Chords for The Real McKenzies - The Skeleton and the Tailor
Tempo:
158.9 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
F
Eb
Gm
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Eb]
[Gm] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [Gm] [Bb]
[F]
[Bb] [Gm] [Bb]
That once was our real idea, [F] who did not throw a batty on the [Bb] low.
You had a bottle and a heart of [G] gold, this you'd [Bb] dream to find.
The younger one had never [F] won because of this.
She never [Bb] had the pride of viewing [A] attitude.
Trust me, [Bb] they've got a wheelie [G] chair.
[Bb] [Gm] [Bb]
[G] [Bb] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] They took by the story [F] girls, they got the kick by the making [Bb] calls.
Searching breeches, coats and [G] spots, blouses, [Bb] kilts and hats and socks.
One day up the coast, and [F] traveled for the weary and for his [Bb] lot.
Down through the park where the locals [Gm] drink and speak the new rule songs.
[Eb] Taylor, [F] Taylor all [Gm] alone, in [Eb] the [F] tavern so [Bb] enclosed.
[Gm] [Eb] Taylor, [F] Taylor don't bury [Eb] dead things, that [C] will kidnap you.
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [Gm] [Bb]
[F]
[Bb] [Gm] [Bb]
Well he sat there sitting, mending [F] clothes, listening to those who'd [Bb] never spend the night.
Beside the [G] stone and grave on [Bb] haunted hill.
He said, hold me up, we'll make it [C] back.
I'll spend the night all by [Bb] myself.
To prove there ain't no ghosts and [Gm] haunted stones on graveyard hill.
Taylor, [Eb] Taylor [F] all alone, [Gm] in the graveyard [F] so [Gm] enclosed.
[Eb] Taylor, [F] Taylor don't bury [Eb] dead things, that [C] will kidnap you.
[Eb] He did things, that [C] haunt the moonlight.
[Gm] [Eb]
[Gm] [C]
[Gm] [Eb]
[Am] [Eb] [C]
[Bb] Well he sat there in the moonlight, [F] he sat there mending clothes.
[Bb] He was shocked to see a big skeleton [G] standing in the [Bb] graveyard ten feet tall.
He tried to kill the Taylor, [F] but he'd flashed and smashed his thorns.
[Bb] He took a slice, poured a [Gm] slice and walked around for evermore.
Taylor, Taylor all alone, in [Eb] the graveyard [F] so [Gm] enclosed.
[Eb] Taylor, Taylor [Bb] don't [F] bury [Eb] dead things, that [C] will kidnap you.
[Gm] Taylor, Taylor [F] all alone, in [Eb] the graveyard [F] so [Bb] enclosed.
[Gm] Taylor, [Eb] Taylor [F] don't bury [Eb] dead things, that [C] will kidnap you.
[Eb] He did things, that [C] haunt the moonlight.
The [Eb] Night of Moonset [C] tonight.
[Gm]
[Gm] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [Gm] [Bb]
[F]
[Bb] [Gm] [Bb]
That once was our real idea, [F] who did not throw a batty on the [Bb] low.
You had a bottle and a heart of [G] gold, this you'd [Bb] dream to find.
The younger one had never [F] won because of this.
She never [Bb] had the pride of viewing [A] attitude.
Trust me, [Bb] they've got a wheelie [G] chair.
[Bb] [Gm] [Bb]
[G] [Bb] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] They took by the story [F] girls, they got the kick by the making [Bb] calls.
Searching breeches, coats and [G] spots, blouses, [Bb] kilts and hats and socks.
One day up the coast, and [F] traveled for the weary and for his [Bb] lot.
Down through the park where the locals [Gm] drink and speak the new rule songs.
[Eb] Taylor, [F] Taylor all [Gm] alone, in [Eb] the [F] tavern so [Bb] enclosed.
[Gm] [Eb] Taylor, [F] Taylor don't bury [Eb] dead things, that [C] will kidnap you.
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [Gm] [Bb]
[F]
[Bb] [Gm] [Bb]
Well he sat there sitting, mending [F] clothes, listening to those who'd [Bb] never spend the night.
Beside the [G] stone and grave on [Bb] haunted hill.
He said, hold me up, we'll make it [C] back.
I'll spend the night all by [Bb] myself.
To prove there ain't no ghosts and [Gm] haunted stones on graveyard hill.
Taylor, [Eb] Taylor [F] all alone, [Gm] in the graveyard [F] so [Gm] enclosed.
[Eb] Taylor, [F] Taylor don't bury [Eb] dead things, that [C] will kidnap you.
[Eb] He did things, that [C] haunt the moonlight.
[Gm] [Eb]
[Gm] [C]
[Gm] [Eb]
[Am] [Eb] [C]
[Bb] Well he sat there in the moonlight, [F] he sat there mending clothes.
[Bb] He was shocked to see a big skeleton [G] standing in the [Bb] graveyard ten feet tall.
He tried to kill the Taylor, [F] but he'd flashed and smashed his thorns.
[Bb] He took a slice, poured a [Gm] slice and walked around for evermore.
Taylor, Taylor all alone, in [Eb] the graveyard [F] so [Gm] enclosed.
[Eb] Taylor, Taylor [Bb] don't [F] bury [Eb] dead things, that [C] will kidnap you.
