Chords for The Poxy Boggards - My Last Night in Baltimore
Tempo:
143.75 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [D]
[A]
[D] [G] [D]
[E] [D]
We were fresh from the sea, [G] our pockets [D] full of money, with me and me [A] mateys we headed for the bar.
[D] No sooner had we [G] arrived, than one pint [D] turned to five, and a lassie grabbed me by the [G] belt and dragged me [A] towards the stairs.
[D] Oh mother, don't wake me, don't jostle [D] or shake me, I spent all night drinking [A] with the ladies by the shore.
And if I never awake, [G] don't cry [D] and don't shrink, just sing the glorious tales of [G] my last night in [A] Baltimore.
[E] [D]
There were redheads, there were blondes, [G] brunettes of [D] which I'm fond.
[G] We'd buy them [D] with cheap alcohol [A] so they wouldn't leave our side.
[D] Before the night was through, [G] we each had [D] one or two, and by midnight our young cabin [G] boy had found [A] himself a bride.
[D] Oh mother, don't wake me, don't jostle [D] or shake me, [G] I spent [D] all night drinking [A] with the ladies by the shore.
And if I never awake, [G] don't cry [D] and don't shrink, just sing the [A] glorious tales of [G] my last night in Baltimore.
[E] [D] We drank fifteen kegs of beer, [G] whiskeys from [D] far and near.
We ate them for all their venison, [A] we choked down all their stew.
[D] And when we were run dry, [G] we would not [D] just stand by, a raiding party witnessed [G] or two never ate more brew.
[D] Oh mother, don't wake me, don't jostle [D] or shake me, I spent all night drinking [A] with the ladies by the shore.
[D] And if I never awake, [G] don't cry [D] and don't shrink, just sing the glorious tales of [G] my last [A] night in Baltimore.
[E] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D] [A] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [A] [D]
Oh mother, don't wake me, [G] don't jostle [D] or shake me, [G] I spent [D] all night drinking with [A] the ladies by the shore.
And if I never awake, [G] don't cry and [D] don't shrink, just sing the [G] glorious tales of my last [A] night in Baltimore.
[E] [D]
Things started to go queer [G] when Pat stole [D] Kelly's beer, so [G] he put his fist [D] into Pat's face [A] and started up a fight.
Well [D] the brawl raged all around, and [G] we tore that cabin [D] down, but we rescued all the kegs so we [A] could drink on through the [D] night.
Oh mother, don't wake me, [D] don't jostle or shake me, I spent all night drinking with [A] the ladies by the shore.
[D] And if I never awake, don't cry and don't shrink, just sing the [A] glorious tales of my [A] last night in Baltimore.
[E] [D] Now me head is sore and achy, [G] me bones are bruised [D] and cranky, [G] and I don't truly [D] expect that I [A] should live to see the light.
[D] So tell me girl and listen, [G] till she dies [D] I'll miss her, but in the morning if I'm living, I'll [A] be back [D] tonight!
Oh mother, don't wake me, don't jostle or shake me, [G] I spent all night drinking with [A] the ladies by [D] the shore.
And if I never awake, [G] don't cry and don't shrink, just sing the glorious tales of my [A] last night in Baltimore.
[D] Oh mother, don't wake [G] me, don't jostle or shake me, [G] I spent all [D] night drinking with [A] the ladies by the shore.
And if I never [G] awake, don't cry and don't shrink, just sing the glorious tales of my [A] last night in [D] Baltimore.
Just sing the glorious, [A] just sing the glorious tales of my last, tales of my last night in [D] Baltimore.
[A]
[D] [G] [D]
[E] [D]
We were fresh from the sea, [G] our pockets [D] full of money, with me and me [A] mateys we headed for the bar.
[D] No sooner had we [G] arrived, than one pint [D] turned to five, and a lassie grabbed me by the [G] belt and dragged me [A] towards the stairs.
[D] Oh mother, don't wake me, don't jostle [D] or shake me, I spent all night drinking [A] with the ladies by the shore.
And if I never awake, [G] don't cry [D] and don't shrink, just sing the glorious tales of [G] my last night in [A] Baltimore.
[E] [D]
There were redheads, there were blondes, [G] brunettes of [D] which I'm fond.
[G] We'd buy them [D] with cheap alcohol [A] so they wouldn't leave our side.
[D] Before the night was through, [G] we each had [D] one or two, and by midnight our young cabin [G] boy had found [A] himself a bride.
[D] Oh mother, don't wake me, don't jostle [D] or shake me, [G] I spent [D] all night drinking [A] with the ladies by the shore.
