The Body Of An American lyrics and chords
The Body Of An American The Pogues Lyrics And Guitar Chords. Written By Shane MacGowan. The tin whistle sheet music notes are included. This is a fairly long song with lots of notes to learn, it's best to break the song down into sections and learn it piece by piece.
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[C]The cadillac stood [F]by the house And the [C]yanks they were within And the tinker boys they[F] hissed advice 'Hot-[C]wire her with a [G]pin' Then we[C] turned and shook as we [F]had a look In the [C]room where the dead men[G] lay So [C]big Jim Dwyer made [F]his last [C]trip To the home where his [F]father's [C]laid But [C]fifteen minutes later We had [F]our first taste of [C]whiskey There was uncles giving lectures On [F]ancient Irish [G]history The[F] men all started telling jokes And the [C]women they got [G]frisky At [C]five o'clock in the evening Every [F]bastard there was[G] piskey Fare thee well going away There's nothing left to say Farewell to New York City boys To Boston and PA He took them out With a well-aimed clout He was often heard to say I'm a free born man of the USA He fought the champ in Pittsburgh And he slashed him to the ground He took on Tiny Tartanella And it only went one round He never had no time for reds For drink or dice or whores And he never threw a fight Unless the fight was right So they sent him to the war Fare the well gone away There's nothing left to say With a slainte Joe and Erin go My love's in Amerikay The calling of the rosary Spanish wine from far away I'm a free born man of the USA This morning on the harbour When I said goodbye to you I remember how I swore That I'd come back to you one day And as the sunset came to meet The evening on the hill I told you I'd always love you I always did and I always will Fare thee well gone away There's nothing left to say 'cept to say adieu To your eyes as blue As the water in the bay And to big Jim Dwyer The man of wire Who was often heard to say I'm a free born man of the USA |
Here's the guitar chords for the key of G.
[G]The cadillac stood [C]by the house And the [G]yanks they were within And the tinker boys they[C] hissed advice 'Hot-[G]wire her with a [D]pin' Then we[G] turned and shook as we [C]had a look In the [G]room where the dead men[D] lay So [G]big Jim Dwyer made [C]his last [G]trip To the home where his [C]father's [G]laid But [G]fifteen minutes later We had [C]our first taste of [G]whiskey There was uncles giving lectures On [C]ancient Irish [D]history The[C] men all started telling jokes And the [G]women they got [D]frisky At [G]five o'clock in the evening Every [C]bastard there was[D] piskey 
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The Body Of An American The Pogues Sheet Music And Tin Whistle Notes
Below is the list of sheet music and tin whistle songs that are in my ebooks. This is the largest collection of tin whistle songs ever put together.[over 800 songs ] Including folk, pop and trad tunes plus German And French songs along with Christmas Carols.
All of the sheet music tabs have been made as easy to play as was possible.
The price of the ebooks is €7.50
All of the sheet music tabs have been made as easy to play as was possible.
The price of the ebooks is €7.50
