Chords for The night that Paddy Murphy died (text by Johnny Burke)
Tempo:
140.1 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
B
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] Oh, the night that Paddy Murphy [D] died is a night I'll never [A] forget.
Some of the boys got loaded drunk, [B] and they ain't got [E] sobered yet.
As [F#m] long as the bottle was passed [D] around, every man was feeling [A]
gay.
Oh, Lyric came [B] with the bagpipes, some music for to play!
[A] That's how they showed [D] their respect for [A] Paddy Murphy.
That's how they showed [B] their honor [E] and their pride.
[A] They said it was a sin and a [D] shame, and they weak their [A] one another.
And [E] every drink in the place was [G#] full of mud, Paddy [A] Murphy died.
[E] [D]
[E] [A]
As Mrs.
Murphy sat in the [D] corner, pouring [A] out her grief,
Kelly and his gang [B] came tearing [E] down the street.
They [A] went into an empty [D] room, and a bottle [A] of whiskey stole.
They took the bottle with the corpse to [F#m] keep the whiskey cold!
[A]
That's how they showed [D] their respect for [A] Paddy Murphy.
That's how they showed [B] their honor [E] and their pride.
[A] They said it was a sin and [D] a shame, and they weak [A] their one another.
[E] And every drink in the place was full the night [A] Paddy Murphy died.
[E] [F#m] [E] [Bm] [A]
About two o'clock in the [D] morning, while tipping [A] back a jug,
Doyle had stopped the [B] icebox lift to see [E] poor Paddy's mum.
[A] They stopped the clock so [D] Mrs.
Murphy [A] couldn't tell the time.
At [G#] Maddock Quarter, after two, we argued it was [A] nine!
That's how they [D] showed their respect [A] for Paddy Murphy.
That's how they [B] showed their honor [E] and their pride.
[A] They said it was a sin [D] and a shame, and they weak their [A] one another.
And every drink in the place [Bm] was full the night [A] Paddy Murphy died.
[E] [F#m] [E]
[A] They stopped the hearse on George [D] Street, outside some [A] damn saloon.
They all went in at half past [B] eight, and staggered [E] out at noon.
[A] They went up to the graveyard, [D] so holy [A] and sublime.
Ground up [D] when they got there, they left the [G#m] corpse [A] behind!
That's how they showed [D] their respect for [A] Paddy Murphy.
That's how they showed [B] their honor [E] and their pride.
[A] They said it was a sin and a [D] shame, and they weak their [A] one another.
And [E] every [F#m] drink in the place was full the [E] night [A] Paddy Murphy died.
[E] [A]
On the night that Paddy Murphy [D] died, is a night [A] I'll never forget.
Some of the boys got loaded drunk, [B] and they ain't [E] got sober yet.
[A] As long as the bottle was passed [D] around, every man was [A] feeling gay.
A lyric came [G#] with the bagpipes, the music for the [A] play!
That's how they showed [D] their respect for [A] Paddy Murphy.
That's how they showed [B] their [E] honor and their pride.
[A] They said it was a [D] sin and a shame, and they weak their [A] one another.
And [C#m] every [D] drink in the place was full the night [A] Paddy Murphy died.
Yes, [E] every drink in the place [D] was full the night [E] Paddy [A] Murphy died.
Some of the boys got loaded drunk, [B] and they ain't got [E] sobered yet.
As [F#m] long as the bottle was passed [D] around, every man was feeling [A]
gay.
Oh, Lyric came [B] with the bagpipes, some music for to play!
[A] That's how they showed [D] their respect for [A] Paddy Murphy.
That's how they showed [B] their honor [E] and their pride.
[A] They said it was a sin and a [D] shame, and they weak their [A] one another.
And [E] every drink in the place was [G#] full of mud, Paddy [A] Murphy died.
[E] [D]
[E] [A]
As Mrs.
Murphy sat in the [D] corner, pouring [A] out her grief,
Kelly and his gang [B] came tearing [E] down the street.
They [A] went into an empty [D] room, and a bottle [A] of whiskey stole.
They took the bottle with the corpse to [F#m] keep the whiskey cold!
[A]
That's how they showed [D] their respect for [A] Paddy Murphy.
That's how they showed [B] their honor [E] and their pride.
