Flogging Molly - The Sun Never Shines

the sun never shines
by flogging molly

an adaptation of the mandolin part for the acoustic guitar .

capo on 5th fret . all fret numbers relative to the capo .
also to avoid confusion this tab names chords as if there is no capo .
( see footnote for musically accurate chord names )

intro :

E – – – – 2 – – – 0 – – – 2 – – – 0 – – – 2 – – – 7 – 7 – 7 – 7 – – – 7 – – – 5 – – – 3 – – – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – – – |
B – – – – 3 – – – 3 – – – 3 – – – 3 – – – 3 – – – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – – – 3 – – – 3 – – – 3 – – – 3 – 3 – 3 – 3 – – – |
G – – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – 4 – 4 – 4 – 4 – – – 4 – – – 4 – – – 0 – – – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – – – |
D – – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – – – |
A – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

E – – – 2 – – – 0 – – – 2 – – – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 2 – |
B – – – 3 – – – 3 – – – 3 – – – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – – – 2 – – – 0 – – – 2 – – – 3 – |
G – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – 2 – |
D – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – 0 – |
A – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D – – – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – – – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – – – – – 0 – – – 0 – – |
A – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – – – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – – – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – – |
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

verse :

there are only three chords in the song :
D G A
E – – – 2 – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – 0 – |
B – – – 3 – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – 2 – |
G – – – 2 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 2 – |
D – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 2 – |
A – – – 0 – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – 0 – |
E – – – 2 – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – 0 – |

a nice effect is to only play the top four strings ( D , G , B , E ) in the first verse ,
then add in the bass notes for the rest of the song .

D G D
i saw her there from afar
G
her hair gray charcoal
D A
takes a drag from her tar
G A
i kissed her a smile
D G
but her blood red shot eye
A D
said the sun never shines on closed doors

chorus :
G D
she said the sun never shines on closed doors
G D A
i open to find only hurricanes blowin’
G A D G
take me away back to the green fields of may
A G
because the sun never shines on closed doors

thats it! enjoy!

footnote : for all of you who are curious , the proper names of the chords played in the song
are G , C , and D . do with it what you will .