Chords for THE THORNLIE BOYS A Special Date
Tempo:
75.025 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
Dm
Em
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em] [C] [F]
[Em] [Am] [F]
[C] One day my son came home from school, he [Am] said, Dad, I think I've been a fool.
[A] The teacher got so very mad at [Dm] me.
But I don't know why she acted this way.
She [C] embarrassed me in front of my mates.
Then [G] she shouted and told me to pack my things [C] and leave.
[Am] [Dm]
[G] It [C] was in her class that she asked us to paint.
[Am] All about the special event.
[A] Something every year we [Dm] celebrate.
It can be something that makes you proud.
[C] Something you love and care about.
So [G] I thought of a religion and a very special [C] date.
[G]
That a painted [C] orange man walking in their orange [Dm] collarets.
[A] I painted [G] the flute band marching at the front.
There were [C] matriarchs.
I painted the Union Jack flying high.
On [Dm] this twelfth day of July, [A] one special [G] date.
Us Protestants will never [C] forget.
[Em]
[C] [F] [Em]
[C] [F] [C] I said, son, you've done nothing wrong.
[Am] I'll speak to your teacher in the morn.
[A] And I'll be telling her a thing or [Dm] two.
She'll remember what our culture is.
[C] And told she's not teaching Catholics.
And [G] she must respect the old great white [C] and blue.
[G] Then you can paint [C] your orange men walking in their orange [Dm] collarets.
You can paint [G] the flute band marching at the front with the [C] matriarchs.
You can paint the Union Jack flying high.
On [Dm] this twelfth day of July, one special [G] date.
All Protestants will never [C] forget.
[Em]
[C] [F] [Em]
[C] [F] [C] Son, I've seen your teacher.
She was at Tim's.
So [Am] I spoke to the head who brought her in.
[A] You'll have no more trouble at [Dm] your school.
For she has now been given the sack.
[C] Your teacher will never be welcome back.
[G] Now she's the one that is the bloody [C] fool.
[G] So keep on painting [C] orange men walking in their orange [Dm] collarets.
Keep painting [G] the flute bands marching at the front with the [C] matriarchs.
Keep painting the Union Jack flying high.
On [Dm] this twelfth day of July, one special [G] date.
All Protestants will never [C] forget.
So keep on painting orange men walking in their orange [Dm] collarets.
Keep painting [G] the flute bands marching at the front with the [C] matriarchs.
Keep on painting the Union Jack flying high.
[Am] On [Dm] this twelfth day of July, one special [G] date.
All Protestants will never [C] forget.
[A] So keep on painting [D] orange men walking in their orange [Em] collarets.
Keep [A] painting the flute bands marching at the front [Em] with the [D] matriarchs.
Keep painting the Union Jack flying high.
On [Em] this twelfth day of July, one special [A] date.
All Protestants will never [D] forget.
[Em] One special [A] date.
All Protestants will never [D] forget.
[F#m] [D] [G] [D]
[Em] [Am] [F]
[C] One day my son came home from school, he [Am] said, Dad, I think I've been a fool.
[A] The teacher got so very mad at [Dm] me.
But I don't know why she acted this way.
She [C] embarrassed me in front of my mates.
Then [G] she shouted and told me to pack my things [C] and leave.
[Am] [Dm]
[G] It [C] was in her class that she asked us to paint.
[Am] All about the special event.
[A] Something every year we [Dm] celebrate.
It can be something that makes you proud.
[C] Something you love and care about.
So [G] I thought of a religion and a very special [C] date.
[G]
That a painted [C] orange man walking in their orange [Dm] collarets.
[A] I painted [G] the flute band marching at the front.
There were [C] matriarchs.
I painted the Union Jack flying high.
On [Dm] this twelfth day of July, [A] one special [G] date.
Us Protestants will never [C] forget.
[Em]
[C] [F] [Em]
[C] [F] [C] I said, son, you've done nothing wrong.
[Am] I'll speak to your teacher in the morn.
[A] And I'll be telling her a thing or [Dm] two.
She'll remember what our culture is.
[C] And told she's not teaching Catholics.
And [G] she must respect the old great white [C] and blue.
[G] Then you can paint [C] your orange men walking in their orange [Dm] collarets.
You can paint [G] the flute band marching at the front with the [C] matriarchs.
You can paint the Union Jack flying high.
On [Dm] this twelfth day of July, one special [G] date.
All Protestants will never [C] forget.
[Em]
[C] [F] [Em]
[C] [F] [C] Son, I've seen your teacher.
She was at Tim's.
So [Am] I spoke to the head who brought her in.
[A] You'll have no more trouble at [Dm] your school.
For she has now been given the sack.
[C] Your teacher will never be welcome back.
[G] Now she's the one that is the bloody [C] fool.
[G] So keep on painting [C] orange men walking in their orange [Dm] collarets.
Keep painting [G] the flute bands marching at the front with the [C] matriarchs.
Keep painting the Union Jack flying high.
On [Dm] this twelfth day of July, one special [G] date.
All Protestants will never [C] forget.
So keep on painting orange men walking in their orange [Dm] collarets.
Keep painting [G] the flute bands marching at the front with the [C] matriarchs.
Keep on painting the Union Jack flying high.
[Am] On [Dm] this twelfth day of July, one special [G] date.
All Protestants will never [C] forget.
[A] So keep on painting [D] orange men walking in their orange [Em] collarets.
Keep [A] painting the flute bands marching at the front [Em] with the [D] matriarchs.
Keep painting the Union Jack flying high.
On [Em] this twelfth day of July, one special [A] date.
