Damien Dempsey just cant write a bad song. Enjoy. Damien Dempsey Bad Time Garda Acoustic Double drop d tuning D F#m G Em A d|------0---------2---------0---------0---------2---------| B|------2---------2---------0---------0---------2---------| G|------3---------2---------0---------0---------2---------| D|------0---------4---------5---------2---------2---------| A|------x---------4---------5---------2---------0---------| D|------x---------2---------5---------2---------x---------| Intro : D - - - - F#m - - - - G - - - - D D - - - - F#m - - - - G - - - - Em Verse :

^DSomeone knocked this ^F#mmorning, they ^Gwanted to come ^Din ^DThey rang and rang the ^F#mdoorbell, I ^Gthought and scratched my ^Emchin

^DI hope it's not the ^F#mGarda they ^Ghave no time for ^Dus ^DExcept when they had ^F#msomething they ^Gwanted to dis^Emcuss

Pre-Chorus :

Well I ^Empeeped out through the ^F#mcurtains and ^Gsaw that I was ^Emright It ^Emwas a black ^F#mMariah and ^Gthey were sittin' ^Emtight

My ^Embrothers sleeping u^F#mpstairs, they ^Gdidn't seem to ^Emhear Them ^Embanging down the ^F#mfront door, I ^Gthought that rather ^Emque

Chorus :

^DIt's a bad time ^F#mGarda, the ^Ghouse' an awful ^Emsight ^DIt's a bad time ^F#mGarda, come ^Gback tomorrow ^Emnight

^DIt's a bad time ^F#mGarda, the ^Gkitchen is a ^Emsin ^DYou picked a bad time ^F#mGarda, we'll ^Gget some biscuits ^Emin.

(Repeat next Verse Pre-Chorus & Chorus same way) Someone's running round upstairs, reluctant to descend Ma and Da are shouting 'You've brought them back again' At least its not the special branch, the Peelers of today Flash their guns And take your sons And you would have no say Well my brother's there In his underwear It's cold as it can be He's hanging out the window I'd rather him than me It's a bad time Garda, the house' an awful sight It's a bad time Garda, come back tomorrow night It's a bad time Garda, the kitchen is a sin You picked a bad time Garda, we'll get some biscuits in We'll get some biscuits in, we'll get some bickys in For you, for you, for you

Damien Dempsey - Bad time garda