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 [ Dm ] name’s duncan [ Am ] campbell fae the [ C ] shire o ar [ Dm ] gyll
a’ve traivellt this [ Am ] country for [ C ] mony’s the [ Dm ] mile
a’ve traivellt thro [ Am ] irelan , [ Dm ] scotlan an [ C ] aa
an the [ Dm ] name ah go [ Am ] under’s bauld [ C ] erin – go – [ Dm ] bragh
ae [ Dm ] nicht in auld [ Am ] reekie A [ C ] walked doun the [ Dm ] street
whan a saucy big [ Am ] polis A [ C ] chanced for tae [ Dm ] meet
he glowert in ma [ Am ] face an he [ Dm ] gied me some [ C ] jaw
sayin [ Dm ] whan cam ye [ Am ] owre , bauld [ C ] erin – go – [ Dm ] bragh?
well , A [ Dm ] Am not A [ Am ] pat tho in
[ C ] irelan a’ve [ Dm ] been
nor Am A A [ Am ] paddy tho [ C ] irelan
a’ve [ Dm ] seen
but were A A [ Am ] paddy that’s [ Dm ] nothing at [ C ] ah
for thair’s [ Dm ] mony’s a bauld [ Am ] hero from [ C ] erin – go – [ Dm ] bragh
well A [ Dm ] know ye’re A [ Am ] pat by the [ C ] cut o yer [ Dm ] hair
bit ye ah turn tae [ Am ] scotsmen as [ C ] sune as ye’re [ Dm ] here
ye left yer ain [ Am ] countrie for [ Dm ] brakin the [ C ] law
an we’re [ Dm ] seizing ah [ Am ] stragglers from [ C ] erin – go – [ Dm ] bragh
an [ Dm ] were A A [ Am ] pat an ye [ C ] knew it were [ Dm ] true
or were a the [ Am ] devil , then [ C ] whit’s that tae [ Dm ] you?
were it no for the [ Am ] stick that ye [ Dm ] hauld in yer [ C ] paw
then a’d [ Dm ] show ye A [ Am ] game played in [ C ] erin – go – [ Dm ] bragh
an A [ Dm ] lump o black [ Am ] thorn that A [ C ] held in ma [ Dm ] fist
aroun his big [ Am ] bodie A [ C ] made it tae [ Dm ] twist
and the blude fae his [ Am ] napper A [ Dm ] quickly did [ C ] draw
an [ Dm ] paid him stock – an – [ Am ] interest for [ C ] erin – go – [ Dm ] bragh
an the [ Dm ] people cam [ Am ] roun like A [ C ] flock o wild [ Dm ] geese
sayin catch that daft [ Am ] rascal he’s [ C ] killt the [ Dm ] polis
and for every frins [ Am ] a had ah [ Dm ] sweir he had [ C ] twa
it was [ Dm ] terrible [ Am ] hard times for [ C ] erin – go – [ Dm ] bragh
bit A [ Dm ] cam tae a wee [ Am ] boat that [ C ] sails in the [ Dm ] forth
an a packed up ma [ Am ] gear and A [ C ] steered for the [ Dm ] north
fareweill tae auld [ Am ] reekie , yer [ Dm ] polis an [ C ] ah
an the [ Dm ] devil gang [ Am ] wi ye says [ C ] erin – go – [ Dm ] bragh
sae come [ Dm ] ah ye young [ Am ] people , whair [ C ] ever ye’re [ Dm ] from
a don’t give A [ Am ] damn tae whit [ C ] place ye [ Dm ] belang
a come from [ Am ] argyll in the [ Dm ] heilans sae [ C ] braw
bit A [ Dm ] ne’er took it [ Am ] ill bein caad [ C ] erin – go – [ Dm ] bragh
any questions on which words mean what you can find me at braillereflection@yahoo . com .
i’m also on elftown . com as rockin bard and deviantart . com as iragorilla . you can reach
me at any of those .
