The Dubliners ~ Poor Paddy on the Railway Chords

[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ In 1841, me corduroy britches I put on,
Me corduroy britches I put on,
To work upon the [C] railway, the [G] railway.
_ I'm weary of the [C] _ [Em] [G] railway,
Poor Paddy works [Am] [G] on the railway.
_ _ In 1842, from Hartlepool I moved to Crewe,
And I found meself a job to do, working on the railway.
I was wearing corduroy britches, digging ditches,
Calling switches, dodging hitches,
I was working on the railway.
In 1843, I broke me shovel, I crossed me knee,
And I went to work for the company, on the Leeds and Selby railway.
I was wearing corduroy britches, digging ditches,
Calling switches, dodging hitches,
I was working on the railway.
In 1844, I [A] landed on the Liverpool [G] shore.
Me belly was empty, me hands were raw,
With working [C] on the railway, the [G] railway. _
I'm weary of [C] the [Em] [G] railway,
Poor Paddy [C] works on [G] the railway.
_ In 1845, when Daniel O'Connell, he was alive,
When Daniel O'Connell, he was alive,
And working on the railway,
I was wearing corduroy britches,
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 britches,
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 [A] the railway, [G] the railway.
I'm [C] weary of the [G] railway, poor Paddy [C] works [G] on the railway.
I [E] was [G] wearing corn-red bridges, digging pitches, calling switches, dodging hitches.
I was working on the railway. _