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Maybe It's Because I'm An Irish Londoner Song Lyrics And Guitar Chords

4/4 timing by The Bible Code Sundays. Guitar work by Marc.  The six members of the band come from the west of Ireland, London and the West Midlands of England, they basically came together to continue the work that The Pogues started and keep the folk songs alive in England. The Streets Of London Song is probably the most popular folk song written in modern times, which by the way written by Ralph McTell.
Lyrics for Maybe it's because I'm an Irish Londoner
The Song Words With Chords In The Key Of G Major

Chorus
[G]Maybe it’s because I’m an [C]Irish [G]Londoner
Maybe that’s what [C]makes me what I [D]am
[G]You can hear it in my [C]accent when I [G]talk
I’m a proud London [D]Irish [G]man
Am-Bm-Em-Am   G-G-D-D 2x

[G]All you Harrow Hooligans stand [C]up & say [G]‘Hello’
Don’t matter if your father is from [C]Galway or Ma[D]yo
Or [G]if you’re Kil[Em]kenny, Tippe[C]rary or Ty[G]rone
Proud London [D]Irish [G]Boys

Chorus

In the [G]Old Crown Hayes Town where [C]Paddy used to [G]Roam
The Celtic Boys in Morgans where You’ll [C]Never Walk A[D]lone
[G]In and out the pubs all a[C]long the Uxbridge [G]Road
All proud London [D]Irish [G]Boys

Chorus

When it [G]comes to saying who you are it’s [C]all about the [G]Blood
When it comes to where you’re from then don’t for[C]get your neighbor[D]hood
The [G]streets and the churches and the [C]pubs in where you [G]stood
With your proud London [D]Irish [G]Boys

[G]Maybe it’s because I’m an [C]Irish [G]Londoner
([G]Maybe it’s because I’m an [C]Irish [G]Londoner)
[G]Maybe it’s because I’m an [C]Irish [G]Londoner
([G]Maybe it’s because I’m an [C]Irish [G]Londoner)
 
Chorus
Am-Bm-Em-Am   G-G-D-D 2x
 
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