Mrs. McGrath chords by The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem
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Verse 1
(C major) "Oh, Mrs. (A minor) McGrath," the
sergeant said
"Would you like to make a soldier
out of (G major) your son Ted
With a scarlett coat and
a big cocked (A minor) hat
Oh, Mrs. McGrath, wouldn't
you like (F major) that?"
Verse 2
[Chorus] With your (G major)
too- ri- (A minor) a, fol- di- diddle- da,
too- ri, (G major) oor- ri, (C major) oor- ri- (A minor) a
With your too- ri- a, (E minor) fol- di- diddle- da,
(G major) too- ri, oor- ri, (C major) oor- ri- a
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Verse 3
Now, (C major) Mrs. (A minor) McGrath lived
on the sea shore
For the space of seven long (G major) years or more
She spied a ship coming
(A minor) into the bay
"Here's my son Teddy,
wisha (G major) clear the way"
Interlude 1
(A minor) (E minor) (A minor) (G major) (C major)
(A minor) (E minor) (G major) (C major)
(A minor) (C major)
Verse 4
[Chorus] "Oh captain (C major)
dear, where (A minor) have you been
Or have you been sailing
on the Mediterranean
(G major) Have you any tidings of my son Ted
Is the (C major) poor boy (A minor) living or is he dead?"
(E minor) (G major) (A minor)
(G major) (C major)
Verse 5
(C major) (F major) (C major)
[Chorus]
Then up came (A minor) Ted without any legs
And (F major) in their (A minor) place,
he had two wooden pegs
She kissed him a (D minor) dozen times or (A minor) two
"Holy Moses,
it isn't (G major) (A minor)
you" (C major) (A minor)
(G major) (C major)
Verse 6
(C major) (F major) (C major)
[Chorus]
"Now were you drunk (A minor) or were you blind
(F major) When you (G major) left your (A minor) two fine legs behind
(G major) Or was it walking upon the say
Wore your (C major) two fine (G major) legs from the
(A minor) knees away?"
Interlude 2
(A minor) (E minor) (G major) (C major)
Verse 7
[Chorus] "No, (C major)
I wasn't (A minor) drunk and I
wasn't blind
When I left my two fine legs behind
(E minor) A big cannon ball on
the (A minor) fifth of May
Tore my two fine legs from the (E minor) knees away"
(G major) (C major) (A minor)
(G major) (A minor) (E minor) (G major)
(C major)
Verse 8
[Chorus]
"Oh, Teddy my (A minor) boy," the widow cried
"Your two fine legs were your
mammy's pride
Stumps of a tree wouldn't do at (G major) all
Why didn't you run (C major) from the (G major) big cannon ball?"
(A minor) (G major) (A minor)
(G major) (A minor) (G major) (C major)
Verse 9
(C major) (F major) (C major)
[Chorus]
"All foreign wars I (A minor) do proclaim
Between (C major) Don John and (E minor) the King of Spain
I'd (A minor) rather have my Teddy (D minor) as
he used (A minor) to be (E minor)
(A minor) Than the King of France and
his whole navy"
[Chor (G major) us]
Outro 1
(G major) (A minor) (E minor)
(G major)
(E minor)
(A minor) (E minor)
(G major) (C major)
(G major) (C major)
Mrs. McGrath
The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem
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