Chords for Paddy's Lamentation
Tempo:
99.2 bpm
Chords used:
Em
Am
A
F
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Well, it's by the Hush Me Boys, be still and hear my voice
Come listen to poor Paddy's sad narration
I was by hunger pressed and in poverty distressed
So I took a thought, I'd leave the Irish [A] nation
Well, I sold my horse [Am] and plough, [G] my little [Em] pig and sow
[Am] My barren plot of land I soon depart with
And my [Dm] sweetheart breed, [Am] McGee, I'm [G] afraid I'll never [Em] see
[F] For I left her there [Em] that morning broken [A]-hearted
Hear me boys, [E] heed now my advice
To America don't you be [Em] coming
[A] [Am] For there's nothing here but war and [Em] the thundering cannons roar
And I [F] wish I was back home in dear old [E] Dublin
[A]
[A] [Em] [Am]
[Dm] [F] [G]
[Em] [F]
[Em] [Am]
Well, myself and a hundred more [G] to America [Em] sailed o'er
[A] Our fortunes to be made we were a [Em]-thinking
[Am]
But when we [A] got to Yankee [Am] land they [G] shoved a gun into our hands
[F] Saying, Paddy, you must [Em] go and fight [A] for Lincoln
General Murd [Dm] to us he said, if you get [G] shot I'll lose [E] your head
Every [A] mother's son of you will get a pension
[Am] Well, myself [Dm] I lost [C] my leg and [G] all I got was a wooden [Em] peg
[F] And by God this [Em] is the truth to you I [Am] hear mention
Hear me boys, [Em] heed now my advice
[A] To America don't you be [Am] coming
For there's [F] nothing here but war [G] and the murdering cannons [Em] roar
[F] And I wish I [Em] was back home in dear [Am] old Dublin
[Am]
[Em]
[G]
[F] [Am]
Well, I'd think myself and look if I [G] were fed an [Em] Indian bug
And back [A] home in the country I'd delight [A] in
[Am] By the [Dm] devil I do [A] say [Em] it's curse America
For [F] I think I've had [Em] enough of your [Am] hard fighting
Hear me [Em] boys, heed [A] now my advice
To America don't you be coming
[Am] For there's nothing here but war [D] and the [Em] murdering cannons roar
[F] Oh, I wish I was [Em] back home [Em] in dear old [Am] Dublin
How [F] I wish I was back [Em] home in [Em] dear old [Am] Arran
[A]
Come listen to poor Paddy's sad narration
I was by hunger pressed and in poverty distressed
So I took a thought, I'd leave the Irish [A] nation
Well, I sold my horse [Am] and plough, [G] my little [Em] pig and sow
[Am] My barren plot of land I soon depart with
And my [Dm] sweetheart breed, [Am] McGee, I'm [G] afraid I'll never [Em] see
[F] For I left her there [Em] that morning broken [A]-hearted
Hear me boys, [E] heed now my advice
To America don't you be [Em] coming
[A] [Am] For there's nothing here but war and [Em] the thundering cannons roar
And I [F] wish I was back home in dear old [E] Dublin
[A]
[A] [Em] [Am]
[Dm] [F] [G]
[Em] [F]
[Em] [Am]
Well, myself and a hundred more [G] to America [Em] sailed o'er
[A] Our fortunes to be made we were a [Em]-thinking
[Am]
But when we [A] got to Yankee [Am] land they [G] shoved a gun into our hands
[F] Saying, Paddy, you must [Em] go and fight [A] for Lincoln
General Murd [Dm] to us he said, if you get [G] shot I'll lose [E] your head
Every [A] mother's son of you will get a pension
[Am] Well, myself [Dm] I lost [C] my leg and [G] all I got was a wooden [Em] peg
[F] And by God this [Em] is the truth to you I [Am] hear mention
Hear me boys, [Em] heed now my advice
[A] To America don't you be [Am] coming
For there's [F] nothing here but war [G] and the murdering cannons [Em] roar
[F] And I wish I [Em] was back home in dear [Am] old Dublin
[Am]
[Em]
[G]
[F] [Am]
Well, I'd think myself and look if I [G] were fed an [Em] Indian bug
And back [A] home in the country I'd delight [A] in
[Am] By the [Dm] devil I do [A] say [Em] it's curse America
For [F] I think I've had [Em] enough of your [Am] hard fighting
Hear me [Em] boys, heed [A] now my advice
To America don't you be coming
[Am] For there's nothing here but war [D] and the [Em] murdering cannons roar
[F] Oh, I wish I was [Em] back home [Em] in dear old [Am] Dublin
How [F] I wish I was back [Em] home in [Em] dear old [Am] Arran
[A]
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Well, it's by the Hush Me Boys, be still and hear my voice
