The Broad Majestic Shannon Lyrics And Guitar Chords

By The Pogues Written By Shane MacGowan. one of my favorite Pogues songs ever. The chords here in the key of D Major are the same ones The Pogues use for the song. Also recorded by Liam Clancy. Also included is a video showing the tin whistle notes.

[D]The last time I saw you was[G] down at the [D]Greeks 
There was whiskey on Sunday and [G]tears on our[D] cheeks 
You sang me a song as pure as the [G]breeze 
On the [D] road to [G]Glena[A]veigh 
I [D]sat for a while at the [G]cross at [D]Finnoe 
Where young lovers would meet when the [G]flowers were in[D] bloom 
Heard the men coming home from the fair at Shin[G]rone 
Their[D] hearts in Tippe[G]rary wher[A]ever they[D] go
 
[D]Take my hand, and dry your [G]tears[A] babe 
Take my [D]hand, forget your [G]fears[A] babe 
There's no [D]pain, there's no more [G]sorr[A]ow 
They're all [D]gone, gone in the [G]years [A]babe
 
I sat for a while by the gap in the wall 
Found a rusty tin can and an old hurley ball 
Heard the cards being dealt, and the rosary called 
And a fiddle playing Sean Dun na nGall 
And the next time I see you we'll be down at the Greeks 
There'll be whiskey on Sunday and tears on our cheeks 
For it's stupid to laugh and it's useless to bawl 
About a rusty tin can and an old hurley ball
 
So I walked as day was dawning 
Where small birds sang and leaves were falling 
Where we once watched the row boats landing 
By the broad majestic Shannon

​Here's the guitar chords for the key of G.
[Pogues version is in D ]

[G]The last time I saw you was[C] down at the [G]Greeks 
There was whiskey on Sunday and [C]tears on our[G] cheeks 
You sang me a song as pure as the [C]breeze 
On the [G] road to [C]Glena[D]veigh 
I [G]sat for a while at the [C]cross at [G]Finnoe 
Where young lovers would meet when the [C]flowers were in[G] bloom 
Heard the men coming home from the fair at Shin[C]rone 
Their[G] hearts in Tippe[C]rary wher[D]ever they[G] go
 
[G]Take my hand, and dry your [C]tears[D] babe 
Take my [G]hand, forget your [C]fears[D] babe 
There's no [G]pain, there's no more [C]sorr[D]ow 
They're all [G]gone, gone in the [C]years [D]babe

Above are the tin whistle notes, there's a small ''riff'' before the main melody of the song starts.

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