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I'm Shipping Up To Boston chords by Dropkick Murphys (Official Version)

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E5
D5
A5
D
Cadd9
G

Intro 1
E5 
E5 
E5 
E5 
E5 
E5 
E5 
E5 
E5 
E5 
E5 
D5 
A5 
E5 
E5 
E5 
D5 
A5 
E5 
D5 
E5 
D5 
A5 
E5 
D5 
E5 
D5 
A5 

Verse 1
E5 
I'm a sailor peg
And I've lost my leg
Climbing up the top sails
D5 
A5 
I've lost my leg!
E5 
E5 
E5 
D5 
A5 

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Interlude 1

E5

D5

E5

D5

A5

E5

D5

E5

D5

A5

Chorus 1
D 
Cadd9 
G 
I'm shipping up to Boston, whoa
D 
Cadd9 
G 
I'm shipping up to Boston, whoa
D 
Cadd9 
G 
I'm shipping up to Boston, whoa
D 
Cadd9 
G 
I'm shipping off to find     my wooden
E5 
E5 
E5 
D5 
A5 
leg

Verse 2

E5

I'm a sailor peg

And I've lost my leg

Climbing up the top sails

D5

A5

I've lost my leg!

Interlude 2

E5

D5

E5

D5

A5

E5

D5

E5

D5

A5

Chorus 2

D

Cadd9

G

I'm shipping up to Boston, whoa

D

Cadd9

G

I'm shipping up to Boston, whoa

D

Cadd9

G

I'm shipping up to Boston, whoa

D

Cadd9

G

I'm shipping off to find my wooden

Outro 1

E5

E5

E5

D5

A5

(leg)

E5

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0

E5
D5
A5
D
Cadd9
G

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: E minorBPM: 130

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

E5: 0-2-x-x-x-x
D5: x-5-7-x-x-x
A5: x-0-2-x-x-x
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Cadd9: x-3-2-0-3-3
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3

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This is the definitive original version of I'm Shipping Up To Boston by Dropkick Murphys, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E minor. It suits players who want to learn I'm Shipping Up To Boston the way Dropkick Murphys intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

I'm Shipping Up To Boston

Dropkick Murphys

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