Date: Fri, 13 Mar 1998 13:53:50 -0600
From: davies@ils.nwu.edu (Brian Davies)
Subject: CRD/TAB: Selections from Pogues' "The Best Of The Rest"

Hi folks!

  I just recently discovered the Pogues, and have been listening to little
else for the past couple weeks.  (This is after a long struggle to find
the Best Of The Pogues, v. I & II, which are out of print in the states.)
After picking through several of the songs, I checked out OLGA and
discovered that, of all the great tracks on v.II (personally, I think it's
a better album than The Best Of The Pogues) only Young Ned Of The Hill and
Summer In Siam had been transcribed.

  So here, to fill that gap, are 8 songs from that collection.  My
commentary is in {braces}.


  THE POGUES: THE BEST OF THE REST

Transcribed by Brian Davies
Send comments and corrections to davies@ils.nwu.edu
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  IF I SHOULD FALL FROM GRACE WITH GOD  by Shane MacGowan


  [A] [D] [A] [F#m]
  [A] [D] [F#m] [E]
  [A] [D] [A] [F#m]
  [A] [D] [E] [A]

If ..[A] fall ..
Where .. [D] doctor .re[A]lieve ..
If . [A] ..
But .[D] .[F#m]..

Let me [A] .
Let me go, [F#m] ..
[A] Let .[D] .[A] .
Where .[E.[A] ..

  [A] [A] [D] [A]  [A] [A] [E] [A]
  [A] [A] [D] [A]  [A] [A] [E] [A]

This [A] .
Was the [D] . [A] ..
It be..[A].
Not to [D] ..[F#m] ..

Let them [A] .
Let them go, [F#m] ..
[A] Let .[D] .[A] .
Where the ..[E] .[A] .

  [A] [A] [D] [A]  [A] [A] [E] [A]
  [A] [A] [D] [A]  [A] [A] [E] [A]

  [A] [E] [A] [A]  [A] [E] [A] [A]
  [A] [E] [A] [A]  [A] [E] [A] [A]
  [A] [D] [E] [A]  [A] [D] [E] [A]

[A] Bury ..
Where .[D] ..[A] .
If I [A] .
Then no [D] .[F#m].

It's .[A] .,
Coming ..[F#m] boys.
[A] Let .[D] .[A] .
Where the ..[E] .[A] .

  [A] [A] [D] [A]  [A] [A] [E] [A]
  [A] [A] [D] [A]  [A] [A] [E] [A]

If I should [A] ..
Where no [D] .[A]..
If I'm [A] .
So the [D] .[F#m].

Let me [A] ..
Let me go, [F#m] ..
[A] Let .[D] .[A] .
Where the [E] .[A] ..

  [A] [A] [D] [A]  [A] [A] [E] [A]
  [A] [A] [D] [A]  [A] [A] [E] [A]

  [A] [D] [A] [F#m]
  [A] [D] [F#m] [E]
  [A] [D] [A] [F#m]
  [A] [D] [E] [A]




  THE SICK BED OF CUCHULAINN  by Shane MacGowan


  [C] [Dm] [C] [Dm]
  [C] [Dm] [F] [C]

Mc[C]Cormack .[Dm] .[C] .[Dm] .
There's a [C] .[Dm].[F] angel at (c)
There's [C] [Dm] [C] [Dm]
hands.
You need [C] [Dm] [Am]
[Am] .

When you [F] [Bb] [C] Co[F]logne
And you [F] .[Bb] .[C] ..a[F]lone,
Frank [F] ..[C] ..[Bb] brothel in Ma..
fucking [Bb] ..[C] ..
the [C] ...
At the [F] ..[Bb] ..[F] ..
And the [Bb] ..[F] ..[C] ..
the [F] ...

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

And [F] ..[Bb] ..[C] ..[F] ..
But they [F] ..[Bb] ..[C] ...
[F] out.
They [F..[C]..[Bb..[C] ..
So you [Bb] ..a [Bb] ..[C] ..
a[C]gain.
At the [F] ..[Bb] ..[F] ..
And the [Bb] ..[F] ..[C] ..
the [F] chair.

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

You .[C]..[Dm] ..[C] ..
[Dm] ..
There ..[C..[Dm] ..[F] ..[C] ..
They [C] ..[Dm] ..[C] ..[Dm] ..
So you [C] ..[Dm] ..[Am] ..
[Am] ..

