Erin Go Bragh
Dick GaughanVersion1
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Chords in this song
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D-DU-UDU
such as myself. I believe it's originally in the key of but as follows is the best I can do.
ERIN-GO-BRAGH
DICK GAUGHAN
Ma name's Duncan Campbell fae the shire o Argyll
A've traivellt this country for mony's the mile
A've traivellt thro Irelan, Scotlan an aa
An the name ah go under's bauld Erin-go-Bragh
Ae nicht in Auld Reekie A walked doun the street
Whan a saucy big polis A chanced for tae meet
He glowert in ma face an he gied me some jaw
Sayin whan cam ye owre, bauld Erin-go-Bragh?
Well, not Pat tho in
Irelan 've been
Nor Paddy tho Irelan
've seen
But were A a Paddy that's nothing at ah
For thair's mony's a bauld hero from Erin-go-Bragh
Well A know ye're a Pat by the cut o yer hair
Bit ye ah turn tae Scotsmen as sune as ye're here
Ye left yer ain countrie for brakin the law
An we're seizing ah stragglers from Erin-go-Bragh
An were A a Pat an ye knew it were true
Or were A the devil, then whit's that tae you?
Were it no for the stick that ye hauld in yer paw
Then A'd show ye a game played in Erin-go-Bragh
An a lump o blackthorn that A held in ma fist
Aroun his big bodie A made it tae twist
And the blude fae his napper A quickly did draw
An paid him stock-an-interest for Erin-go-Bragh
An the people cam roun like a flock o wild geese
Sayin catch that daft rascal he's killt the polis
And for every frins A had Ah sweir he had twa
It was terrible hard times for Erin-go-Bragh
Bit a cam tae a wee boat that sails in the Forth
An A packed up ma gear and A steered for the North
Fareweill tae Auld Reekie, yer polis an ah
An the devil gang wi ye says Erin-go-Bragh
Sae come ah ye young people, whairever ye're from
A don't give a damn tae whit place ye belang
A come from Argyll in the Heilans sae braw
Bit A ne'er took it ill bein caad Erin-go-Bragh
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Readable chord sheet for Erin Go Bragh by Dick Gaughan
such as myself. I believe it's originally in the key of [Bm] but as follows is the best I can do. ERIN-GO-BRAGH DICK GAUGHAN Ma [Dm]name's Duncan [Am]Campbell fae the [C]shire o Ar[Dm]gyll A've traivellt this [Am]country for [C]mony's the [Dm]mile A've traivellt thro [Am]Irelan, [Dm]Scotlan an [C]aa An the [Dm]name ah go [Am]under's bauld [C]Erin-go-[Dm]Bragh Ae [Dm]nicht in Auld [Am]Reekie A [C]walked doun the [Dm]street Whan a saucy big [Am]polis A [C]chanced for tae [Dm]meet He glowert in ma [Am]face an he [Dm]gied me some [C]jaw Sayin [Dm]whan cam ye [Am]owre, bauld [C]Erin-go-[Dm]Bragh? Well, [A] [Dm][Am] not [A] [Am]Pat tho in [C]Irelan [A]'ve [Dm]been Nor [Am] [A] [A] [Am]Paddy tho [C]Irelan [A]'ve [Dm]seen But were A a [Am]Paddy that's [Dm]nothing at [C]ah For thair's [Dm]mony's a bauld [Am]hero from [C]Erin-go-[Dm]Bragh Well A [Dm]know ye're a [Am]Pat by the [C]cut o yer [Dm]hair Bit ye ah turn tae [Am]Scotsmen as [C]sune as ye're [Dm]here Ye left yer ain [Am]countrie for [Dm]brakin the [C]law An we're [Dm]seizing ah [Am]stragglers from [C]Erin-go-[Dm]Bragh An [Dm]were A a [Am]Pat an ye [C]knew it were [Dm]true Or were A the [Am]devil, then [C]whit's that tae [Dm]you? Were it no for the [Am]stick that ye [Dm]hauld in yer [C]paw Then A'd [Dm]show ye a [Am]game played in [C]Erin-go-[Dm]Bragh An a [Dm]lump o black[Am]thorn that A [C]held in ma [Dm]fist Aroun his big [Am]bodie A [C]made it tae [Dm]twist And the blude fae his [Am]napper A [Dm]quickly did [C]draw An [Dm]paid him stock-an-[Am]interest for [C]Erin-go-[Dm]Bragh An the [Dm]people cam [Am]roun like a [C]flock o wild [Dm]geese Sayin catch that daft [Am]rascal he's [C]killt the [Dm]polis And for every frins [Am]A had Ah [Dm]sweir he had [C]twa It was [Dm]terrible [Am]hard times for [C]Erin-go-[Dm]Bragh Bit a [Dm]cam tae a wee [Am]boat that [C]sails in the [Dm]Forth An A packed up ma [Am]gear and A [C]steered for the [Dm]North Fareweill tae Auld [Am]Reekie, yer [Dm]polis an [C]ah An the [Dm]devil gang [Am]wi ye says [C]Erin-go-[Dm]Bragh Sae come [Dm]ah ye young [Am]people, whair[C]ever ye're [Dm]from A don't give a [Am]damn tae whit [C]place ye [Dm]belang A come from [Am]Argyll in the [Dm]Heilans sae [C]braw Bit A [Dm]ne'er took it [Am]ill bein caad [C]Erin-go-[Dm]Bragh