, _ everyone [D] says that [G] he's mad. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] No one will defend him, [D] he [C] was no angel, [G] but I'll tell you, he wasn't [D] all bad. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] They've locked him away, [D] but the rest [C] of his [G] natural, never again will [D] he see. _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] But in the _ cuckoo's end, [C] there's a lonely [G] giant playing, where the leafy [D] flows into [G] the sea. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _