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As Long As There is Whiskey in the World

lead vocals: WP

starts on D G D.

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                     D
I’ve been down on my luck
          G          D
Been down   too long this time
     G               D
I’ve drank em to the bottom
      A
Til I found myself there too
        G
And the taste of defeat
    D             A
Has never been so sweet
     G
So I pour another glass
     D    A    D
Fail again and again

I've been down
And I’ve been higher than Sears Tower
I asked the higher powers
If they could just spare a drink
Did they answer my cries?
I was a bit preoccupied
I toasted them boasted to them
That they had met their match

Chorus:
       D                G              D
But as long as there is whiskey in the world
       D              G
We can drink away the heartache
       D              A
We can drink away the girls
       D                   G     D
Who we long to love but we never touch
   D                A              D
As long as there is whiskey in the world
  

I have loved
And I've lost all that they gave me
They all try to save me
But I'm seeing this thing through
And these feelings of remorse
They leave me no recourse
So I pour another glass
Fail again and again


--Chorus--


Bridge:

A                 D
I DONT WANT TO BE SAVED
(Speed up)


--Chorus--


As long as there is whiskey in the world
As long as there is whiskey in the world
As long as there is whiskey
As long as there is whiskey
As long as there is whiskey in the world

St. Patrick's 2023 (proposed 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. Caledonia Don
    A E F#m D
    16.
  16. Wild Rover WP
  17. Come My Friends and Drink with Me Don
    D G D A
    18.
  18. Drunken Sailor WP
    C#m B C#m E G#m B C#m
    19.
  19. Big Strong Man Aaron
    C G
    20.
  20. Poor Paddy Works on the Railway WP
    G & C & sometimes D
    21.
  21. The Son Never Shines Don
  22. Molly Malone WP
    G Em Am D
    23.
  23. Jack Dolan WP
    C G C F, C F CGC, C G F C, C F CGC
    24.
  24. Danny Boy Don
    D Dmaj7 D7 G Gm...
    25.
  25. New York Girls WP
    G C G D
    26.
  26. Mary Mac Adam
    E D E, G D E
    27.
  27. Road to Ruin WP
    G C G D... Em D
    28.

Set 2

  1. Nancy Whiskey WP
    G C G D
    2.
  2. The Star of the County Down Don
    starts Em G A7add9
    3.
  3. Tell Me Ma WP
    G D G C G
    4.
  4. Come Out Ye Black and Tans WP
    Dm C Dm, F C Am Dm C Dm
    5.
  5. Wagon Wheel Don
    A E F#m D; (capo 2: G D Em C)
    6.
  6. Jock Stuart WP
    F C F Bb, F C F C
    7.
  7. Will Ye Go Lassie Go Nick
    D G D, G F#m, G A Bm, G Em
    8.
  8. Mike Dempsey WP
    (needs chords)
    9.
  9. The Water is Wide Don
  10. The Scotsman Adam
    D G A
    11.
  11. Queen of Argyll WP
    Dm Am, GC GC GCDm
    12.
  12. As Long As There is Whiskey in the World WP
    starts on D G D.
    13.
  13. The Parting Glass Don
    Bm G D A... Bm G D A G Bm
    14.
  14. Whiskey in the Jar WP
    D Bm G D A
    15.