Chords for Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem - Jolly Tinker
Tempo:
85.55 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Jam Along & Learn...
Over in Ireland, [G] there are a race of people called the Tinkers.
sort of like the gypsies.
[F] pots and pans,
horses, things like that.
For one thing, you'll get fleas.
And for another thing, they're very prolific.
But anyhow, when I was a Tinker,
[Eb] I had some very strange things happen to me.
sort of like the gypsies.
[F] pots and pans,
horses, things like that.
For one thing, you'll get fleas.
And for another thing, they're very prolific.
But anyhow, when I was a Tinker,
[Eb] I had some very strange things happen to me.
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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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