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Fightin' Nolan

lead vocals: WP

mostly D G D A, "before we cross the sea": G A D

Our recording

[Intro]
D  G  D  A
D  G  D  A


[Verse 1]
         D                             G
Have you seen Fightin' Nolan, Fightin' Nolan Kennedy?
   D                                   A
He fought his way from Belfast all the way to the prairie
       D                          G
He's a rouge and a rambler with a powerful thirst
   D                                A
He loves to court the fellas but he drinks his whiskey first

[Chorus]
So raise em up, raise em up, here's to you and me
Here's a toast for all the lads in the company
Now drink em down, drink em down, next one's on me
      D                           G                 A         D
We're gonna paint this town red before we cross the sea

[Verse 2]
Now Fightin' Nolan is a small, mountain of a man
He fought and killed a lion with his bare hands
He's a joker and a braggart and he's tough as nails
And before he starts his day he drinks a cask full of ale


[Chorus]


And Fightin' Nolan is wanted by the ladies and the law
He's the smartest, toughest, bravest man that you ever saw
He was marked for execution to be buried in the sand
Til he helped St. Patrick drive the snakes out of Ireland

[Chorus]

[Chorus, slow down at altered final line:]
And here's one final toast to our friend Nolan Kennedy

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.