(F)lannigan's Ball chords by Dropkick Murphys
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Intro 1
(A minor) (G major) (A minor) (G major) (A minor)
(E major)
(E minor) In the town
Verse 1
(A minor)
of Milton one
Brian Flannigan (G major) battered away
till his money was spent
Then (A minor) he hit a big one and
felt like a man again,
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Verse 2
Bought a three decker with two floors for rent
(A minor)
(E major) He threw (A minor) a big party for friends
And relations at a (G major) grand old
place called Florian Hall
And if (A minor) you'll just listen,
I'll make your eyes glisten
To the rows and the ructions
of Flannigan's ball
Verse 3
Six (A minor) long months I spent (G major) in quincy
(A minor) Six long months doing (E major) nothing at all
Six (A minor) long months I spent in (G major) quincy
Learn (A minor) ing to dance for Flannigan's ball
I stepped out and I (G major) stepped in again
(A minor) I stepped out and I (E major)
stepped in again
(A minor) I stepped out and I (G major)
stepped in again
(A minor) Learning to dance for
Flannigan's ball
(G major) (A minor)
Verse 4
Free beer on tap and wine for the ladies
(G major) Ziti and sauce for Mark Porzio
There were (A minor) faheys and
bradys
Mcauliffes and daleys courtin the girls
and dancing away (G major)
(A minor)
Verse 5
Bri (E major) (G major) an tully (A minor) sang out in his finest form
The patron's (G major) responded
and I lead 'em all
I'd spent (A minor) six months at
Forbes Academy
Learning to dance for Flannigan's ball
Verse 6
Six (A minor) long months I spent (G major) in quincy
Six (A minor) long months doing nothing (E major) at all
Six (A minor) long months I spent (G major) in quincy
Learn (A minor) ing to dance for Flannigan's ball
I stepped out and I (G major) stepped in again
(A minor) I stepped out and I (E major)
stepped in again
(A minor) I stepped out and I (G major)
stepped in again
(A minor) Learning to dance for
Flannigan's ball
(E major) (E minor) (A minor)
Verse 7
(G major) The (A minor) boys were hammered
the girls were hearty
(G major) Dancing around in couples and groups
An (A minor) accident happened,
young Dennis Flemming
Put his right leg through miss
Finneran's hoops (G major)
(A minor)
Verse 8
(E major)
(E minor) This (A minor) gal she fainted and
cried bloody murder
(G major) Called for her sons and
gathered them all
Christopher (A minor) swore he'd go no further
Verse 9
Till he had revenge at Flannigan's ball
(A minor) Six long months I spent (G major) in quincy
Six (A minor) long months doing (E major) nothing at all
(A minor) Six long months I spent (G major) in quincy
Learn (A minor) ing to dance for Flannigan's ball
I stepped out and I (G major) stepped in again
I stepped (A minor) out and I (E major) stepped in again
(A minor) I stepped out and I (G major)
stepped in again
Learning (A minor) to dance for
Flannigan's ball
(E minor) (A minor)
Verse 10
In (E minor) the mid (A minor) st of the melee
Miss Collins fainted her cheeks by
now were as red as a rose
Some of the boys declared
she was plastered
Had a small drop too much I suppose
Verse 11
Young (A minor) Scotty Jenkins so big and able
Saw (G major) his fair colleen
stretched by the wall
Tore (A minor) the left leg from under the table
And smashed all the dishes at Flannigan's
Interlude 1
ball
(A minor) (G major) (A minor) (E major)
(A minor) (G major) (A minor) (E minor)
Verse 12
(A minor) Boy, oh, boy, now this was a rumble
Myself (G major) took a lick from
mean Ricky Green
But I (A minor) soon replied
to that fine introduction
And gave him a terrible
kick in the spleen
Verse 13
Talent (A minor) the piper nearly got strangled
They squeezed (G major) on his bellows,
chanters and all
The (A minor) girls in the middle
nearly got trampled
And that put an end to Flannigan's ball
Verse 14
Six (A minor) long months I spent (G major) in quincy
Six (A minor) long months doing nothing (E major) at all
(A minor) Six long months I spent (G major) in quincy
Learn (A minor) ing to dance for Flannigan's ball
I stepped out and I (G major) stepped in again
I stepped (A minor) out and I (E major) stepped in again
(A minor) I stepped out and I (G major)
stepped in again
(A minor) Learning to dance for Flannigan's ball
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