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Boat Train

The Pogues
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D-DU-UDU
I  met with Napper Tandy
 And I shook him by the hand
 He said "Hold  me up for Chrissake
 For I  can hardly stand"
 The most  disgraceful journey
 On which I've  ever been
 The last  time that I travelled  on
 The Boat  Train
 I had  a couple of drinks in town
 A few more at the port
 I puked  up on the gangway
 But some kind  folks helped me board
 They helped  me to a table
 Poured whiskey  down my throat
 They sat  me at a table
 And I lost  my watch and coat
First  we drank some whiskey
Then  we drank some gin
Then  we drank tequila
 I think that's  what did me in
Then  we drank some brandy
 And the women  had a dance
 The steward  then announced
 That we could play  the game of "chance"
 We crowded  round the table
 With our money in our hands
 I ended  up on the other  side
 Without a penny  in my pants
 I woke  up in the toilet
 When we got  to Holyhead
 The doors  were all a-banging
 And I wished  that I was dead
Then  we went through customs
With  a couple of crazy thugs
First  they looked for bombs  and joints
Then  they looked for drugs
Stuck  a flashlight up  my ass
Told  some Irish jokes
Said  "Fuck off now, Paddy"
 So I headed  for moke
 On the Booooooooaaaaaaaaat Train
 We got  on board the train
 And then we had a drink or two
Started  playing poker
 But the booze  ran out at Crewe
 Some people  started sleeping
 Others looked  for duty free
 Some bastard  started singing
 "The little cottage  by the Lee"
 He then  sang "Paper Roses"
 "Boolavogue"  "Eileen Aru"
 Somebody  started slagging  off
 The Pakis  and the Jews
First  I found some whiskey
Then  I found some gin
 I sat  down in the corner
 And I read  the Daily News
First  I drank the whiskey
Then  I drank the gin
 I tried  to make the toilet
 And I broke  my fuckin shin
Next  thing that I knew
 I was in London  in the rain
 Staggering  up the platform
 Off the  Boooooooaaaaaaat  Train
 Intro | | | | | | | |  ||
 I met  with Napper Tandy and I shook  him by the hand
 He said hold  me up for Christ  sake for I  can hardly stand
 The most  disgraceful journey  on that  I've ever been
 The last  time that I travelled  on the Boat  Train
 I had a couple of drinks in town and a few more at the port
 I puked up on the gangway but some kind folks helped me board
 They sat me at a table poured whiskey down my throat
 They sat me at a table and I lost my watch and coat
First  we drank some whiskey then  we drank some gin
Then  we drank tequila  I think that's  what did me in
Then  we drank some brandy  and the women  had a dance
 The steward  then announced  that we could play  the game of chance
 We crowded round the table with our money in our hands
 I ended up on the other side without a penny in my pants
 I woke up in the toilet when we got to Holyhead
 The doors were all a-banging and I wished that I was dead
 Then it was the customs they called their bloody dogs
 First they went for booze of course then they looked for drugs
 Stabbed a flashlight up my ass told us all their jokes
 Sid fell over paddy so I've had it for the smoke on the Boat Train
 Inst ||: | | | :||
 
 We got on board the train and then we had a drink or two
 Started playing poker but the booze ran out at Crewe
 Some people started sleeping others looked for duty free
 Some bastard started singing the little cottage by the Lee
 He then sang Paper Roses Boolavogue Eileen Aru
 Somebody started slagging off the Pakis and the Jews
 First I found some whiskey then I found some gin
 I sat down in the corner and I read the Daily News
 First I drank the whiskey then I drank the gin
 I tried to make the toilet and I broke my fucking shin
 Next thing that I knew I was in London in the rain
 Staggering up the platform off the Boat Train
 Outro | | | | | | | |  |  ||

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Readable chord sheet for Boat Train by The Pogues

[F] [Bb]  [F] [Bb]
[F][F] [Bb][Bb]  [F][F] [Bb][Bb]
[F] [Bb] [F] [Bb] [F] [Bb] [C]

[F]I met with Napper Tandy

And I shook him by the hand
He said "[Bb]Hold me up for [F]Chrissake
For [C]I can hardly [F]stand"
The [Bb]most disgraceful [F]journey
On which [C]I've ever [F]been
The [Bb]last time that I [F]travelled on
The [C]Boat Train

I [F]had a couple of drinks in town

A few more at the port
I [Bb]puked up on the [F]gangway
But some [C]kind folks helped me [F]board
They [Bb]helped me to a [F]table
Poured [C]whiskey down my [F]throat
They [Bb]sat me at a [F]table
And I [C]lost my watch and coat

[Bb]First we drank some [F]whiskey
[Bb]Then we drank some [F]gin
[Bb]Then we drank [F]tequila
I think [Dm]that's what did me [C]in
[Bb]Then we drank some [F]brandy
And the [Bb]women had a [F]dance
The [Bb]steward then an[F]nounced
That we could [Dm]play the game of "[C]chance"

