The Dubliners - The sick note

Dear ^GSir, I write this ^G6note to you to ^Dtell you of me ^Gplight And ^Cat the time of ^Gwriting, I am ^A7not a pretty ^Dsight; My ^Cbody is all ^Gblack and blue, my ^Dface a deathly ^Emgray And I ^Gwrite this note to ^Emsay why Paddy's ^D7not at work ^Gtoday

While ^Gworking on the ^G6fourteenth floor some ^Dbricks I had to ^Gclear; Now, to ^Cthrow them down from ^Gsuch a height was ^A7not a good i^Ddea The ^Cforeman wasn't ^Gvery pleased, he ^Dbeing an awkward ^Emsod He ^Gsaid I'd have to ^Emcart them down the ^D7ladders in me ^Ghod

Now, ^Gclearing all these ^G6bricks by hand it ^Dwas so very ^Gslow So I ^Choisted up a ^Gbarrel and se^A7cured the rope be^Dlow But ^Cin me haste to ^Gdo the job I ^Dwas to blind to ^Emsee That a ^Gbarrelful of ^Embuilding bricks was ^D7heavier than ^Gme

^GSo when I un^G6tied the rope the ^Dbarrel fell like ^Glead And ^Cclinging tightly ^Gto the rope I ^A7started up in^Dstead Well, I ^Cshot up like a ^Grocket till to ^Dmy dismay I ^Emfound That ^Ghalfway up I ^Emmet the bloody ^D7barrel comming ^Gdown

Well, the ^Gbarrel broke me ^G6shoulder as ^Dto the ground it ^Gsped And ^Cwhen I reached the ^Gtop I banged the ^A7pully with my ^Dhead Well, I ^Cclung on tight through ^Gnumbed shock from ^Dthis almighty ^Emblow And the ^Gbarrel spilled out ^Emhalf the bricks ^D7fourteen floors be^Glow

Now, ^Gwhen these bricks had ^G6fallen from the ^Dbarrel to the ^Gfloor I ^Cthen outweighed the ^Gbarrel and so ^A7started down once ^Dmore; Still ^Cclinging tightly ^Gto the rope, I ^Dsped towards the ^Emground And I ^Glanded on the ^Embrocken bricks that ^D7were all scattered ^Ground

Well, I ^Glay there groaning ^G6on the ground, I ^Dthought I'd passed the ^Gworst When the ^Cbarrel hit the ^Gpully-wheel and t^A7hen the bottom ^Dburst Well, a ^Cshower of bricks rained ^Gdown on me, I ^Dhadn't got a ^Emhope As I ^Glay there moaning ^Emon the ground, I let ^D7go of the bloody ^Grope

The ^Gbarrel than being ^G6heavier, it ^Dstarted down once ^Gmore And ^Clanded right ac^Gross me, as I ^A7lay upon the ^Dfloor Well, it ^Cbroke three ribs and ^Gmy left arm and ^DI can only ^Emsay That I ^Ghope you'll under^Emstand why Paddy's ^D7not at work to^Gday