thin lizzy – dublin
album : thin lizzy ( 1971 )
written by phil lynott

transcribed by jon malmin ( jogusmal@hotmail . com )
tuning : standard E
the whole song is just these chords fingerpicked on an acoustic .
simple and very beautiful . . .

intro : Am Bm G Am x3

E
after our affair
F#m
i swore
A
that i’d leave dublin
Cmaj7/G
and in that line i’d left behind
the years , the tears , the memories
A
and you , in dublin

E
at the quays
F#m
friends come
A
to say farewell
Cmaj7/G
we’d laugh and joke and smoke
and later on the boat
A
i’d cry over you

Dsus2 – A
how can i
Bm
leave the town that brings me down
that has no jobs
Bm/A
is blessed by god
and makes me cry
A
dublin . . .

Am Bm G Am x3

E
and at sea
F#m
with flowing hair
A
i’d think of dublin
Cmaj7/G
of grafton street and derby square
and those of whom i care
A
and you , in dublin
Cmaj7/G
and you , in dublin

[ ends with a gently finger – picked E major ]

Cmaj7/G :
3 – 3 – 2 – 0 – 0 – x