Dropkick Murphys - End Of The Night

intro ( 2x ) : C Am F G

C Am
the amber of the fire , is starting to fade
F G
but it’s now that i’m at my best
C Am
give the angel on my shoulder a break for the night
F G
’cuz the devil ain’t getting no rest
C Am
i’ve got thousands of stories , you’ve heard them before
F G
yet i’ll tell them again and again
C Am
come on , pull up a stool , now , and buy me a drink
F G
and please think of me as a friend

F C
we live for the weekend , each city’s the same
G C
there’s a bar on the corner where they won’t know your name
F C
there’s plenty of drink , they’ve been saving your chair
G
it’s our second home , we ain’t goin nowhere

C Am F G
it’s the end , end of the night , but we ain’t goin’ home
C Am F G
it’s the end , end of the night , but we ain’t goin’ home
C Am F G C
it’s the end , end of the night , but we ain’t goin’ home

( 2x ) : Am F G C

Am F G C
this life , it ain’t easy , still we’ve managed to win
Am F G
there’s times we’ve been knocked down , yeah we land with our chin

F C
we’re generous guys with our hearts on our sleeves
G C
misunderstood , though the boss disagrees
F C
we can’t catch a break , wrote the book on bad luck
G
we’d hold down the shop if it didn’t all suck

C Am F G
it’s the end , end of the night , but we ain’t goin’ home
C Am F G
it’s the end , end of the night , but we ain’t goin’ home
C Am F G C
it’s the end , end of the night , but we ain’t goin’ home

Am Em
the bartender’s spoken , and he’s made it clear :
F G
if you ain’t goin home , then you ain’t stayin here
Am Em
you can’t shut us off and you won’t turn us down
F G
there’s plenty of joints who’ll be grateful to have us around

( 2x ) : C Am F G

C Am F G
it’s the end , end of the night , but we ain’t goin’ home
C Am F G
it’s the end , end of the night , but we ain’t goin’ home
C Am F G Am
it’s the end , end of the night , but we ain’t goin’ home

Em
you’ve beaten me black , and you’ve beaten me blue
F G
the scars are well – worn on my face
Am Em
i’ve packed up the bags , and i’ve sulked off in shame
F G
for one last walk of disgrace

C Am F G
it’s the end , end of the night , but we ain’t goin’ home
C Am F G
it’s the end , end of the night , but we ain’t goin’ home
C Am F G C
it’s the end , end of the night , but we ain’t goin’ home

( a few more times this way , last few times only lalala : )
C Am F G C
la la la la la la la la la we ain’t goin’ home