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 [ Dm ] name’s duncan [ Am ] campbell fae the [ C ] shire o ar [ Dm ] gyll
a’ve traivellt this [ Am ] country for [ C ] mony’s the [ Dm ] mile
a’ve traivellt thro [ Am ] irelan , [ Dm ] scotlan an [ C ] aa
an the [ Dm ] name ah go [ Am ] under’s bauld [ C ] erin – go – [ Dm ] bragh
ae [ Dm ] nicht in auld [ Am ] reekie A [ C ] walked doun the [ Dm ] street
whan a saucy big [ Am ] polis A [ C ] chanced for tae [ Dm ] meet
he glowert in ma [ Am ] face an he [ Dm ] gied me some [ C ] jaw
sayin [ Dm ] whan cam ye [ Am ] owre , bauld [ C ] erin – go – [ Dm ] bragh?
well , A [ Dm ] Am not A [ Am ] pat tho in
[ C ] irelan a’ve [ Dm ] been
nor Am A A [ Am ] paddy tho [ C ] irelan
a’ve [ Dm ] seen
but were A A [ Am ] paddy that’s [ Dm ] nothing at [ C ] ah
for thair’s [ Dm ] mony’s a bauld [ Am ] hero from [ C ] erin – go – [ Dm ] bragh
well A [ Dm ] know ye’re A [ Am ] pat by the [ C ] cut o yer [ Dm ] hair
bit ye ah turn tae [ Am ] scotsmen as [ C ] sune as ye’re [ Dm ] here
ye left yer ain [ Am ] countrie for [ Dm ] brakin the [ C ] law
an we’re [ Dm ] seizing ah [ Am ] stragglers from [ C ] erin – go – [ Dm ] bragh
an [ Dm ] were A A [ Am ] pat an ye [ C ] knew it were [ Dm ] true
or were a the [ Am ] devil , then [ C ] whit’s that tae [ Dm ] you?
were it no for the [ Am ] stick that ye [ Dm ] hauld in yer [ C ] paw
then a’d [ Dm ] show ye A [ Am ] game played in [ C ] erin – go – [ Dm ] bragh
an A [ Dm ] lump o black [ Am ] thorn that A [ C ] held in ma [ Dm ] fist
aroun his big [ Am ] bodie A [ C ] made it tae [ Dm ] twist
and the blude fae his [ Am ] napper A [ Dm ] quickly did [ C ] draw
an [ Dm ] paid him stock – an – [ Am ] interest for [ C ] erin – go – [ Dm ] bragh
an the [ Dm ] people cam [ Am ] roun like A [ C ] flock o wild [ Dm ] geese
sayin catch that daft [ Am ] rascal he’s [ C ] killt the [ Dm ] polis
and for every frins [ Am ] a had ah [ Dm ] sweir he had [ C ] twa
it was [ Dm ] terrible [ Am ] hard times for [ C ] erin – go – [ Dm ] bragh
bit A [ Dm ] cam tae a wee [ Am ] boat that [ C ] sails in the [ Dm ] forth
an a packed up ma [ Am ] gear and A [ C ] steered for the [ Dm ] north
fareweill tae auld [ Am ] reekie , yer [ Dm ] polis an [ C ] ah
an the [ Dm ] devil gang [ Am ] wi ye says [ C ] erin – go – [ Dm ] bragh
sae come [ Dm ] ah ye young [ Am ] people , whair [ C ] ever ye’re [ Dm ] from
a don’t give A [ Am ] damn tae whit [ C ] place ye [ Dm ] belang
a come from [ Am ] argyll in the [ Dm ] heilans sae [ C ] braw
bit A [ Dm ] ne’er took it [ Am ] ill bein caad [ C ] erin – go – [ Dm ] bragh
any questions on which words mean what you can find me at braillereflection@yahoo . com .
i’m also on elftown . com as rockin bard and deviantart . com as iragorilla . you can reach
me at any of those .
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