the irish drinking song chords by Kyle Gordon
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Verse 1
(G major) It was Christmas in (C major) (G major) Kirkubbin
1991
The boys were mashin' (C major) whiskey
And the girls (D major) are drinkin' rum
Verse 2
And though the (D major) holly green (G major) was hangin'
And the (C major) mistletoe was (G major) hung
I couldn't sleep that (C major) Christmas
'til the (D major) deed was (G major) done
Verse 3
I said Li- (G major)
dee- die- dee- dee- dum
(C major) Li- dee- die- dee- (G major) dee
Kill a fuckin' (C major) Englishman
And (D major) throw him in the (G major) sea!
Verse 4
(G major)
So I stepped out from the merriment
Found a (C major) soldier by the (G major) dam
I took out both me (C major) knuckles
And I said (D major) "fight me like a man"
And he (G major) tried to calm me senses
Verse 5
But (C major) I was fuckin' gone
(G major) So I took out a fuckin' (C major) hatchet
And I (D major) cut off both his (G major) arms
Verse 6
I said Li- dee- die- dee- dee- (G major)
dum
(C major) Li- dee- die- dee- (G major) dee
Kill a fuckin' (C major) Englishman
And (D major) throw him in the (G major) sea
Verse 7
Now just remember (G major) before
this next part
I'm actually a really good
guy in my personal life
Verse 8
So (G major) I ripped out all his organs
As I (C major) cursed the Queen and (G major) King
Me eyes rolled back in (C major) to me head
And I (D major) couldn't feel a thing
Verse 9
And I (G major) bet they could hear me screamin'
(C major) Down in County (G major) Cork
I went
Yaa- oh- (C major) la!
Hey (D major) li- deedle- lee- die- (G major) dum
Verse 10
(G major)
And we said
Li- dee- die- dee- dee- dum
(C major) Li- dee- die- dee- (G major) dee
Kill a fuckin' (C major) Englishman
And (D major) throw him in the (G major) sea
Verse 11
(G major)
So I came back to the party
(C major) Soldier's head in (G major) hand
The boys they stopped a- dan (C major) cin'
And they (D major) quieted the band
I said (G major) this is for the Republic
Verse 12
But my (C major) work here isn't done (G major)
And I gave that English (C major) sol
dier's head to Colin (D major)
My only son
Verse 13
And we said (G major)
Li- dee- die- dee- dee- dum
(C major) Li- dee- die- dee- (G major) dee
Kill a fuckin' (C major) Englishman
And (D major) throw him in the sea
Every (G major) body!
Verse 14
Li- dee- (D major) die- dee- dee- dum
Li- dee- die- dee- dee
Kill a fuckin' Englishman
And throw him in the sea
Verse 15
Li- (G major) dee- die- dee- dee- (C major) dum
Li- dee- die- dee- dee (G major)
Kill a fuckin' (C major) Englishman
And (D major) throw him in the sea! (G major)
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