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History of football chords by
Hamish Imlach
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Key: F major
Verse 1
D
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Bm
Bm
2

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From Ireland came a band,


a hundred years ago they say,
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G

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For the birthday feast of
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D

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the Clan MacLeish,
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A

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the band was booked to play.
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D

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They wore green hats, green spots,

green coats, I think,
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G

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D

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The thing they weren't a -green on
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A

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was the share and all the
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drink.
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D

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Colonel Chief MacLeish was

very pleased

as he took to his seat
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G

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D

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For it was said his wife had made
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G

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a special birthday treat
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D

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He wore blue braid, blue plate,

blue kilt I suppose
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The only thing that wasn't blue,
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he never blew his nose
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The guests gasped when at last

the treat was finally brought
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On a wooden plate,
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a steaming great dumpling piping hot
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Oh, they grabbed it, stabbed it,

but the dumpling stayed intact
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Till a fierce McLeish, no too pleased,
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gave it a hell of a crack
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The whittler stopped the dumpling

with an Irish roar of pain
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He cursed and swore,
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then once more kicked it back again
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They went up and down the

banquet room,

forty -wide and eighty -lang,
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Kicked between MacLeish's men
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and the Irish Ceilidh band.
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Their anger changed to laughter

when they saw it could be fun,
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But their laughter changed to anger
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when they thought the Rhymeside won.
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Still they play this game today

Though they've changed

the rules somehow
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We're el even dumplings
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on each side
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And they call it football now
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Chords
  • D

  • Bm

    2
  • G

  • A

Capo: 3

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of History of football by Hamish imlach is F major.

The primary chords used in History of football are F, Dm, Bb, C.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like F, Dm, Bb, C, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of History of football is approximately 60 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of History of football 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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