Chords for Gaelic Storm - Johnny Tarr - Lyrics

Bl-bl-bl-bl-bl [Bb]-bl-bl-madam!
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[Gm] Let me tell you a little story about a man named [Dm] Johnny Tar.
He [Gm] was a hard [F] drinker, son of a [Gm] preacher.
Always at [Dm] the bar.
[Gm] Lager from [Dm] the tap, or [Gm] shots of Paddy from [Dm] the shelf.
[Gm] He'd open the [Dm] struttle and throw back a [Gm] bottle as quick as the devil [Dm] himself.
Johnny [Gm] Tar!
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[Gm] And the word got [Dm] around that [Gm] Johnny Tar was [Dm] no pretender,
[Gm] From Claire to [F] here, they'd lock up their [Gm] beer when Johnny went [Dm] on the bender.
[Gm] Down at the [Dm] T.
Max, the [Gm] Rising Sun, or at [Dm] the Swan.
[Gm] He was drinking by [Dm] seven, by ten to eleven, [G] when all the booze would be gone, [C] Johnny _ Tarr.
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[Gm] And even [F] if you saw it [Bb] yourself, you [C] wouldn't believe it, [Gm] but I wouldn't [F] trust a person [Bb] like me if [C] I were you.
[Gm] Sure I [Fm] wasn't there, [Bb] I swear I [C] have an alibi, [Gm] I heard it [Bb] from the man who knows the fella who [C] says it's true.
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ It was nine [Dm] in the morning, [Gm] on a cold and [Dm] rainy night, [Gm] Johnny walked [Dm] into the Castle [Gm] Bar, looking to [Dm] get tight.
[Gm] He had money in [Dm] his pocket, [Gm] he had whiskey in [Dm] his eye, he [Gm] said,
Get off of your [Dm] vases and set up the [Gm] glasses, I'm drinking this [Dm] place dry.
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_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ [Gm] Now all the [Dm] serious boozers, [Gm] they were soon [Dm] broken hearted, [Gm] when Johnny [Dm] finished off six.
[Gm] And he was only [Dm] getting started, guzzling down the pints, [Gm] and knocking them [F] back like candy.
[Gm] He was looking all [Dm] right to be drinking all [Gm] night, and [Gb] Nora brought out the brandy, [C] Johnny Tarr.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ [A] _ [Gm] And even [F] if you saw it [Bb] yourself, you [C] wouldn't believe it, [Gm] but I wouldn't trust a person [Bb] like me if [C] I were you.
[Gm] Sure I [Bb] wasn't there, I swear I [C] have an alibi, [Gm] I heard it [F] from the man who [Bb] knows the fella who [C] says it's true. _
_ _ Here we go, Sheila!
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_ _ _ drank the [Dm] whole damn bottle, [Gm] had another [Dm] pint or two, [G] when it made no [Dm] impression, he started a [Gm] session with Murphy's [Dm] Millennium Brew.
[Gm] He was waiting [Dm] for his pint, [Gm] when his face [Dm] turned green, [Gm] Jesus, [Dm] Johnny fell down after [Gm] only [F] fifteen.
[Gm] Now you could have [Dm] heard a pin drop, [Gm] and the crowd let [Dm] out a roar, [Gm] it took five [Dm] car women to [Gm] lift Johnny [Dm] off the floor.
[Gm] The doctor [Dm] looked him over, [Gm] said you better [Dm] call the horse, [Gm] but it's not what you're thinking, it wasn't a drinking, [C] this man died of thirst, Johnny Tarr. _ _ _
[Bb] _ [A] _ [Gm] And even [F] if you saw [Bb] it yourself, [C] you wouldn't believe [Gm] it, but I wouldn't [F] trust [Bb] a person like me [C] if I were you.
[Gm] Sure I wasn't [F] there, [Bb] I swear [C] I have an [Gm] alibi, I heard it from the man who knows [Bb] the fella [C] who says it's true.
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_ [Gm] And even if [F] you saw [Bb] it yourself, [C] you wouldn't [Bb] believe it, but I wouldn't trust a person like me [C] if I were you.
[G] Sure I [Fm] wasn't there, [Bb] I swear I have [C] an [Gm] alibi, I heard [Bb] it from the man who knows the fella who says it's true.
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