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Road to Ruin

lead vocals: WP

G C G D... Em D

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G              C               G              D
Meet me in the morning I'll be Happy as a clown
       G               C           G                   D
You'll just be getting up And I'll still be getting down
    G               C         G                 D
The band is getting tired But they don't give a damn
   Em                        D
So blow the girls a kiss And give the boys a hand


Chorus:
G                C            G              D
You can take the Sunshine     I can take the Moonshine
G                C            G              D
You can take the high road    I can take the low
G                C            G               D
The later in the evening      The one thing I believe in
Em                                   G    D      G
I'm on the Road to Ruin     It's the only way to go

A penny in my pocket A bucket in the well
Then Saturday was Sunday And I could hear the bells
Deliver me from Evil Forgiveness and for love
You're heading for confession And I'm heading to the pub

--Chorus--

Bridge:
Em                      C
Nancy in the corner     Now I'm moving in
Em                                C
I thought I'd take me chances     But I took one on the chin
Em                           C
I finally got her number     She wrote it on a cup
Em                                        D
But I phoned her in the morning     And I woke her mudder up


Em Em C C  (x4)

She wished that I would go to bed I only wished her well
And then she told me Jesus said that I'd go straight to Hell
She's following His footsteps I'm following my nose
We're heading for the same place I'll see you down the road

--Chorus-- x2 (We're on the road to ruin..)

Em                                G    D      G
We're on the road to ruin its the only way to go!

St. Patrick's 2023 (rehearsal list)

(all shows ↩︎)

Set 1

  1. The Boys Are Back WP
    A D , A D , A D E
    2.
  2. Drink the Night away WP
    Chorus: G C G, G D G, Verse: G D C
    3.
  3. Black Velvet Band WP
    G C A7 D7, G Em C D7 G
    4.
  4. The Night that Paddy Murphy Died WP
    A D A, A F#m D E....
    5.
  5. Father Mallory's Dance Don
    D ..... G D, C G G/F# Em D G D
    6.
  6. Nelson's Blood Don
    Dm C
    7.
  7. Fightin' Nolan WP
    mostly D G D A, "before we cross the sea": G A D
    8.
  8. Kiss Me I'm Irish WP
    G D C D, G Em C D
    9.
  9. Peggy Gordon Nick
    G D G D A
    10.
  10. Dirty Old Town WP
    G C G D Em
    11.
  11. The Irish Rover WP
    G C G G D...
    12.
  12. The Spanish Lady Don
    G Em C G C D
    13.
  13. Rattlin' Bog Adam
    D G D A
    14.
  14. Galway Girl Nick
    incorrect bridge...
    15.
  15. Wild Rover WP

Set 2

  1. Drunken Sailor WP
    Dm C Dm F Am C Dm
    2.
  2. Poor Paddy Works on the Railway WP
    G & C & sometimes D
    3.
  3. Big Strong Man Aaron
    C G
    4.
  4. Molly Malone WP
    G Em Am D
    5.
  5. Oh Maggie Nick
  6. Come My Friends and Drink with Me Don
    D G D A
    7.
  7. The Son Never Shines Don
  8. Danny Boy Don
    D Dmaj7 D7 G Gm...
    9.
  9. Caledonia Don
    A E F#m D
    10.
  10. Road to Ruin WP
    G C G D... Em D
    11.
  11. Jack Dolan WP
    C G C F, C F CGC, C G F C, C F CGC
    12.
  12. New York Girls WP
    G C G D
    13.
  13. Mary Mac Adam
    E D E, G D E
    14.

Set 3

  1. Nancy Whiskey WP
    G C G D
    2.
  2. The Star of the County Down Don
    starts Em G D
    3.
  3. Rosie WP
  4. Tell Me Ma WP
    G D G C G
    5.
  5. Come Out Ye Black and Tans WP
    Dm C Dm, F C Am Dm C Dm
    6.
  6. Wagon Wheel Don
    A E F#m D; (capo 2: G D Em C)
    7.
  7. Jock Stuart WP
    C G C F, C G C G
    8.
  8. Will Ye Go Lassie Go Nick
    D G D, G F#m, G A Bm, G Em
    9.
  9. The Water is Wide Don
  10. Mike Dempsey WP
    (needs chords)
    11.
  11. The Scotsman Adam
    D G A
    12.
  12. As Long As There is Whiskey in the World WP
    starts on D G D.
    13.
  13. Queen of Argyll WP
    Dm Am, GC GC GCDm
    14.
  14. The Parting Glass Don
    Bm G D A... Bm G D A G Bm
    15.
  15. Whiskey in the Jar WP
    D Bm G D A
    16.