Now ...[F] ..[Bb] ..[C] ..[F] ..
And they'll [F] ..[Bb] ..[C] ..
in a [F] ..
Then ..[F] ..[C]..[Bb] ..[C] ..
But ..[Bb] s..back [Bb] ..[C] ..
another [C] ..
At the [F] ..Cu[F]chulainn .. [Bb..[F] pray
And [Bb] God is in His .
  [F] [F] [Bb] [C]
  [F] [F] [Bb] [F]
  [F] [F] [Bb] [C]
  [F] [F] [Bb] [F]

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




  THE OLD MAIN DRAG  by Shane MacGowan

{This song keeps a drone going underneath.  To get the same feel on a
guitar, finger the chords so that you get a constant D on the B string --
D=xx0232, G=320033, A=x02230.}

  Introduction on Verse Chords

When I [D] ..[G] ..[A] only six[D]teen
With a [G] ..[A..[D] ..[A] bag.
I [G] ..[A] ..[D] ..[A] scene
But I [D] ..[G] ..[A] ..[D] drag.

There the [D] ..[G] ....[A]..in [D] ..
And the [G] ..[A] ..[D] ..[A] ..
In the [G] ..[A] ..[D] ..[A] five
For a [D] ..[G] ..[A] ..[D] drag.

In the [D] ..[G] ..[A] ..[D] chill,
But ..[G] ..[A] ..[D] ..[A] pills.
If you [G] ..[A] ..ca[D]jole .. [A] beg.
There was [D] ..[G] ..[A] ..[D] ...

  [A]

One [D] ..[G] ..[A] ..[D] Square,
I was [G] ..[A] ..[D] ..[A] balls.
Between the [G] ..[A] ..[D] ..[A] mauled
And they [D] ..[G] ..[A] old main [D] drag.

In the [D] ..[G] ..[A] ..[D] out
Would [G] ..[A] ..[D] ...[A] shout,
And the [G] ..[A] ..[D] ..a[A]bout,
And I [D] .. es[G]cape ..[A] old main [D] drag.

And [D] .[G] ..[A] ..[D] ...
I've been [G] .[A] ..[D] ..a[A]bused.
I [G] ..[A] .. [D] ..[A] beg
For some [D] ..to [G] .. [A] old main drag.




 DARK STREETS OF LONDON  by Shane MacGowan


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

I [F] ..[Bb] summer [F] breeze
Down [F] ..[Bb] dead old [C] trees
And [F] ..
In the [Bb] H..[F] ..
Dear [F] dirty de[Bb]lightful .[C] ..[F] days

Then the [F] ..[Bb] ..[F] dearly
The [F] ..[Bb] ..[C] time
And the [F] ..
When the [Bb] ..a[F]gain
And [F] ..[Bb] leaves
To a [C] new summer[F]time

  And now the [F] ..
  I [Bb..[F] chill
  That [F] ..[Bb] Christmas [C] time
  And I'm [F] ..
  And I [Bb] ..[F] penny
  To [F] ..[Bb] ..[C] Lon[F]don

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

And every [F] ..[Bb] first day of [F] summer
Takes me [F] ..[Bb] gave EC[C]T
And the [F] ..[Bb] ..[F] eyes
And how [F] ..[Bb] ..[C] nothing to [F] me

  Chorus

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

  Third Verse

  Chorus

To [F] ..[Bb] ..[C] Lon[F]don
To [F] ..[Bb] ..[C] Lon[F]don

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




  REPEAL OF THE LICENSING LAWS  by Spider Stacy

{There are two pieces to this song.  I've labelled them arbitrarily...}

  [G] [G] [G] [D]
  [G] [G] [D] [G]  =  Verse
  [D] [G] [C] [D]
  [G] [G] [D] [G]

  [G] [G] [G] [D]
  [G] [G] [D] [G]  =  Chorus
  [G] [G] [G] [D]
  [G] [G] [D] [G]

{The sequence is:

Verse, Verse, Chorus, Verse, Chorus, Verse (quiet), Chorus, Chorus, Chorus}




  TURKISH SONG OF THE DAMNED  by Shane MacGowan and Jem Finer

{The tab is a little short on space for all the fast notes -- suffice it
to say that 23232 means a trill with hammer-ons and pull-offs, not a note
played at the 23,232th fret.}

(e) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(B) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(G) |-----------------|-----0-----------|-----------------|-----0---2-------|
(D) |-----0---23232-0-|-2323--232-------|-----0---23232-0-|-2323--2---------|
(A) |-0-1---0---------|---------------1-|-0-1---0---------|---------------0-|
(E) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
      1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4

(e) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(B) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(G) |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----0---2-------|
(D) |-----------0-----|---0-------------|-----0---23232-0-|-2323--2---------|
(A) |-01010-0-1---0-0-|-1---0-1---------|-0-1---0---------|-----------------|
(E) |-----------------|---------3-----3-|-----------------|-----------------|
      1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4

I [Am] ..
Nor the [Am] ..
The [Dm] ..[Am] thee.
They [Dm] ..[Am] three. [G]

  Did you [C] ..[F] ..
  Did you [C] ..[G.
  [C] ..[F] wall ..
  As you [C] ..[G] ..

