Chords for Luke Kelly Poor Paddy On The Railway (early version)

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_ _ In _ _ _ _ 1841, _ _ me corduroy [A] breeches I [G] put _ on, _
Me corduroy breeches I put on,
To work upon [A] the railway, _ _ the _ [G] railway. _
_ _ I'm weary of the [C] _ _ _ [G] railway,
_ _ Poor Paddy works on the railway.
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_ In 1842, from Hartlepool I milked a cow,
And I found myself a job to do, working on the railway.
I was wearing corduroy breeches, digging ditches,
Calling switches, dodging hitches,
I was working on the railway.
In _ 1843, I broke the shovel across me knee,
And I went to work for the company on the Leeds and Selby railway.
I was wearing corduroy breeches, digging ditches,
Calling switches, dodging hitches,
I was working on the railway.
_ In _ _ 1844, _ _ I landed on the Liverpool _ shore.
_ Me belly was empty, me hands were raw,
With working on the [A] railway, _ the _ [G] railway. _ _ _
I'm weary of the [C] _ _
[G] railway,
_ _ Poor Paddy works on the railway. _ _ _ _ _
_ In 1845, when Daniel O'Connell, he was _ _ alive,
And working on the railway, I was wearing corduroy breeches,
Digging ditches, calling switches,
Dodging hitches, I was working on the railway.
In _ 1846, I changed me trade from carrying bricks,
Changed me trade from carrying bricks,
To working on the railway.
I was wearing corduroy breeches, digging ditches,
Calling switches, dodging hitches,
I was working on the railway.
_ In _ _ _ 1847, _ poor Paddy was thinking of going to heaven,
_ Poor Paddy was thinking of going to heaven,
To work upon the railway, _ _ the railway.
_ _ I'm weary of the [C] _ _ [G] railway, _
_ Poor Paddy [A] works on [G] the railway. _
I was wearing corduroy breeches, digging ditches,
Calling switches, dodging hitches,
I was working on the railway. _ _ _ _ _