We [F]crowded round the table

With our money in our hands
I [Bb]ended up on the [F]other side
Without a [C]penny in my [F]pants
I [Bb]woke up in the [F]toilet
When we [C]got to Holy[F]head
The [Bb]doors were all a-[F]banging
And I [C]wished that I was dead

[Bb]Then we went through [F]customs
[Bb]With a couple of crazy [F]thugs
[Bb]First they looked for [F]bombs and joints
[Dm]Then they looked for [C]drugs
[Bb]Stuck a flashlight [F]up my ass
[Bb]Told some Irish [F]jokes
[Bb]Said "Fuck off now, [F]Paddy"
So I [Dm]headed for [The S][C]moke

On the Booooooooaaaaaaaaat Train

[F] [Bb]  [F] [Bb] [F] [Bb]  [F] [Bb]
[F][F] [Bb][Bb]  [F][F] [Bb][Bb] [F][F] [Bb][Bb]  [F][F] [Bb][Bb]
[F] [Bb] [F] [Bb] [F] [Bb] [F] [Bb] [F] [Bb] [F] [Bb] [F] [Bb] [C]

We [F]got on board the train

And then we had a drink or two
[Bb]Started playing [F]poker
But the [C]booze ran out at [F]Crewe
Some [Bb]people started [F]sleeping
Others [C]looked for duty [F]free
Some [Bb]bastard started [F]singing
"The little [C]cottage by the Lee"

He [Bb]then sang "Paper [F]Roses"
"Boo[Bb]lavogue" "Eileen Ar[F]u"
Some[Bb]body started [F]slagging off
The [Dm]Pakis and the [C]Jews
[Bb]First I found some [F]whiskey
[Bb]Then I found some [F]gin
I [Bb]sat down in the [F]corner
And I [Dm]read the Daily [C]News
[Bb]First I drank the [F]whiskey
[Bb]Then I drank the [F]gin
I [Bb]tried to make the [F]toilet
And I [Dm]broke my fuckin [C]shin
[Bb]Next thing that I [F]knew
I was in [Bb]London in the [F]rain
St[Bb]aggering up the [F]platform
Off the [Dm]  Boooo[C]oooaaaaaaat Train

[F] [Bb]  [F] [Bb]
[F][F] [Bb][Bb]  [F][F] [Bb][Bb]
[F] [Bb] [F] [Bb] [F] [Bb] [C]

Intro   |[E]   [A]|[E]   [A]|[E]   [A]|[E]   [A]|[E]   [A]|[E]   [A]|[E]   [A]|[B]    ||

I [E]met with Napper Tandy and I [A]shook him by the [E]hand
He said [A]hold me up for [E]Christ sake for [B]I can hardly [E]stand
The [A]most disgraceful [E]journey on [B]that I've ever [E]been
The [A]last time that I [E]travelled on the [B]Boat Train

I had a couple of drinks in town and a few more at the port
I puked up on the gangway but some kind folks helped me board
They sat me at a table poured whiskey down my throat
They sat me at a table and I lost my watch and coat

[A]First we drank some [E]whiskey [A]then we drank some [E]gin
[A]Then we drank te[E]quila I think [A]that's what did me [B]in
[A]Then we drank some [E]brandy and the [A]women had a [E]dance
The [A]steward then an[E]nounced that we could [B]play the game of chance

We crowded round the table with our money in our hands
I ended up on the other side without a penny in my pants
I woke up in the toilet when we got to Holyhead
The doors were all a-banging and I wished that I was dead

Then it was the customs they called their bloody dogs
First they went for booze of course then they looked for drugs
Stabbed a flashlight up my ass told us all their jokes
Sid fell over paddy so I've had it for the smoke on the Boat Train

Inst    ||:[E]   [A]|[E]   [A]|[E]   [A]|[E]   [A]:||
         [E]     [A] [E]   [A] [E]   [A] [E]   [A] [E]   [A] [E]   [A] [E]   [A] [B]

We got on board the train and then we had a drink or two
Started playing poker but the booze ran out at Crewe
Some people started sleeping others looked for duty free
Some bastard started singing the little cottage by the Lee

He then sang Paper Roses Boolavogue Eileen Aru
Somebody started slagging off the Pakis and the Jews
First I found some whiskey then I found some gin
I sat down in the corner and I read the Daily News
First I drank the whiskey then I drank the gin
I tried to make the toilet and I broke my fucking shin
Next thing that I knew I was in London in the rain
Staggering up the platform off the Boat Train

Outro   |[E]   [A]|[E]   [A]|[E]   [A]|[E]   [A]|[E]   [A]|[E]   [A]|[E]   [A]|[B]    |[E]     ||

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