Set 1, Song 4 of 27

The Night that Paddy Murphy Died

lead vocals: WP

A D A, A F#m D E....

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[Verse 1]
        A*                                 D*                  A*
Oh, the night that Paddy Murphy died, is a night I'll never forget
A*                   F#m*                    D*              E*
Some of the boys got loaded drunk, and they ain't got sober yet;
   A*                                       D*              A*
As long as a bottle was passed around every man was feelin' gay
   A        N.C.
O'Leary came with the bagpipes, some music for to play


[Chorus]
A                              D               A
That's how they showed their respect for Paddy Murphy
A                 F#m           D                E
  That's how they showed their honour and their pride;
     A                                    D              A
They said it was a sin and shame and they winked at one another
    A     A5/G#        F#m        E        D         E      A
And every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy died


[Instrumental]
| D E F#m | E D A |
| D E F#m | E D A


[Verse 2]
As Mrs. Murphy sat in the corner pourin' out her grief
Kelly and his gang came tearin' down the street
They went into an empty room and a bottle of whiskey stole
They put the bottle with the corpse to keep that whiskey cold


[Chorus]

[Instrumental]


[Verse 3]
About two o'clock in the morning after empty'ing the jug
Doyle rolls up the ice box lid to see poor Paddy's mug
We stopped the clock so Mrs. Murphy couldn't tell the time
And at a quarter after two we argued it was nine


[Chorus]


[Solo]
A D E F#m F#m* | D E A
A D E F#m F#m F#m* | D E A*


[Verse 4]
Oh, they stopped the hearse on George Street outside Sundance Saloon
They all went in at half past eight and staggered out at noon
They went up to the graveyard, so holy and sublime
Found out when they got there, they'd left the corpse behind!


[Chorus]


[Instrumental]

[Verse 5]
Oh, the night that Paddy Murphy died, is a night I'll never forget
Some of the boys got loaded drunk, and they ain't got sober yet;
As long as a bottle was passed around every man was feelin' gay
O'Leary came with the bagpipes, some music for to play


[Chorus]

Set 1

  1. The Boys Are Back WP
    A D , A D , A D E
  2. Drink the Night away WP
    Chorus: G C G, G D G, Verse: G D C
  3. Black Velvet Band WP
    G C A7 D7, G Em C D7 G
  4. The Night that Paddy Murphy Died WP
    A D A, A F#m D E....
  5. Father Mallory's Dance Don
    D ..... G D, C G G/F# Em D G D
  6. Nelson's Blood Don
    Dm C
  7. Fightin' Nolan WP
    mostly D G D A, "before we cross the sea": G A D
  8. Kiss Me I'm Irish WP
    G D C D, G Em C D
  9. Peggy Gordon Nick
    G D G D A
  10. Dirty Old Town WP
    G C G D Em
  11. The Irish Rover WP
    G C G G D...
  12. The Spanish Lady Don
    G Em C G C D
  13. Rattlin' Bog Adam
    D G D A
  14. Galway Girl Nick
    incorrect bridge...
  15. Caledonia Don
    A E F#m D
  16. Wild Rover WP
  17. Come My Friends and Drink with Me Don
    D G D A
  18. Drunken Sailor WP
    C#m B C#m E G#m B C#m
  19. Big Strong Man Aaron
    C G
  20. Poor Paddy Works on the Railway WP
    G & C & sometimes D
  21. The Son Never Shines Don
  22. Molly Malone WP
    G Em Am D
  23. Jack Dolan WP
    C G C F, C F CGC, C G F C, C F CGC
  24. Danny Boy Don
    D Dmaj7 D7 G Gm...
  25. New York Girls WP
    G C G D
  26. Mary Mac Adam
    E D E, G D E
  27. Road to Ruin WP
    G C G D... Em D