Chords for The Comical Genius
Tempo:
161.95 bpm
Chords used:
Em
D
E
F#
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a special request from Mr.
Barney McKenna
to discard his banjo for a minute and sing a song.
I'm not as good as Lou Kelly but you don't have to listen to the voice, just listen to the voice.
Are you sure?
Would you believe that?
What are you going to do?
It's about a
it's a
no, you tell it.
Ladies and gentlemen, Barney's granny was a fund of information and great songs.
And Barney, to his eternal discredit, can't remember anything at all except one song.
This is the one that he can remember.
It's about a policeman, a fella joined the force and this is what happened to him.
It's called A Comical Genius.
Here we go.
[D]
[F#]
[D] [Em]
A comical genius was thinking one day [D] how he'd jike up a job and receive handy pay.
He [E] did not like [Em] begging and work [D] was too hard [Em] so he got a bright notion to join up the guards.
Well he went up to Dublin to the depot, went in, got [D] a new suit of blue as bright as new pants.
[Em] They drilled him, they drilled him, they [E] drilled him so hard
the [Em] old sergeant proclaimed him a fully fledged guard.
He was stationed somewhere near the town of Vitae,
[A] round the roads of that district [D] he kept a close eye.
Well the [Em] girls they admired him [F#] as all blasters do,
fall in love with the [E] guard and his new suit of blue.
[Em]
Well they'd laugh and they'd wink and they'd nod as he'd pass.
[D] Oh but this heavy guard had his eye on one lass.
[E] But this little [Em] colleague she'd been and I had,
soon made it quite clear that she wanted now God.
One time while on duty on a dark winter's night,
he [A] called her out cycling without any light.
[E] Where's your light miss said [Em] he, for an answer says she,
it's next to me liver where [E] you'll never be.
[Em]
[N]
Barney McKenna
to discard his banjo for a minute and sing a song.
I'm not as good as Lou Kelly but you don't have to listen to the voice, just listen to the voice.
Are you sure?
Would you believe that?
What are you going to do?
It's about a
it's a
no, you tell it.
Ladies and gentlemen, Barney's granny was a fund of information and great songs.
And Barney, to his eternal discredit, can't remember anything at all except one song.
This is the one that he can remember.
It's about a policeman, a fella joined the force and this is what happened to him.
It's called A Comical Genius.
Here we go.
[D]
[F#]
[D] [Em]
A comical genius was thinking one day [D] how he'd jike up a job and receive handy pay.
He [E] did not like [Em] begging and work [D] was too hard [Em] so he got a bright notion to join up the guards.
Well he went up to Dublin to the depot, went in, got [D] a new suit of blue as bright as new pants.
[Em] They drilled him, they drilled him, they [E] drilled him so hard
the [Em] old sergeant proclaimed him a fully fledged guard.
He was stationed somewhere near the town of Vitae,
[A] round the roads of that district [D] he kept a close eye.
Well the [Em] girls they admired him [F#] as all blasters do,
fall in love with the [E] guard and his new suit of blue.
[Em]
Well they'd laugh and they'd wink and they'd nod as he'd pass.
[D] Oh but this heavy guard had his eye on one lass.
[E] But this little [Em] colleague she'd been and I had,
soon made it quite clear that she wanted now God.
One time while on duty on a dark winter's night,
he [A] called her out cycling without any light.
[E] Where's your light miss said [Em] he, for an answer says she,
it's next to me liver where [E] you'll never be.
[Em]
[N]
Key:
Em
D
E
F#
A
Em
D
E
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a special request from Mr.
Barney McKenna
to discard his banjo for a minute and sing a song. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm not as good as Lou Kelly but you don't have to listen to the voice, just listen to the voice.
Are you sure?
Would you believe that?
_ _ _ _ _ _ What are you going to do?
It's about a_
it's a_
no, you tell it.
Ladies and gentlemen, _ _ _ _ Barney's granny was a fund of information and great songs.
_ _ And Barney, to his eternal discredit, can't remember anything at all except one song.
_ _ This is the one that he can remember.
It's about a policeman, _ a fella joined the force and this is what happened to him.
It's called A Comical Genius.
Here we go. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ A comical genius was thinking one day [D] how he'd jike up a job and receive handy pay.
He [E] did not like [Em] begging and work [D] was too hard [Em] so he got a bright notion to join up the guards. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well he went up to Dublin to the depot, went in, got [D] a new suit of blue as bright as new pants.
[Em] They drilled him, they drilled him, they [E] drilled him so hard
the [Em] old sergeant proclaimed him a fully fledged guard. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ He was stationed somewhere near the town of Vitae,
[A] round the roads of that district [D] he kept a close eye.
Well the [Em] girls they admired him [F#] as all blasters do,
fall in love with the [E] guard and his new suit of blue.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Well they'd laugh and they'd wink and they'd nod as he'd pass.
[D] Oh but this heavy guard had his eye on one lass.
[E] But this little [Em] colleague she'd been and I had,
soon made it quite clear that she wanted now God. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ One time while on duty on a dark winter's night,
he [A] called her out cycling without any light.
[E] Where's your light miss said [Em] he, for an answer says she,
it's next to me liver where [E] you'll never be.
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Barney McKenna
to discard his banjo for a minute and sing a song. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm not as good as Lou Kelly but you don't have to listen to the voice, just listen to the voice.
Are you sure?
Would you believe that?
_ _ _ _ _ _ What are you going to do?
It's about a_
it's a_
no, you tell it.
Ladies and gentlemen, _ _ _ _ Barney's granny was a fund of information and great songs.
_ _ And Barney, to his eternal discredit, can't remember anything at all except one song.
_ _ This is the one that he can remember.
It's about a policeman, _ a fella joined the force and this is what happened to him.
It's called A Comical Genius.
Here we go. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ A comical genius was thinking one day [D] how he'd jike up a job and receive handy pay.
He [E] did not like [Em] begging and work [D] was too hard [Em] so he got a bright notion to join up the guards. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well he went up to Dublin to the depot, went in, got [D] a new suit of blue as bright as new pants.
[Em] They drilled him, they drilled him, they [E] drilled him so hard
the [Em] old sergeant proclaimed him a fully fledged guard. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ He was stationed somewhere near the town of Vitae,
[A] round the roads of that district [D] he kept a close eye.
Well the [Em] girls they admired him [F#] as all blasters do,
fall in love with the [E] guard and his new suit of blue.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Well they'd laugh and they'd wink and they'd nod as he'd pass.
[D] Oh but this heavy guard had his eye on one lass.
[E] But this little [Em] colleague she'd been and I had,
soon made it quite clear that she wanted now God. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ One time while on duty on a dark winter's night,
he [A] called her out cycling without any light.
[E] Where's your light miss said [Em] he, for an answer says she,
it's next to me liver where [E] you'll never be.
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _