An Invitation To A Funeral chords by Jimmy Crowley

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Verse 1
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 (G major) 
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I got an invitation for to  (A flat major) go  to the  (G major) fu neral
to make a disappointment sure the
fella didn't die.
He didn't, told the manager,
he was vexed to disappointin' us,
if he'd apologize sure we could
let the thing go by.
To make up for disappointin' us
he brought us out and treated us,
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called  (A flat major) for point support
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and for the  (G major) company attend,
until the fella questioned him
was money was he squandered
and he put the fella silent
in the mornin' there and then.
When the owner of the beer shop
he saw us all a -comin'
he gave orders to evict us,
of course we did refuse.
He whistled at some lodgers
that were sitting in the corner
and for ten and fifteen minutes
we were badly abused.
Then we left the beer shop
and down the streets of Staggerton
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a crowd of  (A flat major) corner -buys
started belting us with mud.
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We  (G major) asked them to go easy
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 (G minor) an  d they  (G major) said that they were
doing it.
Then we turned on them
and left them lying where they stood.
The next thing we encountered
was a band of salvationers.
They rifled all our pockets
and they asked that we were saved.
Little Dan McGinty
got us carted to the station house
for asking a policeman
if his appetite was shaved.
So there's McGinty's bail.
We all took off our undershirts
Straight with to the pawn shop
we took the jolly lot
We asked the man for ten and six
to price the free McGinty
He's had enough already
was the answer that we got
Then we got the ten and six
we sent
went off to free McGinty
But the jive'll take the bear shop
it let us on the way
We couldn't pass the corner
without having some refreshments
We spent every penny
of the fine we had to pay
We bought a concertina
to have the high hilarity
That none of us could play it
though we tried our best and worst
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We  (A flat major) made  (G major) enough and eyes with it
to fit was any benefit
We handled it so gentle
the bell is set and burst
Then we bought some hot potatoes,
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put them  (A flat major) in the concertina.
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Someone hit  (G major) Maloney
with the carcass of a cat.
He buttoned up his whiskers
and began to read the riot act,
As for he put two heads upon the devil,
that and that.
Maloney hit McCluskey,
and McCluskey hit some other man.
Every man hit any man
to whom he ought to spite.
The crippled McNamara,
that was sitting,
saying nothing,
Got a crack that broke his eyes
for not engaging in the fight.
A little drink, it was innocent,
a cinch was nearly out of us,
And for a bit of rioting
we quickly did prepare.
We battered and battered and battered
till we weren't for three havens
I'm sure there was a carpet
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on the  (G major) floor with skin and hair
We battered left and right
till the ponies separated us
Masters after jail,
broken noses and black eyes
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 (G major) They battered me  (G major) after prison,
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for  (G major) me it was a lesson
For to never go to funerals
until the people dies