( play riff at bottom after intro , between verses and chorus , and at end of chorus )
intro : G F A# C ( play intro in gaps in varses )
verse :
F G F G F
lemme tell you a little story about a man named johnny tarr
he was a hard drinking son of a preacher , always at the bar
lager from the tap or shots of paddy from the shelf
he could open his throttle and throw back a bottle as quick as the devil himself . . . . johnny tarr
( play intro )
word got around that johnny tarr was no pretender ,
from claire to here they’d lock up the beer when jonny went on a bender ,
down at dickey mack’s , the rising sun , or at the swan
he was drinking at seven by ten to eleven well all the booze would be gone! johnny tarr! ( riff )
chorus : ( same as intro )
even if you saw it yourself , you wouldn’t believe it ,
but i wouldn’t trust a person like me , if i were you
i wasn’t there i swear i have an alibi
i heard it from a man who knows a fella who says it’s true!
it was nine in the morning , on a cold and rainy night ,
johnny rolled into the castle bar , looking to get tight
he had money in his pocket , he had whiskey in his eye ,
he said : get up off your asses and set up the glasses , i’m drinking this place dry!
now all the serious boozers , they were soon broken hearted
when johnny finished off six and he was only getting started
guzzling down the pints , knokin’ Em back like candy ,
he was lookin’ alright to be drinkin’ all night , then nora brought out the brandy! johnny tarr!
chorus :
johnny drank the whole damn bottle , had another pint or two ,
when it made no impression he started a session with murphy’s millenium brew
he was waiting for a pint when his face turned green;
jesus , johnny fell down after only fifteen!
you could have heard a pin drop , then the crowd let out a roar ,
it took five cork women to lift johnny off the floor!
the doctor looked him over and said better call the hearse :
but it’s not what you’re thinkin’ it wasn’t the drink’ this man died of thirst! johnny tarr!
chorus : x 2
riff :
E | – 1 – 1/3 – – 1 – 1/3 – – 1 – – – – – |
B | – 3 – 3/5 – – 3 – 3/5 – – 3 – – – – – |
G | – 3 – 3/5 – – 3 – 3/5 – – 3 – – – – – |
D | – 3 – 3/5 – – 3 – 3/5 – – 3 – – – – – |
A | – 1 – 1/3 – – 1 – 1/3 – – 1 – – – – – |
E | – x – x/x – – x – x/x – – x – 5 – 3 – |
listen to the song to see how it goes and where the parts should be played .
( play riff at bottom after intro , between verses and chorus , and at end of chorus )
intro : G F A# C ( play intro in gaps in varses )
verse :
F G F G F
lemme tell you a little story about a man named johnny tarr
he was a hard drinking son of a preacher , always at the bar
lager from the tap or shots of paddy from the shelf
he could open his throttle and throw back a bottle as quick as the devil himself . . . . johnny tarr
( play intro )
word got around that johnny tarr was no pretender ,
from claire to here they’d lock up the beer when jonny went on a bender ,
down at dickey mack’s , the rising sun , or at the swan
he was drinking at seven by ten to eleven well all the booze would be gone! johnny tarr! ( riff )
chorus : ( same as intro )
even if you saw it yourself , you wouldn’t believe it ,
but i wouldn’t trust a person like me , if i were you
i wasn’t there i swear i have an alibi
i heard it from a man who knows a fella who says it’s true!
it was nine in the morning , on a cold and rainy night ,
johnny rolled into the castle bar , looking to get tight
he had money in his pocket , he had whiskey in his eye ,
he said : get up off your asses and set up the glasses , i’m drinking this place dry!
now all the serious boozers , they were soon broken hearted
when johnny finished off six and he was only getting started
guzzling down the pints , knokin’ Em back like candy ,
he was lookin’ alright to be drinkin’ all night , then nora brought out the brandy! johnny tarr!
chorus :
johnny drank the whole damn bottle , had another pint or two ,
when it made no impression he started a session with murphy’s millenium brew
he was waiting for a pint when his face turned green;
jesus , johnny fell down after only fifteen!
you could have heard a pin drop , then the crowd let out a roar ,
it took five cork women to lift johnny off the floor!
the doctor looked him over and said better call the hearse :
but it’s not what you’re thinkin’ it wasn’t the drink’ this man died of thirst! johnny tarr!
chorus : x 2
riff :
E | – 1 – 1/3 – – 1 – 1/3 – – 1 – – – – – |
B | – 3 – 3/5 – – 3 – 3/5 – – 3 – – – – – |
G | – 3 – 3/5 – – 3 – 3/5 – – 3 – – – – – |
D | – 3 – 3/5 – – 3 – 3/5 – – 3 – – – – – |
A | – 1 – 1/3 – – 1 – 1/3 – – 1 – – – – – |
E | – x – x/x – – x – x/x – – x – 5 – 3 – |
listen to the song to see how it goes and where the parts should be played .
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