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Finnegan's Wake original guitar chords by
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1998•Rock•234 views•
Key: B major•
Verse 1
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Tim Finnegan lived in Watling Street
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A gentle Irishman mighty odd
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He'd a beautiful brogue so rich and sweet
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To rise in the world he carried a hod
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See he'd sort of a tippling way
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With love for a liquor poor Tim was born
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To help him on with his work every day
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He'd a drop of the Craythor every morn'
Interlude 1
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Verse 2
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One morning Tim was rather full
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His head felt heavy, which made him shake
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Fell from the ladder and broke his skull
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So they carried him home, his corpse to wake
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Rolled him up in a nice clean sheet
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And laided him upon the bed
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A bottle of whiskey at his feet
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And a gallon of porter at his head
Chorus 1
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And whack Fol-De-Dah
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now dance to your partner
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Welt the floor, your trotters shake
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Wasn't it the truth I told you
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Lots of fun at Finnegan's wake
Verse 3
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His friends assembled at his wake
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And Missus Finnegan called for lunch
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First they brought in tea and cake
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Then pipes, tobacco and whiskey punch
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Biddy O'Brien begged to cry
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Such a nice clean corpse

did you ever see
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Tim mavourneen why did you die?
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Hold your gob said Paddy MCGee
Chorus 2
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And whack Fol-De-Dah
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now dance to your partner
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Welt the floor, your trotters shake
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Wasn't it the truth I told you
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Lots of fun at Finnegan's wake
Interlude 2
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Verse 4
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Then Peggy O'Connor took up the job
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Biddy she says you're wrong I'm sure
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Biddy then gave her a belt on the gob
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And left her sprawling on the floor
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Then the war did soon engage
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Woman to woman and man to man
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Shillelah-law was all the rage
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An a row and a ruction soon began
Verse 5
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Mickey Maloney he raised his head
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When a bottle of whiskey flew at him
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It missed him falling on the bed
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The liquor scattered over Tim
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Tim revives, see how he rises
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Timothy rising from the bed
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Whirl your whiskey around like blazes
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Tonamondeal, do you think I'm dead?
Chorus 3
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And whack Fol-De-Dah
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now dance to your partner
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Welt the floor, your trotters shake
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Wasn't it the truth I told you
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Lots of fun at Finnegan's wake
Chorus 4
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And whack Fol-De-Dah
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now dance to your partner
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Welt the floor, your trotters shake
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Wasn't it the truth I told you
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Lots of fun at Finnegan's wake

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • B

    2

  • G#

    4

  • E

  • F#

    2

  • D#

    6

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Finnegan's Wake by Dropkick Murphys is B major.

The primary chords used in Finnegan's Wake are B, G#, E, F#, D#.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 4 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like B, G#, E, F#, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

If the simplified chords are too easy, you can visit the original chords page for a more advanced arrangement.

The tempo of Finnegan's Wake is approximately 137 beats per minute.

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