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Sit Down By The Fire

The Pogues
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 Intro |  |  |  |  |  |  ||
 Sit down  by the fire I'll tell you a story to send  you away to bed
 Of the things  you hear creeping when everyone's sleeping and you wish  you were out here instead
 It isn't  the mice in the wall it isn't  the wind in the well
 Every night  they march out of that hole in the wall on their way  out of Hell
 They're the things  that you see  when you wake  up and scream
 The cold  things that follow  you down  the Boreen
 They live  in the small  wing of trees  on the hill
Up  at the top  of the field
 And they dance  on the rain and they dance  on the wind
 They tap  on the window when no  one is in
 And if ever you see  them
Pretend  that you're dead or they'll bite  off your head
 They'll rip  out your liver and dance  on your neck
 They dance  on your head they dance  on your chest
 And they give  you the cramp and the cholic  for jest
 Inst | | | | ||
 
 They're the ones that you see when you wake up and scream
 The cold things that follow you down the Boreen
 They live in the small wing of trees on the hill
 Up at the top of the field
 They play on the wind they sing in the rain
 They dance on your eyes they dance in your brain
 Remember this place it's damp and it is cold
 The best place on earth but it's dark and it's old
 So lie near the wall and cover your head
 Good night and God bless now fuck off to bed
 Outro |  |  |  |  ||

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Readable chord sheet for Sit Down By The Fire by The Pogues

Intro   |[Am]    |[Am]    |[Am]    |[Em] [Am] |[Am]    |[Em] [Am] ||

Sit [Am]down by the fire I'll tell you a story to [Em]send you away to [Am]bed
Of the [Am]things you hear creeping when everyone's sleeping and you [Em]wish you were out here in[Am]stead
It [Am]isn't the mice in the wall it [G]isn't the wind in the [Am]well
Every [Am]night they march out of that hole in the wall on their [Em]way out of [Am]Hell

They're the [C]things that you [F]see when you [C]wake up and scream
The [C]cold things that [F]follow you [C]down the Boreen
They [C]live in the [F]small wing of [C]trees on the hill
[C]Up at the [F]top of the [C]field
And they [C]dance on the rain and they [F]dance on the [C]wind
They [C]tap on the window when [F]no one is [C]in
And if ever you [C]see them [F]      [C]
[C]Pretend that you're dead or they'll [F]bite off your [C]head
They'll [C]rip out your liver and [F]dance on your [C]neck
They [C]dance on your head they [F]dance on your [C]chest
And they [C]give you the cramp and the [F]cholic for [C]jest

Inst    |[G]    [C]|[G]    [C]|[G]    [C]|[G]    [C]||
         [Am]     [Am]     [G]    [C] [G]    [C] [G]    [C] [G]    [C] [Am]

They're the ones that you see when you wake up and scream
The cold things that follow you down the Boreen

They live in the small wing of trees on the hill
Up at the top of the field

They play on the wind they sing in the rain
They dance on your eyes they dance in your brain
Remember this place it's damp and it is cold
The best place on earth but it's dark and it's old
So lie near the wall and cover your head
Good night and God bless now fuck off to bed

Outro   |[Am]    |[Am]    |[Am]    |[Am]    ||

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