Chords for Val Doonican-Delaney's Donkey (with lyrics)
Tempo:
74.95 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F] [Bb] Now Delaney had a [Eb] donkey that [Bb] everyone admired, Temporally lazy and [Cm] permanently [Bb] tired, A leg at every [Ebm] corner, [Bb] balance in his head, And a tail [Cm] to let you know which end he wanted [Gm] to be fed.
Riley, [Am] Slyley said, [G] we've underrated it, Why not [Am] train it?
Then they [Gm] took a rag, [Bb] They rubbed it, scrubbed it, they oiled and embricated [Eb] it, Got it at the post and [Bb] when they started [D] dropped the flag.
[Bb] There was Riley pushing [Eb] it, shoving [Bb] it, shushing it, Hogan, Logan and everyone [Eb] in town, [Bb] Lined up attacking [Eb] it and shoving [Bb] it and smacking [C] it, They might as well have tried to [Cm] push the town hall down,
[Bb] The donkey was eyeing them, [Eb] openly [Bb] defying them, Winking, blinking and twisting [Cm] out of place, [Bb] Riley reversing it, [Ebm] everybody cursing it, The day Delaney's donkey [Bb] ran the half mile race,
The muscles of the mighty [Eb] never known [Bb] to flinch, They couldn't hold the donkey a quarter [Cm] of an inch, [Bb] Delaney lay exhausted, [Ebm] hanging round [Bb] his throat, With a grip just [Ebm] like a Scotsman [Cm] on the five [Gm] pound oat,
Starter, Carter, [D] he lined it [Gm] with the rest of them, When it saw [Am] them it was [G] willing then, [Gm] It raced [Bb] up, braced up, ready for the best of [Eb] them, They started [Gm] off to cheer it but it changed its [A] mind again,
And [Bb] there was Riley pushing [Eb] it, shoving [Bb] it, shushing it, Hogan, Logan and Mary Ann McGrath, She started poking [Ebm] it and grabbing [Bb] it and choking [C] it, It kicked her in the [Bb] bustle and it laughed, [F] Hee-haw!
[Bb] The Whigs and [Eb] Conservatives, the [Bb] Radicals, Superlatives, [Gb] Liberals and Tories, They hurried [F] to the place, [Gm] Stood [D] there in [Eb] unity, helping the [Bb] community, The day [Eb] Delaney's donkey [Cm] ran the half [Bb] mile race,
The crowd began to cheer [Eb] it and [Bb] rafferty the judge, He came up to assist him but still [Cm] it wouldn't budge, [Bb] And the jockey who was [Eb] riding it, little [Bb] John McGee, Was so [Cm] thoroughly disgusted that he went [Bb] and had his tea,
[G] Hagen [D] Fagen were students [Gm] of psychology, Swore they'd shift [Am] him with [Gm] some dynamite, They [Bb] bought it, brought it and without [Eb] apology, The [G] donkey gave a sneeze and blew the whole [Cm] lot out of sight,
[Bb] And there was Riley pushing [Eb] it, [Bb] shoving it, shushing it, Hogan, Logan and all [B] the bally crew, [Bb] Police and [Ebm] auxiliary, the [Bb] garrison artillery, [F] The second and the skillings and the [C] lifeguards [Bb] too, They seized it and [Ebm] hurried it, they [Bb] picked it up and carried it, Cheered it, steered it [F] to the winning place,
[Bb] Then the bookmakers drew aside, [Eb] and they all committed suicide, [Bb] [Cm] The day Delaney's donkey won the half mile race,
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Riley, [Am] Slyley said, [G] we've underrated it, Why not [Am] train it?
Then they [Gm] took a rag, [Bb] They rubbed it, scrubbed it, they oiled and embricated [Eb] it, Got it at the post and [Bb] when they started [D] dropped the flag.