Come listen to poor Paddy's sad _ narration _ _
I was by hunger pressed and in poverty distressed
So I took a thought, I'd leave the Irish _ [A] nation _ _
_ Well, I sold my horse [Am] and plough, [G] my little [Em] pig and sow
[Am] My barren plot of land I soon depart with _
And my [Dm] sweetheart breed, [Am] McGee, I'm [G] afraid I'll never [Em] see
[F] For I left her there [Em] that morning broken [A]-hearted _ _ _
_ Hear me boys, [E] heed now my advice
To America don't you be [Em] coming
[A] _ [Am] For there's nothing here but war and [Em] the thundering cannons roar
And I [F] wish I was back home in dear old [E] Dublin _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ Well, myself and a hundred more [G] to America [Em] sailed o'er
[A] Our fortunes to be made we were a _ [Em]-thinking
[Am]
But when we [A] got to Yankee [Am] land they [G] shoved a gun into our hands
[F] Saying, Paddy, you must [Em] go and fight [A] for Lincoln _ _ _
General Murd [Dm] to us he said, if you get [G] shot I'll lose [E] your head
Every [A] mother's son of you will get a _ pension _
[Am] Well, myself [Dm] I lost [C] my leg and [G] all I got was a wooden [Em] peg
[F] And by God this [Em] is the truth to you I [Am] hear mention _ _
_ _ Hear me boys, [Em] heed now my advice
[A] To America don't you be _ [Am] coming
For there's [F] nothing here but war [G] and the murdering cannons [Em] roar
[F] And I wish I [Em] was back home in dear [Am] old Dublin _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ Well, I'd think myself and look if I [G] were fed an [Em] Indian bug
_ And back [A] home in the country I'd delight [A] in
_ [Am] By the [Dm] devil I do [A] say [Em] it's curse America
For [F] I think I've had [Em] enough of your [Am] hard fighting
_ _ _ Hear me _ [Em] boys, heed [A] now my advice
To America don't you be coming
_ _ [Am] For there's nothing here but war [D] and the [Em] murdering cannons roar
[F] Oh, I wish I was [Em] back home [Em] in dear old [Am] Dublin
How _ [F] I wish I was back [Em] home in [Em] dear old [Am] Arran _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Come listen to poor Paddy's sad _ narration _ _
I was by hunger pressed and in poverty distressed
So I took a thought, I'd leave the Irish _ [A] nation _ _
_ Well, I sold my horse [Am] and plough, [G] my little [Em] pig and sow
[Am] My barren plot of land I soon depart with _
And my [Dm] sweetheart breed, [Am] McGee, I'm [G] afraid I'll never [Em] see
[F] For I left her there [Em] that morning broken [A]-hearted _ _ _
_ Hear me boys, [E] heed now my advice
To America don't you be [Em] coming
[A] _ [Am] For there's nothing here but war and [Em] the thundering cannons roar
And I [F] wish I was back home in dear old [E] Dublin _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ Well, myself and a hundred more [G] to America [Em] sailed o'er
[A] Our fortunes to be made we were a _ [Em]-thinking
[Am]
But when we [A] got to Yankee [Am] land they [G] shoved a gun into our hands
[F] Saying, Paddy, you must [Em] go and fight [A] for Lincoln _ _ _
General Murd [Dm] to us he said, if you get [G] shot I'll lose [E] your head
Every [A] mother's son of you will get a _ pension _
[Am] Well, myself [Dm] I lost [C] my leg and [G] all I got was a wooden [Em] peg
[F] And by God this [Em] is the truth to you I [Am] hear mention _ _
_ _ Hear me boys, [Em] heed now my advice
[A] To America don't you be _ [Am] coming
For there's [F] nothing here but war [G] and the murdering cannons [Em] roar
[F] And I wish I [Em] was back home in dear [Am] old Dublin _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ Well, I'd think myself and look if I [G] were fed an [Em] Indian bug
_ And back [A] home in the country I'd delight [A] in
_ [Am] By the [Dm] devil I do [A] say [Em] it's curse America
For [F] I think I've had [Em] enough of your [Am] hard fighting
_ _ _ Hear me _ [Em] boys, heed [A] now my advice
To America don't you be coming
_ _ [Am] For there's nothing here but war [D] and the [Em] murdering cannons roar
[F] Oh, I wish I was [Em] back home [Em] in dear old [Am] Dublin
How _ [F] I wish I was back [Em] home in [Em] dear old [Am] Arran _
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