Chords for Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem - Jolly Tinker
Tempo:
85.55 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
G
D
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Over in Ireland, [G] there are a race of people called the Tinkers.
They're sort of like the gypsies.
They wander around the byroads of Ireland.
They make their living by mending [F] pots and pans,
[E] stealing chickens,
[D] [Db] trading horses, things like that.
But if you ever go to Ireland, be sure to keep away from them.
For one thing, you'll get fleas.
And for another thing, they're very prolific.
So watch it.
[A]
But anyhow, when I was a Tinker,
[Eb] I had some very strange things happen to me.
Here's the story [A] about one of them.
As I went down a shady [G] lane at a door I [A] chanced to knock.
Have you any pots or kettles with rusty holes [G] to block?
[A] Oh well indeed I have, [E] don't you know I [A] have.
Tell me right below the laddie, well indeed I have.
The missus came out to the [G] door and she asked me to [A] come in.
Say you're welcome jolly Tinker and I hope you brought your tin.
Oh [A] well indeed I did, [E] don't you know I did.
Tell me right below the laddie, well [A] indeed I did.
She took me through the [G] kitchen and she led me through [A] the hall.
And the servants cried the devil has he come [G] to block us somehow.
Oh [A] well indeed I have, [E] don't you know I have.
[A] Tell me [E] right below the laddie, [A] well indeed I have.
She took me up the [G] stairs me lads to show me [A] what to do.
And she fell on the feather bed and I fell [G] on it too.
Oh [A] well indeed I did, [E] don't you know I did.
[A] Tell me right below the laddie, well indeed I did.
She then picked up the frying [D] pan and she began [A] to knock.
For to let the servants know me lads that I [G] was at me work.
Oh [A] well indeed I was, [E] don't you know I was.
[A] Tell me [E] right below the laddie, [A] well indeed I was.
She put her hand into her [D] pocket and she pulled out [A] twenty pound.
Say take this me jolly Tinker and we'll have [G] another round.
[A] Oh well indeed we will, [E] don't you know we will.
[A] Tell me right below the laddie, well indeed we will.
Well I've been a jolly [Gbm] Tinker [Gm] for these forty [A] years or more.
Oh [B] but such a lovely job is that I never did before.
[A] Oh well indeed I [E] didn't, don't you know I [A] didn't.
Tell me right [E] below the laddie, well indeed I [A] didn't.
[Eb] [Eb]
They're sort of like the gypsies.
They wander around the byroads of Ireland.
They make their living by mending [F] pots and pans,
[E] stealing chickens,
[D] [Db] trading horses, things like that.
But if you ever go to Ireland, be sure to keep away from them.
For one thing, you'll get fleas.
And for another thing, they're very prolific.
So watch it.
[A]
But anyhow, when I was a Tinker,
[Eb] I had some very strange things happen to me.
Here's the story [A] about one of them.
As I went down a shady [G] lane at a door I [A] chanced to knock.
Have you any pots or kettles with rusty holes [G] to block?
[A] Oh well indeed I have, [E] don't you know I [A] have.
Tell me right below the laddie, well indeed I have.
The missus came out to the [G] door and she asked me to [A] come in.
Say you're welcome jolly Tinker and I hope you brought your tin.
Oh [A] well indeed I did, [E] don't you know I did.
Tell me right below the laddie, well [A] indeed I did.
She took me through the [G] kitchen and she led me through [A] the hall.
And the servants cried the devil has he come [G] to block us somehow.
Oh [A] well indeed I have, [E] don't you know I have.
[A] Tell me [E] right below the laddie, [A] well indeed I have.
She took me up the [G] stairs me lads to show me [A] what to do.
And she fell on the feather bed and I fell [G] on it too.
Oh [A] well indeed I did, [E] don't you know I did.
[A] Tell me right below the laddie, well indeed I did.
She then picked up the frying [D] pan and she began [A] to knock.
For to let the servants know me lads that I [G] was at me work.
Oh [A] well indeed I was, [E] don't you know I was.
[A] Tell me [E] right below the laddie, [A] well indeed I was.
She put her hand into her [D] pocket and she pulled out [A] twenty pound.
Say take this me jolly Tinker and we'll have [G] another round.
[A] Oh well indeed we will, [E] don't you know we will.
[A] Tell me right below the laddie, well indeed we will.
Well I've been a jolly [Gbm] Tinker [Gm] for these forty [A] years or more.
Oh [B] but such a lovely job is that I never did before.
[A] Oh well indeed I [E] didn't, don't you know I [A] didn't.
Tell me right [E] below the laddie, well indeed I [A] didn't.
