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Boys from tralee chords by
Patty Griffin
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Key: F# minor•
Intro 1
Em
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Verse 1
E
E

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We came across the ocean for the price of the passage

Came across the ocean for one English pound

We slept in the hay bed

with the sheep and the shit

We slept in the hay,
Esus4
Esus4

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Esus4
Esus4

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me and three boys from our town


Hunger did surround us

Came on like a black sea

Everything it came for,

rotten on the ground Food was had for money

And as we had none

All the world around us

came a tumbling down
C
C

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Four boys from Tralee
Em
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Going to a factory
A
A

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Esus4
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In a place a foreign man called
C
C

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Ontario Four boys from Tralee
Em
Em

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Forty days out on the sea
A
A

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Am
Am

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A

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Without home or family
Em
Em

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Nowhere left to go

One morning our boy Tommy
Esus4
Esus4

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lay dying beside me
Em
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Cold and sick and dying and blue was what we found Before he took his last breath the ships

sailors found him Before he took his last breath they tossed him in to drown

If hunger makes you nothing,

then boy I am nothing

Just another hungry boy
Esus4
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washed up on the sand
Em
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The lucky boys who did survive the cruel deeds of cruel

men Would live a short and lonely life in a foreign land
C
C

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Four boys from Tralee
Em
Em

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Going to a factory
A
A

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Esus4
Esus4

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Em
Em

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In a place a foreign man called
C
C

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Ontario Four boys from Tralee
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Forty days out on the seas
A
A

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One of them four boys was me
Em
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Em

  • E

  • Esus4

  • C

  • A

  • Am

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Boys from tralee by Patty griffin is F# minor.

The primary chords used in Boys from tralee are F#m, F#, F#sus4, D, B, Bm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like F#m, F#, F#sus4, D, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Boys from tralee is approximately 53 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Boys from tralee using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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Yes, we have integrated a Mini-Tuner directly on this page. Use it to quickly check your string pitch (Standard Tuning: E A D G B E) before you start playing along with Patty griffin.

Absolutely. Click the Save or Heart icon to add Boys from tralee to your account. You can access all your saved songs under My Library at any time.

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