[Bb] There was Riley pushing [Eb] it, shoving [Bb] it, shushing it, Hogan, Logan and everyone [Eb] in town, [Bb] Lined up attacking [Eb] it and shoving [Bb] it and smacking [C] it, They might as well have tried to [Cm] push the town hall down,
[Bb] The donkey was eyeing them, [Eb] openly [Bb] defying them, Winking, blinking and twisting [Cm] out of place, [Bb] Riley reversing it, [Ebm] everybody cursing it, The day Delaney's donkey [Bb] ran the half mile race,
The muscles of the mighty [Eb] never known [Bb] to flinch, They couldn't hold the donkey a quarter [Cm] of an inch, [Bb] Delaney lay exhausted, [Ebm] hanging round [Bb] his throat, With a grip just [Ebm] like a Scotsman [Cm] on the five [Gm] pound oat,
Starter, Carter, [D] he lined it [Gm] with the rest of them, When it saw [Am] them it was [G] willing then, [Gm] It raced [Bb] up, braced up, ready for the best of [Eb] them, They started [Gm] off to cheer it but it changed its [A] mind again,
And [Bb] there was Riley pushing [Eb] it, shoving [Bb] it, shushing it, Hogan, Logan and Mary Ann McGrath, She started poking [Ebm] it and grabbing [Bb] it and choking [C] it, It kicked her in the [Bb] bustle and it laughed, [F] Hee-haw!
[Bb] The Whigs and [Eb] Conservatives, the [Bb] Radicals, Superlatives, [Gb] Liberals and Tories, They hurried [F] to the place, [Gm] Stood [D] there in [Eb] unity, helping the [Bb] community, The day [Eb] Delaney's donkey [Cm] ran the half [Bb] mile race,
The crowd began to cheer [Eb] it and [Bb] rafferty the judge, He came up to assist him but still [Cm] it wouldn't budge, [Bb] And the jockey who was [Eb] riding it, little [Bb] John McGee, Was so [Cm] thoroughly disgusted that he went [Bb] and had his tea,
[G] Hagen [D] Fagen were students [Gm] of psychology, Swore they'd shift [Am] him with [Gm] some dynamite, They [Bb] bought it, brought it and without [Eb] apology, The [G] donkey gave a sneeze and blew the whole [Cm] lot out of sight,
[Bb] And there was Riley pushing [Eb] it, [Bb] shoving it, shushing it, Hogan, Logan and all [B] the bally crew, [Bb] Police and [Ebm] auxiliary, the [Bb] garrison artillery, [F] The second and the skillings and the [C] lifeguards [Bb] too, They seized it and [Ebm] hurried it, they [Bb] picked it up and carried it, Cheered it, steered it [F] to the winning place,
[Bb] Then the bookmakers drew aside, [Eb] and they all committed suicide, [Bb] [Cm] The day Delaney's donkey won the half mile race,
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[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] Now Delaney had a [Eb] donkey that [Bb] everyone admired, Temporally lazy and [Cm] permanently [Bb] tired, A leg at every [Ebm] corner, [Bb] balance in his head, And a tail [Cm] to let you know which end he wanted [Gm] to be fed.
Riley, [Am] Slyley said, [G] we've underrated it, Why not [Am] train it?
Then they [Gm] took a rag, [Bb] They rubbed it, scrubbed it, they oiled and embricated [Eb] it, Got it at the post and [Bb] when they started [D] dropped the flag.
[Bb] There was Riley pushing [Eb] it, shoving [Bb] it, shushing it, Hogan, Logan and everyone [Eb] in town, [Bb] Lined up attacking [Eb] it and shoving [Bb] it and smacking [C] it, They might as well have tried to [Cm] push the town hall down,
[Bb] The donkey was eyeing them, [Eb] openly [Bb] defying them, Winking, blinking and twisting [Cm] out of place, [Bb] Riley reversing it, [Ebm] everybody cursing it, The day Delaney's donkey [Bb] ran the half mile race,
The muscles of the mighty [Eb] never known [Bb] to flinch, They couldn't hold the donkey a quarter [Cm] of an inch, [Bb] Delaney lay exhausted, [Ebm] hanging round [Bb] his throat, With a grip just [Ebm] like a Scotsman [Cm] on the five [Gm] pound oat,
Starter, Carter, [D] he lined it [Gm] with the rest of them, When it saw [Am] them it was [G] willing then, [Gm] It raced [Bb] up, braced up, ready for the best of [Eb] them, They started [Gm] off to cheer it but it changed its [A] mind again,
And [Bb] there was Riley pushing [Eb] it, shoving [Bb] it, shushing it, Hogan, Logan and Mary Ann McGrath, She started poking [Ebm] it and grabbing [Bb] it and choking [C] it, It kicked her in the [Bb] bustle and it laughed, [F] Hee-haw!