[Gm] Taylor, Taylor [F] all alone, in [Eb] the graveyard [F] so [Bb] enclosed.
[Gm] Taylor, [Eb] Taylor [F] don't bury [Eb] dead things, that [C] will kidnap you.
[Eb] He did things, that [C] haunt the moonlight.
The [Eb] Night of Moonset [C] tonight.
[Gm]
Key:
Bb
F
Eb
Gm
C
Bb
F
Eb
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
[Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _
That once was our real idea, [F] who did not throw a batty on the [Bb] low.
You had a bottle and a heart of [G] gold, this you'd [Bb] dream to find.
The younger one had never [F] won because of this.
She never [Bb] had the pride of viewing [A] attitude.
Trust me, [Bb] they've got a wheelie [G] chair.
_ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] They took by the story [F] girls, they got the kick by the making [Bb] calls.
Searching breeches, coats and [G] spots, blouses, [Bb] kilts and hats and socks.
One day up the coast, and [F] traveled for the weary and for his [Bb] lot.
Down through the park where the locals [Gm] drink and speak the new rule songs.
_ [Eb] Taylor, [F] Taylor all _ [Gm] alone, in [Eb] the [F] tavern so [Bb] enclosed.
[Gm] _ [Eb] Taylor, [F] Taylor don't bury [Eb] dead things, that [C] will kidnap you. _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _
Well he sat there sitting, mending [F] clothes, listening to those who'd [Bb] never spend the night.
Beside the [G] stone and grave on [Bb] haunted hill.
He said, hold me up, we'll make it [C] back.
I'll spend the night all by [Bb] myself.
To prove there ain't no ghosts and [Gm] haunted stones on graveyard hill.
Taylor, [Eb] Taylor [F] all alone, [Gm] in the graveyard [F] so _ [Gm] enclosed.
[Eb] Taylor, [F] Taylor don't bury [Eb] dead things, that [C] will kidnap you.
[Eb] He did things, that [C] haunt the moonlight. _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [C]
[Bb] Well he sat there in the moonlight, [F] he sat there mending clothes.
[Bb] He was shocked to see a big skeleton [G] standing in the [Bb] graveyard ten feet tall.
He tried to kill the Taylor, [F] but he'd flashed and smashed his thorns.
[Bb] He took a slice, poured a [Gm] slice and walked around for evermore.
Taylor, Taylor all _ alone, in [Eb] the graveyard [F] _ so [Gm] enclosed.
[Eb] Taylor, Taylor [Bb] don't [F] bury [Eb] dead things, that [C] will kidnap you. _
[Gm] Taylor, Taylor [F] all alone, in [Eb] the graveyard [F] so [Bb] enclosed.
[Gm] Taylor, [Eb] Taylor [F] don't bury [Eb] dead things, that [C] will kidnap you.
[Eb] He did things, that [C] haunt the moonlight.
The [Eb] Night of _ Moonset [C] tonight. _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _
That once was our real idea, [F] who did not throw a batty on the [Bb] low.
You had a bottle and a heart of [G] gold, this you'd [Bb] dream to find.
The younger one had never [F] won because of this.
She never [Bb] had the pride of viewing [A] attitude.
Trust me, [Bb] they've got a wheelie [G] chair.
_ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] They took by the story [F] girls, they got the kick by the making [Bb] calls.
Searching breeches, coats and [G] spots, blouses, [Bb] kilts and hats and socks.
One day up the coast, and [F] traveled for the weary and for his [Bb] lot.
Down through the park where the locals [Gm] drink and speak the new rule songs.
_ [Eb] Taylor, [F] Taylor all _ [Gm] alone, in [Eb] the [F] tavern so [Bb] enclosed.
[Gm] _ [Eb] Taylor, [F] Taylor don't bury [Eb] dead things, that [C] will kidnap you. _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _
Well he sat there sitting, mending [F] clothes, listening to those who'd [Bb] never spend the night.
Beside the [G] stone and grave on [Bb] haunted hill.
He said, hold me up, we'll make it [C] back.
I'll spend the night all by [Bb] myself.
To prove there ain't no ghosts and [Gm] haunted stones on graveyard hill.
Taylor, [Eb] Taylor [F] all alone, [Gm] in the graveyard [F] so _ [Gm] enclosed.
[Eb] Taylor, [F] Taylor don't bury [Eb] dead things, that [C] will kidnap you.
[Eb] He did things, that [C] haunt the moonlight. _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [C]
[Bb] Well he sat there in the moonlight, [F] he sat there mending clothes.
[Bb] He was shocked to see a big skeleton [G] standing in the [Bb] graveyard ten feet tall.
He tried to kill the Taylor, [F] but he'd flashed and smashed his thorns.
[Bb] He took a slice, poured a [Gm] slice and walked around for evermore.
Taylor, Taylor all _ alone, in [Eb] the graveyard [F] _ so [Gm] enclosed.
[Eb] Taylor, Taylor [Bb] don't [F] bury [Eb] dead things, that [C] will kidnap you. _
[Gm] Taylor, Taylor [F] all alone, in [Eb] the graveyard [F] so [Bb] enclosed.
[Gm] Taylor, [Eb] Taylor [F] don't bury [Eb] dead things, that [C] will kidnap you.
[Eb] He did things, that [C] haunt the moonlight.
The [Eb] Night of _ Moonset [C] tonight. _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _