Welcome Poor Paddy Home chords and lyrics
written by Charles J. Kickham who also wrote Slievenamon [ Lyrics ]. An Irish folk song. The guitar chords were kindly provided by Marc Fahrbach. Recorded by Cathy Jordan plus Celtic Woman. The sheet music and tin whistle notes are included
3/4 (Capo on 5th fret)
3/4 (Capo on 5th fret)
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D A G D
I am a true born Irishman D A D I'll never deny what I am D A G D I was born in sweet Tipperary town D A D Three thousand miles away -Chorus- D A D Hurray me boys hurray D A G A No more do I wish for to roam D A G D For the sun it will shine in the harvest time D A D To welcome poor Paddy home D A D The girls thay are gay and frisky D A G A They'd take you by the hand D A G D Saying Jimmy mo chroi will you come with me D A D To welcome the stranger home -Chorus- In came the foreign nation And scattered all over the land The horse, the cow, the goat, sheep and sow Came into the stranger's hands -Chorus- The Scotsman can boast of the thistle And England can boast of the rose But Paddy can boast of the Emerald Isle Where the dear little shamrock grows. |
Here's the chords in the key of G
G D C G I am a true born Irishman G D G I'll never deny what I am G D C G I was born in sweet Tipperary town G D G Three thousand miles away -Chorus- G D G Hurray me boys hurray G D C D No more do I wish for to roam G D C G For the sun it will shine in the harvest time G D G To welcome poor Paddy home G D G The girls thay are gay and frisky G D C D They'd take you by the hand G D C G Saying Jimmy mo chroi will you come with me G D G To welcome the stranger home 
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