Bad Time Garda
Damien DempseyVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
A
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Someone knocked this morning, they wanted to come in
They rang and rang the doorbell, I thought and scratched my chin
I hope it's not the Garda they have no time for us
Except when they had something they wanted to discuss
Well I peeped out through the curtains and saw that I was right
It was a black Mariah and they were sittin' tight
My brothers sleeping upstairs, they didn't seem to hear
Them banging down the front door, I thought that rather queer
It's a bad time Garda, the house' an awful sight
It's a bad time Garda, come back tomorrow night
It's a bad time Garda, the kitchen is a sin
You picked a bad time Garda, we'll get some biscuits in.
(Repeat next Verse Pre-Chorus & Chorus same way)
Someone's running round upstairs, reluctant to descend
Ma and Da are shouting 'You've brought them back again'
At least its not the special branch, the Peelers of today
Flash their guns
And take your sons
And you would have no say
Well my brother's there
In his underwear
It's cold as it can be
He's hanging out the window
I'd rather him than me
It's a bad time Garda, the house' an awful sight
It's a bad time Garda, come back tomorrow night
It's a bad time Garda, the kitchen is a sin
You picked a bad time Garda, we'll get some biscuits in
We'll get some biscuits in, we'll get some bickys in
For you, for you, for you
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Readable chord sheet for Bad Time Garda by Damien Dempsey
[D] [F#m] [G] [Em] [A] d|------0---------2---------0---------0---------2---------| B|------2---------2---------0---------0---------2---------| G|------3---------2---------0---------0---------2---------| D|------0---------4---------5---------2---------2---------| A|------x---------4---------5---------2---------0---------| D|------x---------2---------5---------2---------x---------| [D] [F#m] [G] [D] [D] [F#m] [G] [Em] [D]Someone knocked this [F#m]morning, they [G]wanted to come [D]in [D]They rang and rang the [F#m]doorbell, I [G]thought and scratched my [Em]chin [D]I hope it's not the [F#m]Garda they [G]have no time for [D]us [D]Except when they had [F#m]something they [G]wanted to dis[Em]cuss Well I [Em]peeped out through the [F#m]curtains and [G]saw that I was [Em]right It [Em]was a black [F#m]Mariah and [G]they were sittin' [Em]tight My [Em]brothers sleeping u[F#m]pstairs, they [G]didn't seem to [Em]hear Them [Em]banging down the [F#m]front door, I [G]thought that rather [Em]queer [A] [D]It's a bad time [F#m]Garda, the [G]house' an awful [Em]sight [D]It's a bad time [F#m]Garda, come [G]back tomorrow [Em]night [D]It's a bad time [F#m]Garda, the [G]kitchen is a [Em]sin [D]You picked a bad time [F#m]Garda, we'll [G]get some biscuits [Em]in. (Repeat next Verse Pre-Chorus & Chorus same way) Someone's running round upstairs, reluctant to descend Ma and Da are shouting 'You've brought them back again' At least its not the special branch, the Peelers of today Flash their guns And take your sons And you would have no say Well my brother's there In his underwear It's cold as it can be He's hanging out the window I'd rather him than me It's a bad time Garda, the house' an awful sight It's a bad time Garda, come back tomorrow night It's a bad time Garda, the kitchen is a sin You picked a bad time Garda, we'll get some biscuits in We'll get some biscuits in, we'll get some bickys in For you, for you, for you