[Eb] [Eb]
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Over in Ireland, [G] there are a race of people called the Tinkers.
They're sort of like the gypsies.
They wander around the byroads of Ireland.
They make their living by mending [F] pots and pans,
[E] stealing chickens,
[D] _ [Db] trading horses, things like that.
But if you ever go to Ireland, be sure to keep away from them.
For one thing, you'll get fleas. _ _ _
And for another thing, they're very prolific.
So watch it.
_ [A] _ _ _
But anyhow, when I was a Tinker, _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] I had some very strange things happen to me.
Here's the story [A] about one of them.
_ As I went down a shady [G] lane at a door I [A] chanced to knock.
Have you any pots or kettles with rusty holes [G] to block?
[A] Oh well indeed I have, [E] don't you know I [A] have.
Tell me right below the laddie, well indeed I have.
The missus came out to the [G] door and she asked me to [A] come in.
Say you're welcome jolly Tinker and I hope you brought your tin.
Oh [A] well indeed I did, [E] don't you know I did.
Tell me right below the laddie, well [A] indeed I did.
She took me through the [G] kitchen and she led me through [A] the hall.
And the servants cried the devil has he come [G] to block us somehow.
Oh [A] well indeed I have, [E] don't you know I have.
[A] Tell me [E] right below the laddie, [A] well indeed I have.
She took me up the [G] stairs me lads to show me [A] what to do.
And she fell on the feather bed and I fell [G] on it too.
Oh [A] well indeed I did, [E] don't you know I did.
[A] Tell me right below the laddie, well indeed I did. _
_ _ _ _ She then picked up the frying [D] pan and she began [A] to knock.
For to let the servants know me lads that I [G] was at me work.
Oh [A] well indeed I was, [E] don't you know I was.
[A] Tell me [E] right below the laddie, [A] well indeed I was.
She put her hand into her [D] pocket and she pulled out [A] twenty pound.
Say take this me jolly Tinker and we'll have [G] another round.
[A] Oh well indeed we will, [E] don't you know we will.
[A] Tell me right below the laddie, well indeed we will.
Well I've been a jolly [Gbm] Tinker [Gm] for these forty [A] years or more.
_ Oh [B] but such a lovely job is that I never did before.
[A] Oh well indeed I [E] didn't, don't you know I [A] didn't.
Tell me right [E] below the laddie, well indeed I [A] didn't.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
They're sort of like the gypsies.
They wander around the byroads of Ireland.
They make their living by mending [F] pots and pans,
[E] stealing chickens,
[D] _ [Db] trading horses, things like that.
But if you ever go to Ireland, be sure to keep away from them.
For one thing, you'll get fleas. _ _ _
And for another thing, they're very prolific.
So watch it.
_ [A] _ _ _
But anyhow, when I was a Tinker, _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] I had some very strange things happen to me.
Here's the story [A] about one of them.
_ As I went down a shady [G] lane at a door I [A] chanced to knock.
Have you any pots or kettles with rusty holes [G] to block?
[A] Oh well indeed I have, [E] don't you know I [A] have.
Tell me right below the laddie, well indeed I have.
The missus came out to the [G] door and she asked me to [A] come in.
Say you're welcome jolly Tinker and I hope you brought your tin.
Oh [A] well indeed I did, [E] don't you know I did.
Tell me right below the laddie, well [A] indeed I did.
She took me through the [G] kitchen and she led me through [A] the hall.
And the servants cried the devil has he come [G] to block us somehow.
Oh [A] well indeed I have, [E] don't you know I have.
[A] Tell me [E] right below the laddie, [A] well indeed I have.
She took me up the [G] stairs me lads to show me [A] what to do.
And she fell on the feather bed and I fell [G] on it too.
Oh [A] well indeed I did, [E] don't you know I did.
[A] Tell me right below the laddie, well indeed I did. _
_ _ _ _ She then picked up the frying [D] pan and she began [A] to knock.
For to let the servants know me lads that I [G] was at me work.
Oh [A] well indeed I was, [E] don't you know I was.
[A] Tell me [E] right below the laddie, [A] well indeed I was.
She put her hand into her [D] pocket and she pulled out [A] twenty pound.
Say take this me jolly Tinker and we'll have [G] another round.
[A] Oh well indeed we will, [E] don't you know we will.
[A] Tell me right below the laddie, well indeed we will.
Well I've been a jolly [Gbm] Tinker [Gm] for these forty [A] years or more.
_ Oh [B] but such a lovely job is that I never did before.
[A] Oh well indeed I [E] didn't, don't you know I [A] didn't.
Tell me right [E] below the laddie, well indeed I [A] didn't.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
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