[A] They said it was a sin and [D] a shame, and they weak [A] their one another.
[E] And every drink in the place was full the night [A] Paddy Murphy died.
[E] [F#m] [E] [Bm] [A]
About two o'clock in the [D] morning, while tipping [A] back a jug,
Doyle had stopped the [B] icebox lift to see [E] poor Paddy's mum.
[A] They stopped the clock so [D] Mrs.
Murphy [A] couldn't tell the time.
At [G#] Maddock Quarter, after two, we argued it was [A] nine!
That's how they [D] showed their respect [A] for Paddy Murphy.
That's how they [B] showed their honor [E] and their pride.
[A] They said it was a sin [D] and a shame, and they weak their [A] one another.
And every drink in the place [Bm] was full the night [A] Paddy Murphy died.
[E] [F#m] [E]
[A] They stopped the hearse on George [D] Street, outside some [A] damn saloon.
They all went in at half past [B] eight, and staggered [E] out at noon.
[A] They went up to the graveyard, [D] so holy [A] and sublime.
Ground up [D] when they got there, they left the [G#m] corpse [A] behind!
That's how they showed [D] their respect for [A] Paddy Murphy.
That's how they showed [B] their honor [E] and their pride.
[A] They said it was a sin and a [D] shame, and they weak their [A] one another.
And [E] every [F#m] drink in the place was full the [E] night [A] Paddy Murphy died.
[E] [A]
On the night that Paddy Murphy [D] died, is a night [A] I'll never forget.
Some of the boys got loaded drunk, [B] and they ain't [E] got sober yet.
[A] As long as the bottle was passed [D] around, every man was [A] feeling gay.
A lyric came [G#] with the bagpipes, the music for the [A] play!
That's how they showed [D] their respect for [A] Paddy Murphy.
That's how they showed [B] their [E] honor and their pride.
[A] They said it was a [D] sin and a shame, and they weak their [A] one another.
And [C#m] every [D] drink in the place was full the night [A] Paddy Murphy died.
Yes, [E] every drink in the place [D] was full the night [E] Paddy [A] Murphy died.
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[A] _ _ _ Oh, the night that Paddy Murphy [D] died is a night I'll never [A] forget.
_ _ _ _ Some of the boys got loaded drunk, [B] and they ain't got [E] sobered yet.
_ _ As [F#m] long as the bottle was passed [D] around, every man was feeling [A]
gay.
_ _ _ _ Oh, Lyric came [B] with the bagpipes, some music for to play!
[A] _ That's how they showed [D] their respect for [A] Paddy Murphy.
That's how they showed [B] their honor [E] and their pride.
[A] They said it was a sin and a [D] shame, and they weak their [A] one another.
And [E] every drink in the place was [G#] full of mud, Paddy [A] Murphy died.
_ [E] _ [D] _
_ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ _
As Mrs.
Murphy sat in the [D] corner, pouring [A] out her grief,
Kelly and his gang [B] came tearing [E] down the street.
They [A] went into an empty [D] room, and a bottle [A] of whiskey stole.
They took the bottle with the corpse to [F#m] keep the whiskey cold!
[A] _
That's how they showed [D] their respect for [A] Paddy Murphy. _
That's how they showed [B] their honor [E] and their pride.
[A] They said it was a sin and [D] a shame, and they weak [A] their one another.
[E] And every drink in the place was full the night [A] Paddy Murphy died. _
[E] _ [F#m] _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ About two o'clock in the [D] morning, while tipping [A] back a jug,
Doyle had stopped the [B] icebox lift to see [E] poor Paddy's mum.
[A] They stopped the clock so [D] Mrs.
Murphy [A] couldn't tell the time.
At [G#] Maddock Quarter, after two, we argued it was [A] nine!
That's how they [D] showed their respect [A] for Paddy Murphy.
_ That's how they [B] showed their honor [E] and their pride.
[A] They said it was a sin [D] and a shame, and they weak their [A] one another.
And every drink in the place [Bm] was full the night [A] Paddy Murphy died.
_ _ [E] _ [F#m] _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ They stopped the hearse on George [D] Street, outside some [A] damn saloon.
They all went in at half past [B] eight, and staggered [E] out at noon.
