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.

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)