Chords for The Juice of the Barley
Tempo:
122.7 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
Dm
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
In the sweet county Limerick, [F] on cold [C] winter's night,
All the tuff fires were burning, as I [Fm] first saw the [G] light.
And a [C] drunken old midwife, went [F] gypsy with [C] joy,
Touched the dust from the floor with [F] a slip of [G] a boy.
Singing [C] Bunyan [F] or a [C] sungan, and the [G] gypsies all were barbing for [C] me.
Singing Bunyan or [Dm] a sungan, [C] and the gypsies all were [G] barbing for me.
Now when I was a gossam, [F] or eight years [C] or so,
With me turf and me primer, to school I [G] did go.
[C] A dusty old schoolhouse, [F] without any doors,
Where lay the schoolmaster, blind drunk, on the [G] floor.
[C] Singing Bunyan or [Dm] a sungan, and the gypsies [G] all were barbing [C] for me.
Singing Bunyan or [Dm] a sungan, and the [G] gypsies all were barbing [C] for me.
But at the London High, I wasn't [F] such a genius, I'm thinking,
But I soon beat the master, entirely [G] drinking.
Not awake I went, [F] for five [C] miles round,
But meself in the corner, [F] was sure to be [G] found.
[C] Singing Bunyan or a [Dm]
sungan, [C] and the [G] gypsies all were barbing [C] for me.
Singing Bunyan or a [Dm]
sungan, and the gypsies [G] all were barbing for [C] me.
One day the priest, called [F] me out from the [C] altar,
Saying you'll end up your days, with [F] your neck in [G] a halter,
[C] And you'll dance a fine jigger, [F] to exterminate [C] hell.
And his words, they just frightened me, the truth [G] for to tell.
[C] Singing Bunyan or [Dm] a sungan, [C] and the gypsies [G] all were barbing for me.
Singing Bunyan or [Dm] a sungan, [C] and the [G] gypsies all were barbing [C] for me.
Well the very next morning, at [F] the dawn it did [C] break,
I went down to the [F] vestry, the purge for to take.
[C] But there in that room, [F] sat the priest in a [C] budge,
Round a big girl with [G] fire, drinking chum as a punch.
[C] Singing Bunyan or a [Dm]
[C] sungan, and the gypsies all [G] were barbing for me.
Singing Bunyan [Dm] or a [C] sungan, and the gypsies all were barbing for me.
Well from that day to this, [F] I've wandered [C] alone,
I'm a jack of all trades, [F] but a master [G] of none.
[C] With the sky for me roof, and the [F] earth for me floor,
Well I'll lots of me days, [F] drinking whiskey [G] galore.
Singing [C] Bunyan or a [E] sungan, [C] and the [G] gypsies all were barbing [C] for me.
Singing Bunyan or a [Dm] sungan, and the gypsies [F] all were barbing for [C] me.
All the tuff fires were burning, as I [Fm] first saw the [G] light.
And a [C] drunken old midwife, went [F] gypsy with [C] joy,
Touched the dust from the floor with [F] a slip of [G] a boy.
Singing [C] Bunyan [F] or a [C] sungan, and the [G] gypsies all were barbing for [C] me.
Singing Bunyan or [Dm] a sungan, [C] and the gypsies all were [G] barbing for me.
Now when I was a gossam, [F] or eight years [C] or so,
With me turf and me primer, to school I [G] did go.
[C] A dusty old schoolhouse, [F] without any doors,
Where lay the schoolmaster, blind drunk, on the [G] floor.
[C] Singing Bunyan or [Dm] a sungan, and the gypsies [G] all were barbing [C] for me.
Singing Bunyan or [Dm] a sungan, and the [G] gypsies all were barbing [C] for me.
But at the London High, I wasn't [F] such a genius, I'm thinking,
But I soon beat the master, entirely [G] drinking.
Not awake I went, [F] for five [C] miles round,
But meself in the corner, [F] was sure to be [G] found.
[C] Singing Bunyan or a [Dm]
sungan, [C] and the [G] gypsies all were barbing [C] for me.
Singing Bunyan or a [Dm]
sungan, and the gypsies [G] all were barbing for [C] me.
One day the priest, called [F] me out from the [C] altar,
Saying you'll end up your days, with [F] your neck in [G] a halter,
[C] And you'll dance a fine jigger, [F] to exterminate [C] hell.
And his words, they just frightened me, the truth [G] for to tell.
[C] Singing Bunyan or [Dm] a sungan, [C] and the gypsies [G] all were barbing for me.
Singing Bunyan or [Dm] a sungan, [C] and the [G] gypsies all were barbing [C] for me.
Well the very next morning, at [F] the dawn it did [C] break,
I went down to the [F] vestry, the purge for to take.
[C] But there in that room, [F] sat the priest in a [C] budge,
Round a big girl with [G] fire, drinking chum as a punch.
[C] Singing Bunyan or a [Dm]
[C] sungan, and the gypsies all [G] were barbing for me.
Singing Bunyan [Dm] or a [C] sungan, and the gypsies all were barbing for me.
Well from that day to this, [F] I've wandered [C] alone,
I'm a jack of all trades, [F] but a master [G] of none.
[C] With the sky for me roof, and the [F] earth for me floor,
Well I'll lots of me days, [F] drinking whiskey [G] galore.
Singing [C] Bunyan or a [E] sungan, [C] and the [G] gypsies all were barbing [C] for me.
Singing Bunyan or a [Dm] sungan, and the gypsies [F] all were barbing for [C] me.
Key:
C
G
F
Dm
Fm
C
G
F
In the sweet county Limerick, [F] on cold [C] winter's night,
All the tuff fires were burning, as I [Fm] first saw the [G] light.