And if I never awake, [G] don't cry [D] and don't shrink, just sing the [A] glorious tales of [G] my last night in Baltimore.
[E] [D] We drank fifteen kegs of beer, [G] whiskeys from [D] far and near.
We ate them for all their venison, [A] we choked down all their stew.
[D] And when we were run dry, [G] we would not [D] just stand by, a raiding party witnessed [G] or two never ate more brew.
[D] Oh mother, don't wake me, don't jostle [D] or shake me, I spent all night drinking [A] with the ladies by the shore.
[D] And if I never awake, [G] don't cry [D] and don't shrink, just sing the glorious tales of [G] my last [A] night in Baltimore.
[E] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D] [A] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [A] [D]
Oh mother, don't wake me, [G] don't jostle [D] or shake me, [G] I spent [D] all night drinking with [A] the ladies by the shore.
And if I never awake, [G] don't cry and [D] don't shrink, just sing the [G] glorious tales of my last [A] night in Baltimore.
[E] [D]
Things started to go queer [G] when Pat stole [D] Kelly's beer, so [G] he put his fist [D] into Pat's face [A] and started up a fight.
Well [D] the brawl raged all around, and [G] we tore that cabin [D] down, but we rescued all the kegs so we [A] could drink on through the [D] night.
Oh mother, don't wake me, [D] don't jostle or shake me, I spent all night drinking with [A] the ladies by the shore.
[D] And if I never awake, don't cry and don't shrink, just sing the [A] glorious tales of my [A] last night in Baltimore.
[E] [D] Now me head is sore and achy, [G] me bones are bruised [D] and cranky, [G] and I don't truly [D] expect that I [A] should live to see the light.
[D] So tell me girl and listen, [G] till she dies [D] I'll miss her, but in the morning if I'm living, I'll [A] be back [D] tonight!
Oh mother, don't wake me, don't jostle or shake me, [G] I spent all night drinking with [A] the ladies by [D] the shore.
And if I never awake, [G] don't cry and don't shrink, just sing the glorious tales of my [A] last night in Baltimore.
[D] Oh mother, don't wake [G] me, don't jostle or shake me, [G] I spent all [D] night drinking with [A] the ladies by the shore.
And if I never [G] awake, don't cry and don't shrink, just sing the glorious tales of my [A] last night in [D] Baltimore.
Just sing the glorious, [A] just sing the glorious tales of my last, tales of my last night in [D] Baltimore.
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[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _
We were fresh from the sea, [G] our pockets [D] full of money, with me and me [A] mateys we headed for the bar.
[D] No sooner had we [G] arrived, than one pint [D] turned to five, and a lassie grabbed me by the [G] belt and dragged me [A] towards the stairs.
[D] Oh mother, don't wake me, don't jostle [D] or shake me, I spent all night drinking [A] with the ladies by the shore.
And if I never awake, [G] don't cry [D] and don't shrink, just sing the glorious tales of [G] my last night in [A] Baltimore.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _
There were redheads, there were blondes, [G] brunettes of [D] which I'm fond.
[G] We'd buy them [D] with cheap alcohol [A] so they wouldn't leave our side.
[D] Before the night was through, [G] we each had [D] one or two, and by midnight our young cabin [G] boy had found [A] himself a bride.
[D] Oh mother, don't wake me, don't jostle [D] or shake me, [G] I spent [D] all night drinking [A] with the ladies by the shore.
And if I never awake, [G] don't cry [D] and don't shrink, just sing the [A] glorious tales of [G] my last night in Baltimore. _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] We drank fifteen kegs of beer, [G] whiskeys from [D] far and near.
We ate them for all their venison, [A] we choked down all their stew.
[D] And when we were run dry, [G] we would not [D] just stand by, a raiding party witnessed [G] or two never ate more brew.
[D] Oh mother, don't wake me, don't jostle [D] or shake me, I spent all night drinking [A] with the ladies by the shore.
[D] And if I never awake, [G] don't cry [D] and don't shrink, just sing the glorious tales of [G] my last [A] night in Baltimore. _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ [D]
Oh mother, don't wake me, [G] don't jostle [D] or shake me, [G] I spent [D] all night drinking with [A] the ladies by the shore.
And if I never awake, [G] don't cry and [D] don't shrink, just sing the [G] glorious tales of my last [A] night in Baltimore. _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _
Things started to go queer [G] when Pat stole [D] Kelly's beer, so [G] he put his fist [D] into Pat's face [A] and started up a fight.
