A Pub With No Beer Chords by The Dubliners

Tempo:
159.55 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

D

Dm

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Dubliners- A Pub With No Beer chords
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[G]
[Dm] [C] [D]
[C] [G]
It's lonesome away from your [C] kindred at all,
[D] With the campfire at night, where the [G]
wilding goes cold.
But there's nothing so lonesome, [Cm] so dull or [C] so drear,
[D] Than to stand in the bar [G] of a pub with no beer.
Now the public is anxious [C] for the quota to come,
[D] There's a banner wailing on the [G] face of the bar.
The maid's gone all cranky and the [C] coot's acted queer,
[D] For a terrible place [G] in a pub with no beer.
[D]
[C] [G]
The stockman rides up with his [C] dry, dusty throat,
[D] He breasts through the bar, pulls [G] a wad from his coat.
But the smile on his face [Dm] quickly turns [C] to a sneer,
When [D] the barman says suddenly, [G] the pub got no beer.
There's a dog on the render, for [C] he's mastered he waits,
[G] But the boss is [D] inside, drinking [G] wine with his mate.
He hurries for cover, and [C] he cringes in fear,
It's [G] no place for a dog in a pub.
[D] [G]
Up beneath the blacksmith, the [Am] first time in his [C] life,
[G] Has gone home cold sober to his daddy.
He walks in the kitchen, [C] he says, you're nearly me dear,
[G] Then he breaks down and he tells her, that the pub's got no beer.
Oh, it's a long time away from your [C] kindred hall,
Where the [D] campfire is lit, where the [G] wild dingoes call.
When so lonesome, [C] so dull or so drear,
[G] That this man in the bar, how a pub will go near.
[D] [G]
[N]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
Dm
2311
Cm
13421113
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
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To learn The Dubliners - A Pub With No Beer chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - C, G, D, G, C and D of chords. Start with a comfortable 79 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 160. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: G Major.

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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ It's lonesome away from your [C] kindred at all,
[D] With the campfire at night, where the [G]
wilding goes cold.
_ _ But there's nothing so lonesome, [Cm] so dull or [C] so drear,
[D] Than to stand in the bar [G] of a pub with no beer. _ _
_ Now the public is anxious [C] for the quota to come,
[D] There's a banner wailing _ on the [G] face of the bar.
_ _ _ The maid's gone all cranky and the [C] coot's acted queer,
[D] For a terrible place [G] in a pub with no beer.
_ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ The stockman rides up with his [C] dry, dusty throat,
[D] He breasts through the bar, pulls [G] a wad from his coat.
_ _ _ But the smile on his face [Dm] quickly turns [C] to a sneer,
When [D] the barman says suddenly, [G] the pub got no beer. _ _ _
There's a dog on the render, for [C] he's mastered he waits,
[G] But the boss is [D] inside, drinking [G] wine with his mate. _ _
_ He hurries for cover, and [C] he cringes in fear,
It's [G] no place for a dog in a pub. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Up beneath the blacksmith, the [Am] first time in his [C] life,
[G] Has gone home cold sober to his daddy. _ _ _
_ He walks in the kitchen, [C] he says, you're nearly me dear,
[G] Then he breaks down and he tells her, that the pub's got no beer.
_ _ _ Oh, it's a long time away from your [C] kindred hall,
Where the [D] campfire is lit, where the [G] wild dingoes call. _ _ _ _ _
When so lonesome, [C] so dull or so drear,
[G] That this man in the bar, how a pub will go near.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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Among the tracks on the album Original Dubliners, written by Gordon Parsons, this one stands out.

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