The Night Pat Murphy Died
Great Big SeaVersion1
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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
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That's how they showed their respect for Paddy Murphy
That's how they showed their honour and their pride;
They said it was a sin and shame and they winked at one another
And every drink in the place was full the night Pat Murphy died
As Mrs. Murphy sat in the corner pouring out her grief
Kelly and his gang came tearing 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
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
They stopped the hearse 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!
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 been 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
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Readable chord sheet for The Night Pat Murphy Died by Great Big Sea
[G]Oh the night that Paddy Murphy died, [C]is a night I'll never for[G]get [G]Some of the boys got l[Em]oaded drunk, and t[C]hey ain't got sober y[D]et; [G]As long as a bottle was passed around[C] every man was feelin' g[G]ay [G]O'Leary came [Em]with the bagpipes,[C] some music [D]for to pla[G]y ] [G]That's how they showed their [C]respect for Paddy Mur[G]phy [G]That's how they[Em] showed their ho[C]nour and their pri[D]de; [G]They said it was a sin and shame an[C]d they winked at one anot[G]her [G]And every drink i[Em]n the place was full t[C]he night Pa[D]t Murphy di[G]ed [G] [Em] [C] [D] [G] [G]As Mrs. Murphy sat in the corner [C]pouring out her gr[G]ief [G]Kelly and his g[Em]ang came tear[C]ing down the stre[D]et [G]They went into an empty room and [C]a bottle of whiskey st[G]ole [G]They put the bottle w[Em]ith the corpse t[C]o keep that w[D]hiskey co[G]ld [G]About two o'clock in the morning [C]after empty'ing the j[G]ug [G]Doyle rolls up [Em]the ice box lid to[C] see poor Paddy's m[D]ug [G]We stopped the clock so Mrs. Murphy c[C]ouldn't tell the ti[G]me [G]And at a quarter [Em]after two [C]we argued it [D]was ni[G]ne [G]They stopped the hearse ou[C]tside Sundance Sal[G]oon [G]They all went in at[Em] half past eight and [C]staggered out at no[D]on [G]They went up to the graveyard, s[C]o holy and subli[G]me [G]Found out when they g[Em]ot there, t[C]hey'd left t[D]he corpse beh[G]ind! [G]Oh the night that Paddy Murphy died, [C]is a night I'll never for[G]get [G]Some of the boys got [Em]loaded drunk and th[C]ey ain't been sober[D] yet; [G]As long as a bottle was passed around e[C]very man was feelin' g[G]ay [G]O'Leary came w[Em]ith the bagpipes, s[C]ome music[D] for to p[G]lay