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Sally Mclennane

The Pogues
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
D
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|--------7-7--------------------|
D|-7--7-9-----9-7--7-------------|
A|-------------------9-5-7-5-4-5-|
E|-------------------------------|
 Well Jimmy  played harmonica in the pub  where I was born
 He played  it from the night-time to the peaceful  early morn
 He soothed  souls of psychos and the men  who had the horn
 and they all  looked very happy  in the morning
 Now Jimmy didn't like his place in this world of ours
 Where the elephant man broke strong men's necks when he'd had too many powers
 So sad to see the grieving of the people he was leaving
 And he took the road from nowhere in the morning
 We walked  him to the station  in the rain
 We kissed  him as we put  him on the train
 And we sang  him a song  of times long gone
 though we knew  that we'd be seeing  him again
 Sad  to say I must be on my way
 so buy  me beer and whiskey  'cause I'm going  far away
 I'd like  to think I'll be returning when I can
 to the greatest  little boozer  and to Sally  McLennane
 The years passed by the times had changed Igrew to be a man
 I learned to love the virtues of sweet Sally McLennane
 I took the jeers and drank the beers and I crawled back home at dawn
 And ended up a barman in the morning
 I played the pump and took the hump and watered whiskey down
 I talked of whores and horses to the men who drank the brown
 I heard them say that Jimmy's making money far away
 Some people left for heaven without warning
 When Jimmy came back home he was surprised that they where gone
 He asked me all the details of the train that they went on
 Some people they arescared to croak but Jimmy drank until he choked
 And took the road for heaven in the morning
 2x)

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Readable chord sheet for Sally Mclennane by The Pogues

[G]       [D]        [A]     [D]
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|--------7-7--------------------|
D|-7--7-9-----9-7--7-------------|
A|-------------------9-5-7-5-4-5-|
E|-------------------------------|

Well J[D]immy played harmonica in the p[G]ub where I was bo[D]rn
He pla[D]yed it from the night-time to the pe[G]aceful early m[A]orn
He soo[G]thed souls of psychos and the m[D]en who had the ho[A]rn
and they al[D]l looked very ha[G]ppy in the m[A]ornin[D]g

Now Jimmy didn't like his place in this world of ours
Where the elephant man broke strong men's necks when he'd had too many powers
So sad to see the grieving of the people he was leaving
And he took the road from nowhere in the morning

We wa[D]lked him to the sta[G]tion in the ra[D]in
We ki[D]ssed him as we pu[G]t him on the tr[A]ain
And we s[G]ang him a so[D]ng of times long go[G]ne
though we kn[D]ew that we'd be s[A]eeing him aga[D]in  [A]
S[D]ad to say I must be on my way
so bu[G]y me beer and wh[D]iskey 'cause I'm go[A]ing far away
I'd li[D]ke to think I'll be returning when I can
to the grea[G]test little bo[D]ozer and to Sa[A]lly McLe[D]nnane

The years passed by the times had changed Igrew to be a man
I learned to love the virtues of sweet Sally McLennane
I took the jeers and drank the beers and I crawled back home at dawn
And ended up a barman in the morning

I played the pump and took the hump and watered whiskey down
I talked of whores and horses to the men who drank the brown
I heard them say that Jimmy's making money far away
Some people left for heaven without warning

When Jimmy came back home he was surprised that they where gone
He asked me all the details of the train that they went on
Some people they arescared to croak but Jimmy drank until he choked
And took the road for heaven in the morning

2x)

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