For all you true CHRISTY fans here is a classic.
I'll post more Christy Moore tabs/chords here soon along with other well loved songs from Ireland
If you are like I was and had to search the internet forever to find a decent Irish song then look no further.

I'll be posting songs from the following artists on this website soon:

Christy Moore
The Pogues or Pogues (sometimes people forget to put in "the" when they search)
Mary Black
The Dubliners or Dubliners
The Fureys or Fureys
Luke Kelly
The Wolfe Tones or Wolfe Tones
Bob Geldof
The Undertones or Undertones


                 C                             F                       C                   Am
Verse 1:  I was lured By the rocking horse, sweets and a bualadh bas, fifty wild boys to a room
           Am                      G                         C
          Sing lamh, lamh eile, the dish ran away with the spoon

          Black shoes and stockings for those who say don't. Blue is the colour outside
          God made the world , the snake tempted Eve and she died

            E                       Am                        G                             C
Bridge 1: Wild Christian Brothers sharpening their leathers. Learn it by heart, that's the rule
           C                  G                      C
          All I remember is dreading September and school

                   G                     C
Chorus:  And they made me for better or worse
              F         C           Am           Dm
         The fool that I am or the wise man I'll be
                    G                        C
         And they gave me their blessings or curse
           F             C           Am  Dm   G                        C
         It wasn't their fault I was me......... not the one that you see

Verse 2:  The priest in confession condemns my obsession with thoughts that I do not invite
          I mumble and stutter. He slams down the shutter. Goodnight. ( Goodnight to you too father)
          Stainless as steel you know how I feel, someone shoot me while my soul is clear
          I don't think I'll last but my vow to abstain was sincere.

Bridge 2: Arch-confraternity men to the fight. Raise up your banners on high.
          Searching for grace. Securing my place when I die.

Chorus
            G
Middle 8:  Oh God, he kept a very close eye on me
           Hung round my bed in the darkness, he spied on me
           Caught me in the long grass so often he died on me

Verse 3:  Ballrooms of romance in Salthill and Mallow, I stood like John Wayne by the wall
          Lined up like cattle we wait to do battle and fall
          You can't wine and dine her in an old Morris Minor but ask her before it's too late
          I stepped on girls' toes and accepted rejection as my faith

Bridge 3: Drink was my saviour. It made me much braver. But I couldn't hold it too well
          I slipped on the coach and it ruined my approach when I fell.

Chorus and finish with "God he kept a very close eye on me..."


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P.S. If you have any Irish song then please e-mail me with them.