Buy Us A Drink Lyrics And Chords By The Irish Rovers
The lyrics and chords fit the Irish Rovers’ from their album ‚Hardstuff’ (1989).
Use a capo on the 2nd fret to change key to E major.
Use a capo on the 2nd fret to change key to E major.
Intro (slow): D-D-G-D D-D-Em-A D-D-G-D D-D-A-D
Slow: (D)Here's to the soldiers that (A)march tae the (Bm)wars With (D)lovely tin hats and (Em)long woollen (A)drawers The (D)Colonel says right lads, over the (G)top Speed up: Then (D)stands back tae watch while the (A)poor buggers (D)drop Chorus (A)Buy us a drink and we'll (D)sing you a (G)song Of the (D)chances you missed and the love that went (A)wrong If you (A)can't buy a whiskey, (D)stand us a (G)pint We'll (D)knock it straight down and we'll (A)sing half the (D)night Bridge: G-D-G-D G-D-A-D (2x) There's (D)girls in the parlour, there's (A)girls in the (Bm)bars They (D)paint on the smile so you (Em)don't see the (A)scars They (D)get lots of offers and not much re(G)spect For (D)raisin' three kids on a (A)government (D)cheque Chorus Drink it (Bm)down, boys, (A)down As (Bm)long as there's light in the (A)day For you'll (D)get no more sup When your (G)number is (D)up And they (D)lay to (A)rot in the (D)clay Repeat Intro (quick) (D)In comes the landlord so (A)fat and con(Bm)tect Comes (D)round in his Volvo to (Em)pick up the (A)rent Then (D)off with his wad tae recline by the (G)pool He (D)leave tea rot in this (A)dirty old (D)hold Chorus + Bridge It's the (D)taste of the whiskey tae (A)tell you the (Bm)truth Has (D)shortened me days and (Em)wasted me (A)youth Be (D)kind tae the health, sir do it no (G)harm Put a (D)pint'o the black on the (A)end of me (D)arm Chorus Twice Outro: G-D-G-D G-D-A-D (various times, then fading out) |
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