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G G
i was raised on black and tans ,
D G
with ronnie drew , and van the man
G
i go off to mass on sunday
D G
and then it’s back to the pub on monday
C
i’ve got a sister meghan
D
with a celtic cross tattoo
C
i’ll tell you a few stories
G D
and every one of them is true

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C D
my mother’s , brother’s , sister’s , cousin’s , auntie’s
C D G
uncle barney’s , father’s , brother had a counsin from killarney

G
well my great – grandda , and his mates
D G
they tried to make it to the states
G
his great uncle , he was a failure
D G
he got deported off to australia
C
so they stowed upon a steamer
D
on the famous white star line
C
i was raised upon these stories
G D
since i was the age of nine

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G
well my great uncle , he liked the races
D G
he liked the dogs and steeplechases
G
his wife , my dear old auntie
D G
she kept a teashop way , way down in bantry
C
but he fixed a race in donegal
D
and now he’s got to hide
C
with the sticky buns and cakes and guns
G D
and whiskey on the side

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G
i was raised on black and tans
D G
with ronnie drew and van the man
G
i go to mass on sunday
D G
and the it’s back to the pub on monday
C
i’m from the wrong side of the south side
D
of an irish neighborhood
C
i’ve never been to ireland
G D
but i know it’s in my blood

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