Well [D] the brawl raged all around, and [G] we tore that cabin [D] down, but we rescued all the kegs so we [A] could drink on through the [D] night.
Oh mother, don't wake me, [D] don't jostle or shake me, I spent all night drinking with [A] the ladies by the shore.
[D] And if I never awake, don't cry and don't shrink, just sing the [A] glorious tales of my [A] last night in Baltimore. _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] Now me head is sore and achy, [G] me bones are bruised [D] and cranky, [G] and I don't truly [D] expect that I [A] should live to see the light.
[D] So tell me girl and listen, [G] till she dies [D] I'll miss her, but in the morning if I'm living, I'll [A] be back [D] tonight!
Oh mother, don't wake me, don't jostle or shake me, [G] I spent all night drinking with [A] the ladies by [D] the shore.
And if I never awake, [G] don't cry and don't shrink, just sing the glorious tales of my [A] last night in Baltimore.
[D] Oh mother, don't wake [G] me, don't jostle or shake me, [G] I spent all [D] night drinking with [A] the ladies by the shore.
And if I never [G] awake, don't cry and don't shrink, just sing the glorious tales of my [A] last night in [D] Baltimore.
Just sing the glorious, [A] just sing the glorious tales of my last, tales of my last night in [D] Baltimore. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _
We were fresh from the sea, [G] our pockets [D] full of money, with me and me [A] mateys we headed for the bar.
[D] No sooner had we [G] arrived, than one pint [D] turned to five, and a lassie grabbed me by the [G] belt and dragged me [A] towards the stairs.
[D] Oh mother, don't wake me, don't jostle [D] or shake me, I spent all night drinking [A] with the ladies by the shore.
And if I never awake, [G] don't cry [D] and don't shrink, just sing the glorious tales of [G] my last night in [A] Baltimore.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _
There were redheads, there were blondes, [G] brunettes of [D] which I'm fond.
[G] We'd buy them [D] with cheap alcohol [A] so they wouldn't leave our side.
[D] Before the night was through, [G] we each had [D] one or two, and by midnight our young cabin [G] boy had found [A] himself a bride.
[D] Oh mother, don't wake me, don't jostle [D] or shake me, [G] I spent [D] all night drinking [A] with the ladies by the shore.
And if I never awake, [G] don't cry [D] and don't shrink, just sing the [A] glorious tales of [G] my last night in Baltimore. _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] We drank fifteen kegs of beer, [G] whiskeys from [D] far and near.
We ate them for all their venison, [A] we choked down all their stew.
[D] And when we were run dry, [G] we would not [D] just stand by, a raiding party witnessed [G] or two never ate more brew.
[D] Oh mother, don't wake me, don't jostle [D] or shake me, I spent all night drinking [A] with the ladies by the shore.
[D] And if I never awake, [G] don't cry [D] and don't shrink, just sing the glorious tales of [G] my last [A] night in Baltimore. _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ [D]
Oh mother, don't wake me, [G] don't jostle [D] or shake me, [G] I spent [D] all night drinking with [A] the ladies by the shore.
And if I never awake, [G] don't cry and [D] don't shrink, just sing the [G] glorious tales of my last [A] night in Baltimore. _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _
Things started to go queer [G] when Pat stole [D] Kelly's beer, so [G] he put his fist [D] into Pat's face [A] and started up a fight.
Well [D] the brawl raged all around, and [G] we tore that cabin [D] down, but we rescued all the kegs so we [A] could drink on through the [D] night.
Oh mother, don't wake me, [D] don't jostle or shake me, I spent all night drinking with [A] the ladies by the shore.
[D] And if I never awake, don't cry and don't shrink, just sing the [A] glorious tales of my [A] last night in Baltimore. _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] Now me head is sore and achy, [G] me bones are bruised [D] and cranky, [G] and I don't truly [D] expect that I [A] should live to see the light.
[D] So tell me girl and listen, [G] till she dies [D] I'll miss her, but in the morning if I'm living, I'll [A] be back [D] tonight!
Oh mother, don't wake me, don't jostle or shake me, [G] I spent all night drinking with [A] the ladies by [D] the shore.
And if I never awake, [G] don't cry and don't shrink, just sing the glorious tales of my [A] last night in Baltimore.
[D] Oh mother, don't wake [G] me, don't jostle or shake me, [G] I spent all [D] night drinking with [A] the ladies by the shore.
And if I never [G] awake, don't cry and don't shrink, just sing the glorious tales of my [A] last night in [D] Baltimore.
Just sing the glorious, [A] just sing the glorious tales of my last, tales of my last night in [D] Baltimore. _ _ _ _ _