And a [C] drunken old midwife, went [F] gypsy with [C] joy,
_ Touched the dust from the floor with [F] a slip of [G] a boy.
Singing [C] Bunyan [F] or a _ [C] sungan, and the [G] gypsies all were barbing for [C] me. _ _
Singing Bunyan or [Dm] a sungan, [C] _ and the gypsies all were [G] barbing for me. _ _
Now when I was a gossam, [F] or eight years [C] or so,
With me turf and me primer, to school I [G] did go. _
[C] A dusty old schoolhouse, [F] without any doors,
Where lay the schoolmaster, blind drunk, on the [G] floor.
[C] Singing Bunyan or [Dm] a sungan, _ and the gypsies [G] all were barbing [C] for me.
_ _ Singing Bunyan or [Dm] a _ sungan, and the [G] gypsies all were barbing [C] for me.
_ But at the London High, I wasn't [F] such a genius, I'm thinking,
But I soon beat the master, _ entirely [G] drinking.
_ Not awake I went, [F] for five [C] miles round,
But meself in the corner, [F] was sure to be [G] found.
[C] Singing Bunyan or a [Dm] _
sungan, [C] _ and the [G] gypsies all were barbing [C] for me. _ _ _
Singing Bunyan or a [Dm] _
sungan, and the gypsies [G] all were barbing for [C] me.
_ _ One day the priest, called [F] me out from the [C] altar,
Saying you'll end up your days, with [F] your neck in [G] a halter,
[C] And you'll dance a fine jigger, [F] to exterminate [C] hell.
And his words, they just frightened me, the truth [G] for to tell.
[C] Singing Bunyan or [Dm] a sungan, [C] _ _ and the gypsies [G] all were barbing for me. _ _
Singing Bunyan or [Dm] a sungan, [C] _ and the [G] gypsies all were barbing [C] for me. _
Well the very next morning, at [F] the dawn it did [C] break,
I went down to the [F] vestry, the purge for to take. _
[C] But there in that room, [F] sat the priest in a [C] budge,
Round a big girl with [G] fire, drinking chum as a punch. _
[C] Singing Bunyan or a [Dm] _
[C] sungan, _ and the gypsies all [G] were barbing for me. _ _
Singing Bunyan [Dm] or a [C] sungan, and the gypsies all were barbing for me. _ _
Well from that day to this, [F] I've wandered [C] alone,
I'm a jack of all trades, [F] but a master [G] of none. _
[C] With the sky for me roof, and the [F] earth for me floor,
Well I'll lots of me days, [F] drinking whiskey [G] galore.
Singing [C] Bunyan or a [E] sungan, _ [C] and the [G] gypsies all were barbing [C] for me. _
_ Singing Bunyan or a [Dm] _ sungan, and the gypsies [F] all were barbing for [C] me.
All the tuff fires were burning, as I [Fm] first saw the [G] light.
And a [C] drunken old midwife, went [F] gypsy with [C] joy,
_ Touched the dust from the floor with [F] a slip of [G] a boy.
Singing [C] Bunyan [F] or a _ [C] sungan, and the [G] gypsies all were barbing for [C] me. _ _
Singing Bunyan or [Dm] a sungan, [C] _ and the gypsies all were [G] barbing for me. _ _
Now when I was a gossam, [F] or eight years [C] or so,
With me turf and me primer, to school I [G] did go. _
[C] A dusty old schoolhouse, [F] without any doors,
Where lay the schoolmaster, blind drunk, on the [G] floor.
[C] Singing Bunyan or [Dm] a sungan, _ and the gypsies [G] all were barbing [C] for me.
_ _ Singing Bunyan or [Dm] a _ sungan, and the [G] gypsies all were barbing [C] for me.
_ But at the London High, I wasn't [F] such a genius, I'm thinking,
But I soon beat the master, _ entirely [G] drinking.
_ Not awake I went, [F] for five [C] miles round,
But meself in the corner, [F] was sure to be [G] found.
[C] Singing Bunyan or a [Dm] _
sungan, [C] _ and the [G] gypsies all were barbing [C] for me. _ _ _
Singing Bunyan or a [Dm] _
sungan, and the gypsies [G] all were barbing for [C] me.
_ _ One day the priest, called [F] me out from the [C] altar,
Saying you'll end up your days, with [F] your neck in [G] a halter,
[C] And you'll dance a fine jigger, [F] to exterminate [C] hell.
And his words, they just frightened me, the truth [G] for to tell.
[C] Singing Bunyan or [Dm] a sungan, [C] _ _ and the gypsies [G] all were barbing for me. _ _
Singing Bunyan or [Dm] a sungan, [C] _ and the [G] gypsies all were barbing [C] for me. _
Well the very next morning, at [F] the dawn it did [C] break,
I went down to the [F] vestry, the purge for to take. _
[C] But there in that room, [F] sat the priest in a [C] budge,
Round a big girl with [G] fire, drinking chum as a punch. _
[C] Singing Bunyan or a [Dm] _
[C] sungan, _ and the gypsies all [G] were barbing for me. _ _
Singing Bunyan [Dm] or a [C] sungan, and the gypsies all were barbing for me. _ _
Well from that day to this, [F] I've wandered [C] alone,
I'm a jack of all trades, [F] but a master [G] of none. _
[C] With the sky for me roof, and the [F] earth for me floor,
Well I'll lots of me days, [F] drinking whiskey [G] galore.
Singing [C] Bunyan or a [E] sungan, _ [C] and the [G] gypsies all were barbing [C] for me. _
_ Singing Bunyan or a [Dm] _ sungan, and the gypsies [F] all were barbing for [C] me.