[Bb] The Whigs and [Eb] Conservatives, the [Bb] Radicals, Superlatives, [Gb] Liberals and Tories, They hurried [F] to the place, [Gm] Stood [D] there in [Eb] unity, helping the [Bb] community, The day [Eb] Delaney's donkey [Cm] ran the half [Bb] mile race,
The crowd began to cheer [Eb] it and [Bb] rafferty the judge, He came up to assist him but still [Cm] it wouldn't budge, [Bb] And the jockey who was [Eb] riding it, little [Bb] John McGee, Was so [Cm] thoroughly disgusted that he went [Bb] and had his tea,
[G] Hagen [D] Fagen were students [Gm] of psychology, Swore they'd shift [Am] him with [Gm] some dynamite, They [Bb] bought it, brought it and without [Eb] apology, The [G] donkey gave a sneeze and blew the whole [Cm] lot out of sight,
[Bb] And there was Riley pushing [Eb] it, [Bb] shoving it, shushing it, Hogan, Logan and all [B] the bally crew, [Bb] Police and [Ebm] auxiliary, the [Bb] garrison artillery, [F] The second and the skillings and the [C] lifeguards [Bb] too, They seized it and [Ebm] hurried it, they [Bb] picked it up and carried it, Cheered it, steered it [F] to the winning place,
[Bb] Then the bookmakers drew aside, [Eb] and they all committed suicide, [Bb] [Cm] The day Delaney's donkey won the half mile race,
[Gm] _ _ _ _
Riley, [Am] Slyley said, [G] we've underrated it, Why not [Am] train it?
Then they [Gm] took a rag, [Bb] They rubbed it, scrubbed it, they oiled and embricated [Eb] it, Got it at the post and [Bb] when they started [D] dropped the flag.
[Bb] There was Riley pushing [Eb] it, shoving [Bb] it, shushing it, Hogan, Logan and everyone [Eb] in town, [Bb] Lined up attacking [Eb] it and shoving [Bb] it and smacking [C] it, They might as well have tried to [Cm] push the town hall down,
[Bb] The donkey was eyeing them, [Eb] openly [Bb] defying them, Winking, blinking and twisting [Cm] out of place, [Bb] Riley reversing it, [Ebm] everybody cursing it, The day Delaney's donkey [Bb] ran the half mile race,
The muscles of the mighty [Eb] never known [Bb] to flinch, They couldn't hold the donkey a quarter [Cm] of an inch, [Bb] Delaney lay exhausted, [Ebm] hanging round [Bb] his throat, With a grip just [Ebm] like a Scotsman [Cm] on the five [Gm] pound oat,
Starter, Carter, [D] he lined it [Gm] with the rest of them, When it saw [Am] them it was [G] willing then, [Gm] It raced [Bb] up, braced up, ready for the best of [Eb] them, They started [Gm] off to cheer it but it changed its [A] mind again,
And [Bb] there was Riley pushing [Eb] it, shoving [Bb] it, shushing it, Hogan, Logan and Mary Ann McGrath, She started poking [Ebm] it and grabbing [Bb] it and choking [C] it, It kicked her in the [Bb] bustle and it laughed, [F] Hee-haw!
[Bb] The Whigs and [Eb] Conservatives, the [Bb] Radicals, Superlatives, [Gb] Liberals and Tories, They hurried [F] to the place, [Gm] Stood [D] there in [Eb] unity, helping the [Bb] community, The day [Eb] Delaney's donkey [Cm] ran the half [Bb] mile race,
The crowd began to cheer [Eb] it and [Bb] rafferty the judge, He came up to assist him but still [Cm] it wouldn't budge, [Bb] And the jockey who was [Eb] riding it, little [Bb] John McGee, Was so [Cm] thoroughly disgusted that he went [Bb] and had his tea,
[G] Hagen [D] Fagen were students [Gm] of psychology, Swore they'd shift [Am] him with [Gm] some dynamite, They [Bb] bought it, brought it and without [Eb] apology, The [G] donkey gave a sneeze and blew the whole [Cm] lot out of sight,
[Bb] And there was Riley pushing [Eb] it, [Bb] shoving it, shushing it, Hogan, Logan and all [B] the bally crew, [Bb] Police and [Ebm] auxiliary, the [Bb] garrison artillery, [F] The second and the skillings and the [C] lifeguards [Bb] too, They seized it and [Ebm] hurried it, they [Bb] picked it up and carried it, Cheered it, steered it [F] to the winning place,
[Bb] Then the bookmakers drew aside, [Eb] and they all committed suicide, [Bb] [Cm] The day Delaney's donkey won the half mile race,
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