Lily The Pink Chords by The Irish Rovers

Tempo:
123 bpm
Chords used:

B

E

C

F

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Lily The Pink chords
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[B] [E] He'll drink and drink and drink [B] till he'll be the faint, the faint, the faint, the [F#] saviour [B] of [E] the human race.
He invented [B] medicinal compound, [F#] put up a [B] cage just [E] in every cage.
Now here's a story, a little bit [B] story, a [F#m] little bit [B] happy, a [E] little bit sad.
A man called Lillith had found a [B] medicinal compound and how it drove her [E] to the mat.
Well Ebenezer thought he was [B] truly a teaser, [F#] so they put [B] him [E] in a hole.
And then they gave him [B] medicinal compound and [F#] now he's
[B] emperor [E] of Rome.
[B] [E]
He'll drink and drink and drink till [B] he'll be the faint, the faint, the faint, the saviour of the [E] human race.
She invented [B] medicinal compound, put up a cage just in [E] every cage.
The [B] opera singer would [F#m] break a glass [B] with [E] his hand, rub his tonsils with [B] medicinal compound.
[E] No, [F#m] they'd [B] break glasses over [E] his head.
Johnny Hammer had a terrible [B]
stammer.
He could hardly [E] say a word.
And so they gave him medicinal [B] compound and now he's a scene that never [E] heard.
[B]
[E] He'll drink and drink and drink till [B] he'll be the faint, the faint, the faint, the [F#m] saviour [B] of the [E] human race.
She invented [B] medicinal compound, put up a cage just in [E] every [C] cage.
[F] The doctor was [C] very small, he [Gm] was the shortest [C] [F] man in Stockholm.
He invented medicinal compound, rubbed his body [Em] with medicinal compound.
[Gm] [A] [F]
Lily died and went up to [C] heaven.
[Gm] All the church [Am] bells [E] they [F] did ring.
She [C] took [F] with her medicinal [C]
compound, [Gm] heart the hair [C] of angels [F] sing.
[C]
[F] We'll drink and drink and drink [C] till he'll be the faint, the faint, the faint, the [G] saviour [C] of [F] the human race.
She invented medicinal [C] compound, put up [Gm] a cage [C] just [F] in every cage.
We'll drink and drink and drink till he'll be the faint, [C] the faint, the faint, [Gm] the saviour [C] of [Dm] the human race.
[F]
She invented medicinal [C] compound, [Gm] put up a cage [C] just in [F] every cage.
We'll drink and drink and drink till he'll be the [C] faint, the faint, the faint, the saviour of
[F] [N]
Key:  
B
12341112
E
2311
C
3211
F
134211111
Gm
123111113
B
12341112
E
2311
C
3211
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To learn The Irish Rovers - Lily The Pink chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: F#, B, E, B, Gm, C, F and C. A strategic approach would be to train at 61 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 123. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: B Major.

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[B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] He'll drink and drink and drink [B] till he'll be the faint, the faint, the faint, the [F#] saviour [B] of [E] the human race.
_ He invented [B] medicinal compound, [F#] put up a [B] cage just [E] in every cage.
Now here's a story, a little bit [B] story, a [F#m] little bit [B] happy, a [E] little bit sad.
A man called Lillith had found a [B] medicinal compound and how it drove her [E] to the mat.
_ Well Ebenezer thought he was [B] truly a teaser, _ [F#] so they put [B] him [E] in a hole.
And then they gave him [B] medicinal compound and [F#] now he's _
[B] emperor [E] of Rome.
[B] _ _ _ [E]
He'll drink and drink and drink till [B] he'll be the faint, the faint, the faint, the saviour of the [E] human race. _
She invented _ [B] medicinal compound, put up a cage just in [E] every cage. _ _
_ _ The [B] opera singer would [F#m] break a glass [B] with [E] his _ hand, rub his tonsils with [B] medicinal compound.
[E] No, [F#m] they'd [B] break glasses over [E] his head.
Johnny Hammer had a terrible [B] _
stammer.
He could hardly _ [E] say a word.
And so they _ gave him medicinal [B] compound and now he's a _ scene that never [E] heard.
[B] _ _
[E] He'll drink and drink and drink till [B] he'll be the faint, the faint, the faint, the [F#m] saviour [B] of the [E] human race.
She invented _ [B] medicinal compound, put up a cage just in [E] every [C] cage.
[F] The doctor was _ [C] very small, he [Gm] was the shortest [C] [F] man in Stockholm.
He invented medicinal compound, rubbed his body [Em] with medicinal compound.
[Gm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ Lily died and went up to [C] heaven.
_ [Gm] All the church [Am] bells [E] they [F] did ring.
_ She [C] took [F] with her medicinal _ [C]
compound, [Gm] heart the hair [C] of angels [F] sing.
_ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] We'll drink and drink and drink [C] till he'll be the faint, the faint, the faint, the [G] saviour [C] of [F] the human race.
She invented medicinal [C] compound, put up [Gm] a cage [C] just [F] in every cage.
We'll drink and drink and drink till he'll be the faint, [C] the faint, the faint, [Gm] the saviour [C] of [Dm] the human race.
[F] _
She invented medicinal _ [C] compound, [Gm] put up a cage [C] just in [F] every cage.
We'll drink and drink and drink till he'll be the [C] faint, the faint, the faint, the saviour of_
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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This song was featured on the Years May Come, Years May Go album.

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