All Protestants will never [D] forget.
[Em] One special [A] date.
All Protestants will never [D] forget.
[F#m] [D] [G] [D]
Key:
C
G
Dm
Em
A
C
G
Dm
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _
[C] One day my son came home from school, he [Am] said, Dad, I think I've been a fool.
[A] The teacher got so very mad at [Dm] me. _ _
But I don't know why she acted this way.
She [C] embarrassed me in front of my mates.
Then [G] she shouted and told me to pack my things [C] and leave.
[Am] _ [Dm]
[G] It [C] was in her class that she asked us to paint.
[Am] All about the special event.
[A] Something every year we [Dm] celebrate. _
It can be something that makes you proud.
[C] Something you love and care about.
So [G] I thought of a religion and a very special [C] date.
_ [G]
That a painted [C] orange man walking in their orange [Dm] collarets. _
[A] I painted [G] the flute band marching at the front.
There were [C] matriarchs. _
I painted the Union Jack flying high.
On [Dm] this twelfth day of July, [A] one special [G] date.
Us Protestants will never [C] forget.
_ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] I said, son, you've done nothing wrong.
[Am] I'll speak to your teacher in the morn.
[A] And I'll be telling her a thing or [Dm] two.
_ _ She'll remember what our culture is.
[C] And told she's not teaching Catholics.
And [G] she must respect the old great white [C] and blue.
[G] Then you can paint [C] your orange men walking in their orange [Dm] collarets.
You can paint [G] the flute band marching at the front with the [C] matriarchs.
You can paint the Union Jack flying high.
On [Dm] this twelfth day of July, one special [G] date.
All Protestants will never [C] forget.
_ [Em] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] Son, I've seen your teacher.
She was at Tim's.
So [Am] I spoke to the head who brought her in.
[A] You'll have no more trouble at [Dm] your school.
_ _ For she has now been given the sack.
[C] Your teacher will never be welcome back.
[G] Now she's the one that is the bloody [C] fool.
[G] So keep on painting [C] orange men walking in their orange [Dm] collarets.
_ Keep painting [G] the flute bands marching at the front with the [C] matriarchs.
Keep painting the Union Jack flying high.
On [Dm] this twelfth day of July, one special [G] date.
All Protestants will never [C] forget.
So keep on painting orange men walking in their orange [Dm] collarets.
_ Keep painting [G] the flute bands marching at the front with the [C] matriarchs.
Keep on painting the Union Jack flying high.
[Am] On [Dm] this twelfth day of July, one special [G] date.
All Protestants will never [C] forget.
[A] So keep on painting [D] orange men walking in their orange [Em] collarets.
_ Keep [A] painting the flute bands marching at the front [Em] with the [D] matriarchs.
Keep painting the Union Jack flying high.
On [Em] this twelfth day of July, one special [A] date.
All Protestants will never [D] forget.
_ [Em] One special [A] date.
All Protestants will never [D] forget.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _
[C] One day my son came home from school, he [Am] said, Dad, I think I've been a fool.
[A] The teacher got so very mad at [Dm] me. _ _
But I don't know why she acted this way.
She [C] embarrassed me in front of my mates.
Then [G] she shouted and told me to pack my things [C] and leave.
[Am] _ [Dm]
[G] It [C] was in her class that she asked us to paint.
[Am] All about the special event.
[A] Something every year we [Dm] celebrate. _
It can be something that makes you proud.
[C] Something you love and care about.
So [G] I thought of a religion and a very special [C] date.
_ [G]
That a painted [C] orange man walking in their orange [Dm] collarets. _
[A] I painted [G] the flute band marching at the front.
There were [C] matriarchs. _
I painted the Union Jack flying high.
On [Dm] this twelfth day of July, [A] one special [G] date.
Us Protestants will never [C] forget.
_ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] I said, son, you've done nothing wrong.
[Am] I'll speak to your teacher in the morn.
[A] And I'll be telling her a thing or [Dm] two.
_ _ She'll remember what our culture is.
[C] And told she's not teaching Catholics.
And [G] she must respect the old great white [C] and blue.
[G] Then you can paint [C] your orange men walking in their orange [Dm] collarets.
You can paint [G] the flute band marching at the front with the [C] matriarchs.
You can paint the Union Jack flying high.
On [Dm] this twelfth day of July, one special [G] date.
All Protestants will never [C] forget.
_ [Em] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] Son, I've seen your teacher.
She was at Tim's.
So [Am] I spoke to the head who brought her in.
[A] You'll have no more trouble at [Dm] your school.
_ _ For she has now been given the sack.
[C] Your teacher will never be welcome back.
[G] Now she's the one that is the bloody [C] fool.
[G] So keep on painting [C] orange men walking in their orange [Dm] collarets.
_ Keep painting [G] the flute bands marching at the front with the [C] matriarchs.
Keep painting the Union Jack flying high.
On [Dm] this twelfth day of July, one special [G] date.
All Protestants will never [C] forget.
So keep on painting orange men walking in their orange [Dm] collarets.
_ Keep painting [G] the flute bands marching at the front with the [C] matriarchs.
Keep on painting the Union Jack flying high.
[Am] On [Dm] this twelfth day of July, one special [G] date.
All Protestants will never [C] forget.
[A] So keep on painting [D] orange men walking in their orange [Em] collarets.
_ Keep [A] painting the flute bands marching at the front [Em] with the [D] matriarchs.
Keep painting the Union Jack flying high.
On [Em] this twelfth day of July, one special [A] date.
All Protestants will never [D] forget.
_ [Em] One special [A] date.
All Protestants will never [D] forget.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _