Ballad Of Big Tom Lyrics By Declan Nerney
Ballad Of Big Tom Lyrics And Guitar Chords By Declan Nerney. A tribute to Irish country singer Big Tom and his bands.
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Just outside Castleblaney in a townland called The Moy
Mrs. McGrath the midwife cried you have a baby boy
No one took any notice what the wise old woman said
She said this child is special as she dried the baby's head.
More than twenty years had quickly passed the boy was now a man
And only when they heard him sing did they understand
The words that wise old woman spoke all those years before
The baby's name was now Big Tom and part of our folklore.
They stood on stage beside him for many, many years
They shared lots of good times, some laughter and some tears
Ronnie, Seamus, Ginger, Henry, Cyril, John with their magic beat
The Mainliners, the band that backed Big Tom.
They were on the road in sixty six to Dublin they did go
It was arranged by R.T.E. to play the Showband Show
A little song with sixteen lines would change their lives forever
The first time on T.V. Big Tom sang Gentle Mother.
Ten years they were together, the dream came to an end.
Big Tom formed The Travelers to be his backing band
He sang Fort Worth Texas, this time he went by plane
But Four Roads To Glenamady brought him home again.
They stood on stage beside him their hits from way back them
It's a weary weary world and the roses bloom again
Kevin, Ken, Paddy, Harry Packy Shawn,
The last tune that we heard each night was Gotta Travel On.
Now in eighty nine The Mainliners and Tom Reformed again
Back to Castleblaney and the G.N.R. Steam Train
They said goodbye to three good friends as time kept moving on
John McCormack, John Mooney and Cyril who played Trombone.
I can't believe it's fifty years since I heard Big Tom sing
The Carol County Accident The Same Way You Came In
So Big Tom keep on singing, never mind Old Father Time
If it's lonesome at your table you're welcome here at mine.
Mrs. McGrath the midwife cried you have a baby boy
No one took any notice what the wise old woman said
She said this child is special as she dried the baby's head.
More than twenty years had quickly passed the boy was now a man
And only when they heard him sing did they understand
The words that wise old woman spoke all those years before
The baby's name was now Big Tom and part of our folklore.
They stood on stage beside him for many, many years
They shared lots of good times, some laughter and some tears
Ronnie, Seamus, Ginger, Henry, Cyril, John with their magic beat
The Mainliners, the band that backed Big Tom.
They were on the road in sixty six to Dublin they did go
It was arranged by R.T.E. to play the Showband Show
A little song with sixteen lines would change their lives forever
The first time on T.V. Big Tom sang Gentle Mother.
Ten years they were together, the dream came to an end.
Big Tom formed The Travelers to be his backing band
He sang Fort Worth Texas, this time he went by plane
But Four Roads To Glenamady brought him home again.
They stood on stage beside him their hits from way back them
It's a weary weary world and the roses bloom again
Kevin, Ken, Paddy, Harry Packy Shawn,
The last tune that we heard each night was Gotta Travel On.
Now in eighty nine The Mainliners and Tom Reformed again
Back to Castleblaney and the G.N.R. Steam Train
They said goodbye to three good friends as time kept moving on
John McCormack, John Mooney and Cyril who played Trombone.
I can't believe it's fifty years since I heard Big Tom sing
The Carol County Accident The Same Way You Came In
So Big Tom keep on singing, never mind Old Father Time
If it's lonesome at your table you're welcome here at mine.
Below are the guitar chords in the key Declan Nerney And His Band play the song. It's got 2 key changes, which sort of make up for there being no chorus to the song. You could use any of these sets of chords and play the whole song through using them if you like.
[F]Just outside Castleblaney in a [Bb]townland called The [F]Moy
Mrs. McGrath the midwife cried you [G]have a baby [C]boy
No [F]one took any notice what the [Bb]wise old woman [F]said
She said this child is special as she [C]dried the baby's [F]head.
[F]More than twenty years had quickly passed the [Bb]boy was now a [F]man
And only when they heard him sing did they under[C]stand
The [F]words that wise old woman spoke [Bb]all those years be[F]fore
The baby's name was now Big Tom and [C]part of our folk[F]lore.
They[Bb] stood on stage beside him for[F] many, many years
They shared lots of good times, some laughter and some [C]tears
Ron[F]nie, Seamus, Ginger, Hen[Bb]ry, Cyril [F]John with their magic beat
The Mainliners, the[C] band that backed Big [F]Tom.
[F]They were on the road in sixty six to [Bb]Dublin they did [F]go
It was arranged by R.T.E. to [G]play the Showband [C]Show
A [F]little song with sixteen lines would [Bb]change their lives for[F]ever
The first time on T.V. Big Tom sang Gentle Mother.
[F#]
[F#]Ten years they were together, the [B]dream came to an [F#]end.
Big Tom formed The Travellers to be his backing [C#]band
He [F#]sang Fort Worth Texas, this [B]time he went by [F#]plane
But Four Roads To Glenamady brought him home again.
They [B]stood on stage beside him their [B]hits from way back [F#]them
It's a weary weary world and the roses bloom a[C#]gain
Kevin, [F#]Ken, Paddy, Harry Packy Shawn,
The last tune that we heard each night was [C#]Gotta Travel [F#]On.
[G]Now in eighty nine The Mainliners and [C]Tom Reformed a[G]gain
Back to Castleblaney and the G.N.R. Steam [D]Train
They [G]said goodbye to three good friends as [C]time kept moving [G]on
John McCormack, John Mooney and Cyril who played Trombone.
I [C]can't believe it's fifty years since I first [G]heard Big Tom sing
The Carol County Accident The Same Way You Came [D]In
So Big [G]Tom keep on singing, never [C]mind Old Father [G]Time
If it's lonesome at your table you're wel[D]come here at[G] mine[C][G]
[F]Just outside Castleblaney in a [Bb]townland called The [F]Moy
Mrs. McGrath the midwife cried you [G]have a baby [C]boy
No [F]one took any notice what the [Bb]wise old woman [F]said
She said this child is special as she [C]dried the baby's [F]head.
[F]More than twenty years had quickly passed the [Bb]boy was now a [F]man
And only when they heard him sing did they under[C]stand
The [F]words that wise old woman spoke [Bb]all those years be[F]fore
The baby's name was now Big Tom and [C]part of our folk[F]lore.
They[Bb] stood on stage beside him for[F] many, many years
They shared lots of good times, some laughter and some [C]tears
Ron[F]nie, Seamus, Ginger, Hen[Bb]ry, Cyril [F]John with their magic beat
The Mainliners, the[C] band that backed Big [F]Tom.
[F]They were on the road in sixty six to [Bb]Dublin they did [F]go
It was arranged by R.T.E. to [G]play the Showband [C]Show
A [F]little song with sixteen lines would [Bb]change their lives for[F]ever
The first time on T.V. Big Tom sang Gentle Mother.
[F#]
[F#]Ten years they were together, the [B]dream came to an [F#]end.
Big Tom formed The Travellers to be his backing [C#]band
He [F#]sang Fort Worth Texas, this [B]time he went by [F#]plane
But Four Roads To Glenamady brought him home again.
They [B]stood on stage beside him their [B]hits from way back [F#]them
It's a weary weary world and the roses bloom a[C#]gain
Kevin, [F#]Ken, Paddy, Harry Packy Shawn,
The last tune that we heard each night was [C#]Gotta Travel [F#]On.
[G]Now in eighty nine The Mainliners and [C]Tom Reformed a[G]gain
Back to Castleblaney and the G.N.R. Steam [D]Train
They [G]said goodbye to three good friends as [C]time kept moving [G]on
John McCormack, John Mooney and Cyril who played Trombone.
I [C]can't believe it's fifty years since I first [G]heard Big Tom sing
The Carol County Accident The Same Way You Came [D]In
So Big [G]Tom keep on singing, never [C]mind Old Father [G]Time
If it's lonesome at your table you're wel[D]come here at[G] mine[C][G]