[A] They went up to the graveyard, [D] so holy [A] and sublime.
Ground up [D] when they got there, they left the [G#m] corpse [A] behind!
That's how they showed [D] their respect for [A] Paddy Murphy.
That's how they showed [B] their honor [E] and their pride.
[A] They said it was a sin and a [D] shame, and they weak their [A] one another.
And [E] every [F#m] drink in the place was full the [E] night [A] Paddy Murphy died.
_ [E] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ On the night that Paddy Murphy [D] died, is a night [A] I'll never forget.
Some of the boys got loaded drunk, [B] and they ain't [E] got sober yet.
[A] As long as the bottle was passed [D] around, every man was [A] feeling gay.
A lyric came [G#] with the bagpipes, the music for the [A] play!
That's how they showed [D] their respect for [A] Paddy Murphy. _
That's how they showed [B] their [E] honor and their pride.
[A] They said it was a [D] sin and a shame, and they weak their [A] one another.
And [C#m] every [D] drink in the place was full the night [A] Paddy Murphy died.
Yes, [E] every drink in the place [D] was full the night [E] Paddy [A] Murphy died. _
_ _ _ _ Some of the boys got loaded drunk, [B] and they ain't got [E] sobered yet.
_ _ As [F#m] long as the bottle was passed [D] around, every man was feeling [A]
gay.
_ _ _ _ Oh, Lyric came [B] with the bagpipes, some music for to play!
[A] _ That's how they showed [D] their respect for [A] Paddy Murphy.
That's how they showed [B] their honor [E] and their pride.
[A] They said it was a sin and a [D] shame, and they weak their [A] one another.
And [E] every drink in the place was [G#] full of mud, Paddy [A] Murphy died.
_ [E] _ [D] _
_ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ _
As Mrs.
Murphy sat in the [D] corner, pouring [A] out her grief,
Kelly and his gang [B] came tearing [E] down the street.
They [A] went into an empty [D] room, and a bottle [A] of whiskey stole.
They took the bottle with the corpse to [F#m] keep the whiskey cold!
[A] _
That's how they showed [D] their respect for [A] Paddy Murphy. _
That's how they showed [B] their honor [E] and their pride.
[A] They said it was a sin and [D] a shame, and they weak [A] their one another.
[E] And every drink in the place was full the night [A] Paddy Murphy died. _
[E] _ [F#m] _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ About two o'clock in the [D] morning, while tipping [A] back a jug,
Doyle had stopped the [B] icebox lift to see [E] poor Paddy's mum.
[A] They stopped the clock so [D] Mrs.
Murphy [A] couldn't tell the time.
At [G#] Maddock Quarter, after two, we argued it was [A] nine!
That's how they [D] showed their respect [A] for Paddy Murphy.
_ That's how they [B] showed their honor [E] and their pride.
[A] They said it was a sin [D] and a shame, and they weak their [A] one another.
And every drink in the place [Bm] was full the night [A] Paddy Murphy died.
_ _ [E] _ [F#m] _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ They stopped the hearse on George [D] Street, outside some [A] damn saloon.
They all went in at half past [B] eight, and staggered [E] out at noon.
[A] They went up to the graveyard, [D] so holy [A] and sublime.
Ground up [D] when they got there, they left the [G#m] corpse [A] behind!
That's how they showed [D] their respect for [A] Paddy Murphy.
That's how they showed [B] their honor [E] and their pride.
[A] They said it was a sin and a [D] shame, and they weak their [A] one another.
And [E] every [F#m] drink in the place was full the [E] night [A] Paddy Murphy died.
_ [E] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ On the night that Paddy Murphy [D] died, is a night [A] I'll never forget.
Some of the boys got loaded drunk, [B] and they ain't [E] got sober yet.
[A] As long as the bottle was passed [D] around, every man was [A] feeling gay.
A lyric came [G#] with the bagpipes, the music for the [A] play!
That's how they showed [D] their respect for [A] Paddy Murphy. _
That's how they showed [B] their [E] honor and their pride.
[A] They said it was a [D] sin and a shame, and they weak their [A] one another.
And [C#m] every [D] drink in the place was full the night [A] Paddy Murphy died.
Yes, [E] every drink in the place [D] was full the night [E] Paddy [A] Murphy died. _