Great Big Sea - The old black rum

^GI drank 16 do^Dubles for the p^Grice of one ^CTryin to find the courage to t^Dalk to one I asked her ^Cfor a ^Gdance, no^Ct a sec^Gond glance My night had just ^Dbegun

^GWell I'd drink to the fa^Dther or the h^Goly ghost ^CKneeling at the alter of my nightly p^Dost And I^C'll ra^Gise a glass, ^Cnot the^G first or last come join me in this to^Dast

'Cause the O^Dl' black rum's got a h^Gold on me Like a ^Cdog wrapped 'round^D my leg And the ^DOl' black rum's got a ^Ghold on me Will I ^Clive ^Dfor a^Emnothe^Cr day..hey? Will^C I live f^Dor ano^Gther day?

The qu^Geen of Geor^Dge Street just ^Gwent walkin' on by Walkin' on by with some guy who don't ca^Cre ^D That ^Cshe stood ^Gin line ^Csince h^Galf past nine And spent three hours on her ha^Dir ^GHer friend ^Dis lookin' at m^Ge with an evil grin ^CI think a bloody racket might soon b^Degin ^CI must have said so^Gmething to t^Che George ^GStreet queen Now the boys are joining ^Din.

^GSo I drank a^Dll of my money ^Gand I slept out in the rain ^CEvery day is different, but the nights are all th^De same You n^Cever see t^Ghe sun o^Cn the o^Gld black rum And I know I'm gonna do it ag^Dain.