The Man Who Wrote Danny Boy chords by Joe Jackson
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Intro 1
(A major) (Gsus2) (A major) (Gsus2) (A major) (G major) (A major) (G major) (A major) (G major) (A major)
(G major) (A major)
(Gsus2) (A major) (Gsus2) (G major)
Verse 1
It (A major) happened one night
(G major) At (A major) three in the morn (G major) ing
The (A major) devil appeared (D major) in my studio (F sharp minor) room
And he (G major) said I'm your pal
(D major) And I'll (G major) make you a deal (C major)
Blow away (E minor) your struggle (B minor)
(A major) And I'll take your soul (G major) for a toy (A major) (G major)
(A major) (G major) (A major) (Gsus2) (A major)
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Verse 2
(Gsus2) (G major)
After (A major) rubbing my eye (G major) s
I (A major) looked all around me
(G major) At the (A major) half-finished drivel drivel (D major)
I'd (F sharp minor) worked on for days
And I (G major) told him my dream
(D major) Was to (G major) live for all time (C major)
In some (E minor) perfect refrain
(B minor) Like the man (A major) who wrote Danny (G major)
(A major) Boy (G major)
(A major) (G major) (A major) (Gsus2)
Verse 3
(A major)
And I said (D major) if you're real,
(C major) then I'll (D major) ask you a question
While most of us turn (C major) into (D major) ashes (C major) or dust
Just (D major) you and that other
(C major) guy go (D major) on forever (C major)
But (D major) who writes the history
(C major) And (D major) who do (C major) I trust?
Interlude 1
(B flat major) (G major) (E minor)
(C major) (A major) (G major) (A major) (G major) (A major) (G major) (A major)
(Gsus2)
(A major) He gave me a wink
Verse 4
(G major)
And he said (A major) it was (G major) funny
(A major) How mortals would pour (D major) all their blood,
(F sharp minor) sweat and tears
(G major) Onto tape, onto (D major) paper
(G major) Or into the air (C major)
To be (E minor) lost and forgotten
(B minor) Out (A major) side of his kind (G major) (A major) employ
(G major) (A major) (G major)
Verse 5
(A major) Then I (D major) thought I could hear
a great sound in the distance
(C major) Of (D major) whiskey-soaked singing
singing
(C major) And (D major) laughter and cheer (C major) s
And (D major) they're saying,
that song (C major) could bring (D major) tears to (C major) a glass eye
So (D major) pass me the paper (Dsus4) s,
I'll (D major) sign them (C major) in blood (D major) (C major) (D major) (C major)
And the smell (D major) of (C major) the brimstone
was turned (D major) in (C major) to greasepaint
And the (D major) roar of (C major) the crowd
like the furies (D major) (C major) of hell
(D major) And I hear (C major) the applause and I hear (D major)
the bell (C major) s ringing
And the sound (G major) of a woman's voice
from the nex (C major) t room
Verse 6
Saying (F major) come to me now
(Fsus4) Come lay down beside me
(F major) Whatever you're do (B flat major) ing you're
(D minor) too gone to see
You can't (E flat major) hold on (B flat major) to shadows,
no (E flat major) more than to years (G sharp major)
So be glad (C minor) for the pleas (G minor) ures
We're (F major) young enough to (Fsus4) en (F major) joy (B flat major) (G major)
(E minor)
Interlude 2
(C major) (A major) (G major) (A major) (G major) (A major) (G major)
(A major) (G major) (A major) (Gsus2) (G major)
(A major) So
Verse 7
maybe I'm drunk
(G major) Or (A major) maybe a liar
(G major) Or (A major) maybe we're all (D major) living
(F sharp minor) in side a dream
You can (G major) say what you like
(D major) When I'm (G major) gone, then you'll (C major) see
I'll be (E minor) down in the dark (B minor)
(E minor) Down underground
(B minor) With Shakespeare (E minor) and Bach
(B minor) And the man (A major) who wrote Danny (G major) (A major) Boy (G major)
Outro 1
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The Man Who Wrote Danny Boy
Joe Jackson
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