Dick Gaughan - Erin go bragh
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This may not be 100% but I just figured out the chords plainly. He does hammer on and
such but I wanted it to be easier than all that. This is just the basic for beginners...
such as myself. I believe it's originally in the key of Bm but as follows is the best I can do.
ERIN-GO-BRAGH
DICK GAUGHAN
Ma [Em]name's Duncan [Em]Campbell fae the [G]shire o Ar[Em]gyll
A've traivellt this [Em]country for [G]mony's the [Em]mile
A've traivellt thro [Em]Irelan, [Em]Scotlan an [G]aa
An the [Em]name ah go [Em]under's bauld [G]Erin-go-[Em]Bragh
Ae [Em]nicht in Auld [Em]Reekie A [G]walked doun the [Em]street
Whan a saucy big Ampolis A [G]chanced for tae [Em]meet
He glowert in ma [Em]face an he [Em]gied me some [G]jaw
Sayin [Em]whan cam ye [Em]owre, bauld [G]Erin-go-[Em]Bragh?
Well, E [Em]Em not E [Em]Pat tho in
[G]Irelan E've [Em]been
Nor Em E E [Em]Paddy tho [G]Irelan
E've [Em]seen
But were A a [Em]Paddy that's [Em]nothing at [G]ah
For thair's [Em]mony's a bauld [Em]hero from [G]Erin-go-[Em]Bragh
Well A [Em]know ye're a [Em]Pat by the [G]cut o yer [Em]hair
Bit ye ah turn tae [Em]Scotsmen as [G]sune as ye're [Em]here
Ye left yer ain [Em]countrie for [Em]brakin the [G]law
An we're [Em]seizing ah [Em]stragglers from [G]Erin-go-[Em]Bragh
An [Em]were A a [Em]Pat an ye [G]knew it were [Em]true
Or were A the [Em]devil, then [G]whit's that tae [Em]you?
Were it no for the [Em]stick that ye [Em]hauld in yer [G]paw
Then A'd [Em]show ye a [Em]game played in [G]Erin-go-[Em]Bragh
An a [Em]lump o black[Em]thorn that A [G]held in ma [Em]fist
Aroun his big [Em]bodie A [G]made it tae [Em]twist
And the blude fae his [Em]napper A [Em]quickly did [G]draw
An [Em]paid him stock-an-[Em]interest for [G]Erin-go-[Em]Bragh
An the [Em]people cam [Em]roun like a [G]flock o wild [Em]geese
Sayin catch that daft [Em]rascal he's [G]killt the [Em]polis
And for every frins [Em]A had Ah [Em]sweir he had [G]twa
It was [Em]terrible [Em]hard times for [G]Erin-go-[Em]Bragh
Bit a [Em]cam tae a wee [Em]boat that [G]sails in the [Em]Forth
An A packed up ma [Em]gear and A [G]steered for the [Em]North
Fareweill tae Auld [Em]Reekie, yer [Em]polis an [G]ah
An the [Em]devil gang [Em]wi ye says [G]Erin-go-[Em]Bragh
Sae come [Em]ah ye young [Em]people, whair[G]ever ye're [Em]from
A don't give a [Em]damn tae whit [G]place ye [Em]belang
A come from [Em]Argyll in the [Em]Heilans sae [G]braw
Bit A [Em]ne'er took it [Em]ill bein caad [G]Erin-go-[Em]Bragh
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