Top o' the morning to ye! This is my first tab I've submitted; it's a
ridiculously simple song by the greatest, most high-energy band ever. As such,
it must be played furiously (except for a few parts for contrast) with lightning
quick down-up strumming. I'll add a few notes on dynamics, but this is quite a
simple song. Enjoy it!
Flogging Molly
Standard tuning
Verse 1:
(slow, 3/4 time) C G C G
Well, I??ve drunk to drown on every ocean I??ve been
CGDmG
Lake Tanganyika, where the crocodiles swim
(fast 4/4) C G C G
Halifax, Nova Scotia to Van Diemen??s land
CGDmG
Well I drank with the Sultan down the Suez Can*l
Chorus:
CG
Cause every dog has it??s day
CG
Like every woman, she gets her own way
CG
And if there??s a ship that sails tonight
FCG
I??ll captain that, too... just to be there with you
Verse 2:
CGCG
Well there was old Jerry Rooney, who was mad as a mule
CGDmG
Spillblood Maloney had a head like one, too
CGCG
That night on the bridge with my shovel in hand
CGDmG
Well he threatened to kill me I??m sure he picked the wrong man
CHORUS
Verse 3:
CGCG
Well there was mutiny in Lagos aboard the mean ship Skondi
CGDm
Ten or twelve days in prison till the bastards set me free
G
McCloskey, you??re free
Instrumental:
CGCGCGDG
CHORUS
CGCGCGDm
Verse 4:
(slow 3/4) C G C G
Now I love the sea, and she wants me back
CGDmG
So I leave this ol?? harbor with the wind at me back
(very slow) C G C G
Goodbye mother Theresa I hope the kids settle down
CGDmG
I must head for the Chinas Pray to God I don??t drown
CHORUS X3
End on C chord
That's the whole song. Ideally you'd have drums, fiddle, and mandolin to fill
out the sound a bit, but this is a wonderful song as it is. Remember to pick up
the pace for the ending choruses, and have fun with it!