The Night Pat Murphy Died chords by Great Big Sea (Official Version)
Verse 1
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On the night that Paddy Murphy died,
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is a night I'll never forget
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Some of the boys got loaded drunk
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and they ain't been sober yet
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As long as a bottle was passed around
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every man was feelin' gay
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O'Leary came with the bagpipes,
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some music for to play
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That's how they showed
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their respect for Paddy Murphy
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That's how they showed
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their honour and their pride
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They said it was a sin and shame
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and they winked at one another
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And every drink in the place was full
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the night Pat Murphy died
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Verse 2
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As Mrs. Murphy sat in the corner
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pouring out her grief
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Kelly and his gang came
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tearing down the street
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They went into an empty room
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and a bottle of whiskey stole
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They put the bottle with the corpse
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to keep that whiskey cold
Chorus 2
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That's how they showed
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their respect for Paddy Murphy
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That's how they showed
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their honour and their pride
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They said it was a sin and shame
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and they winked at one another
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And every drink in the place was full
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the night Pat Murphy died
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Verse 3
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About two o'clock in the morning
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after empty'ing the jug
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Doyle rolls up the ice box lid
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to see poor Paddy's mug
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We stopped the clock
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so Mrs. Murphy couldn't tell the time
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And at a quarter after two
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we argued it was nine
Chorus 3
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That's how they showed
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their respect for Paddy Murphy
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That's how they showed
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their honour and their pride
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They said it was a sin and shame
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and they winked at one another
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E/G#
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And every drink in the place was full
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the night Pat Murphy died
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Verse 4
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They stopped the hearse on George Street
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outside Sundance Saloon
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They all went in at half past eight
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and staggered out at noon
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They went up to the graveyard,
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so holy and sublime
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Found out when they got there,
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they'd left the corpse behind
Chorus 4
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That's how they showed
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their respect for Paddy Murphy
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That's how they showed
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their honour and their pride
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They said it was a sin and shame
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and they winked at one another
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E/G#
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And every drink in the place was full
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the night Pat Murphy died
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On
Verse 5
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the night that Paddy Murphy died,
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is a night I'll never forget
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F#m
Some of the boys got loaded drunk
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and they ain't been sober yet
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As long as a bottle was passed around
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every man was feelin' gay
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E/G#
F#m
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O'Leary came with the bagpipes,
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some music for to play
Chorus 5
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That's how they showed
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their respect for Paddy Murphy
A
F#m
That's how they showed
D
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their honour and their pride
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They said it was a sin and shame
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and they winked at one another
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E/G#
F#m
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And every drink in the place was full
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the night Pat Murphy died
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And every drink in the place was full
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the night Pat Murphy died
The Night Pat Murphy Died
Great Big Sea
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