Dubliners - Seven Deadly Sins

seven deadly sins – dubliners
this is my version of seven deadly sins that i have worked out by ear .
this may not be %100 correct but its how i play it .

capo 2nd fret ( or transpose 2 up and play in A )

G
some say that kissin’s a sin
Em
but tell me how can that be true
G
for kissing has been in this world
D G
since the very first day there was two

G D
now if it wasn’t legal then the lawyers they would sue
F C
and the prisons would be full of folk who had a kiss or two
G
and if they didn’t like it then away the girls would run
D G
and if it wasn’t plenty then the poor folk would get none

G
some say that gamblin’s a sin
Em
but i’ll bet you fifteen to one
G
that gambling has been in this world
D G
since horses and greyhounds could run

G D
now if it wasn’t legal then the lawyers they would sue
F C
and the prisons would be full of folk who had a bet or two
G
and if they didn’t like it then away the girls would run
D G
and if it wasn’t plenty then the poor folk would get none

G
some say that swearin’s a sin
Em
but where is the man that can tell
G
for swearing has been in this world
D G
since the devil was told go to hell

G D
now if it wasn’t legal then the lawyers they would sue
F C
and the prisons would be full of folk who had a curse or two
G
and if they didn’t like it then away the girls would run
D G
and if it wasn’t plenty then the poor folk would get none

G
some say that smokin’s a sin
Em
and a pipe now and then is enough
G
but smoking has been in this world
D G
since adam taught eve how to puff

G D
now if it wasn’t legal then the lawyers they would sue
F C
and the prisons would be full of folk who had a smoke or two
G
and if they didn’t like it then away the girls would run
D G
and if it wasn’t plenty then the poor folk would get none

G
some say that drinkin’s a sin
Em
but a gargle is fine now and then
G
for drinking has been in this world
D G
for ever and ever , amen

G D
now if it wasn’t legal then the lawyers they would sue
F C
and the prisons would be full of folk who had a drink or two
G
and if they didn’t like it then away the girls would run
D G
and if it wasn’t plenty then the poor folk would get none