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Poor Paddy On The Railway chords by
Shane Macgowan
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Key: F major•
Verse 1
D
D

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In eighteen hundred and forty-

one
G
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D
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Me corduroy breeches I put on
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Me corduroy breeches I put on
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To work upon the
Verse 2
Em
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D
D

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railway, the railway
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G

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D
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Im weary of the rail way
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A
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D
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Poor Paddy works on the railway

In eighteen hundred and forty- two

From Hartlepool I moved to Crewe

Found meself a job to do
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A

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D
D

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Working on the railway

I was wearing corduroy breeches

Digging ditches, pulling stitches,

Dancing on the line
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A

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D
D

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Still working on the railway

In eighteen hundred and forty- three

I broke me shovel across

me knee
A
A

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D
D

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On the Leeds to Selby railway
Verse 3
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D

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A
A

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D
D

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In eighteen hundred

and forty- four
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G

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D
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I landed on the Liverpool shore
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D
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Me belly was empty, me hands were raw
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G
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D
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With working on the railway, the railway
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Im sick to my guts of the railway
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D
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Poor Paddy works on the railway
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G

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In eighteen hundred
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D

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and forty- five

When Daniel OConnell he was alive

When Daniel OConnell he

was alive
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A

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D

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And working on the railway
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A

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In eighteen hundred and forty- six

I changed me trade to carrying bricks

Changed me trade to carrying

bricks
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Still working on the railway

In eighteen hundred and forty- seven

Poor Paddy was thinking of
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G

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D
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going to Heaven

The old bugger was thinking
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of going to Heaven
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To work upon the railway,
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the railway
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G

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Im sick to my death of the railway
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Poor Paddy works on the railway
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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • G

  • Em

  • A

  • C

Capo: 3

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The original key of Poor Paddy On The Railway by Shane MacGowan is F major.

The primary chords used in Poor Paddy On The Railway are F, Bb, Gm, C, Eb.

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

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

The tempo of Poor Paddy On The Railway is approximately 64 beats per minute.

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