  [Am] [Am] [Dm]

You re[Am]member..
The [Am] ...
For [Dm] ..[Am] back.
This [Dm] ..[Am] jack. [G]

  Chorus Twice

  [Am] [Am] [Dm]

  Repeat Intro Riff

And [Am] ..
This [Am] ..
The [Dm] ..[Am] free.
The [Dm] ..[Am] thee. [G]

  Chorus Thrice

  Whistle Solo Over Chorus Twice

  Final Riff Seven Times

      |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|   |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
(e) |-------------------------|-------------0-----------|
(B) |-------------------------|---------1-3---3-1-------|
(G) |-0---0-0---0-2---2-2-0-2-|-0---0-0-----------0-2-0-|
(D) |---------2---------------|-------------------------|
(A) |-------------------------|-------------------------|
(E) |-------------------------|-------------------------|
      1     2     3     4       1     2     3     4

      |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|   |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
(e) |-------------------------|-------------------------|
(B) |-------------------------|-------------------------|
(G) |-0---0-0---0-2---2-2-0-2-|-0-----------0-----------|
(D) |---------2---------------|---2-0---0-2---2-0---0-2-|
(A) |-------------------------|-------3-----------3-----|
(E) |-------------------------|-------------------------|
      1     2     3     4       1     2     3     4




  LULLABY OF LONDON  by Shane MacGowan

{I fingerpick this, with my thumb on the bass string (either E or A),
index finger on the D string, and ring finger on the G string.  I play it
straight quarter notes: thumb, index, ring, index, etc.}

  [C] [C] [F] [G]
  [C] [C] [F] [G]
  [C] [C] [F] [G]
  [C] [C] [G] [G]

  [C] [C] [C] [C]

As [C] I walked [F] ..[C] river[F]side
One [C] evening [F] ..[C] spring, [C]
Heard a [C] ..[F] ..[C] days gone [F] by
Blown [C] ..[F] ..[C] wind. [C]
Though there [F] ..[C] corncrake's cry
Of [Am] ..de[F]light,
You can [C] ..[F] ..[C] ..[F] bars
And the [C] .. [F] and the [C] fights. [C]

May the [F] ..[C] house at night
Never [Am] ..[F] sleep.
May they [C] ..[F] ..[C] hell to[F]night
Or [C] wherever [F] ..[C] be. [C]

  [F] [G]
  [C] [C] [F] [G]
  [C] [C] [F] [G]
  [C] [C] [G] [G]

  [C] [C] [F] [G]
  [C] [C] [F] [G]
  [C] [C] [F] [G]
  [C] [C] [G] [G]

As [C] I walked [F] ..[C] .. [F] heart
Then a [C] ..[F] ..[C] tide, [C]
And the [C] ..[F] ..[C] lights were [F] gone
And the [C] ..[F] .. [C] sighed, [C]
And an [F] ..[C] from the East
That [Am] ..river[F]side.
So I [C] ..[F] child that you [C] sleep to[F]night
When you [C] ..[F] lulla[C]by. [C]

May the [F] ..[C] haunted graves
Never [Am] .. miser[F]y.
May the [C] a.. [F] ..[C] you to[F]night
And [C] keep you [F] ..[C] sleep. [C]

  [F] [G]
  [C] [C] [F] [G]
  [C] [C] [F] [G]
  [C] [C] [G] [G]

  [C] [C] [F] [G]
  [C] [C] [F] [G]
  [C] [C] [F] [G]
  [C] [C] [G] [G]

  [C] [C] [F] [G]
  [C] [C] [F] [G]
  [C] [C] [F] [G]
  [C] [C] [G] [G] [C]




  SUNNYSIDE OF THE STREET  by Shane MacGowan and Jem Finer


  [E] [B] [E] [A]  [E] [B] [E] [B]
  [E] [B] [E] [A]  [E] [B]

  [E] [A] [E] [A]

[E] ..carni[A]val at Rome,
[E] ..I [A] had the [B] booze.
[E] ...re[A]member now
[E] ..with[A]out no [B] shoes.

So I [E] saw ...[B] I got on it
With a [E] ..[A] lust for vomit.
Now I'm [E] ..[B] ..[E] street.

  [E] [A] [E] [A]

[E] ..[A] in Bombay
[E] ..[A] U. S. [B] A.
[E] Ended up [A] ..
[E] Up..[A] nothing at [B] all

And I [E] ..[B] day
I was [E] ..[A] stay
Right where I [E] am, on the [B] ..[E] street.

  [E] [A] [E] [A]

  Solo On Verse Chords

[A] Been ..[E] ..
[A] I ..re[E]born a [B] snail.

Just [E] want to [B] spend
E[E]terni[A]ty
Right where I [E]..[B] ..[E] street.

  [E] [A] [E] [A]

As my [E] ..[B] ..
To [E] ..[A] ..
I [E] ..[B] ..
I will [E] ..recon[A]structed.
So I [E] ..[B] ..[E] street.

The [B] ...[E] street.
The [B] ..[E] street.
The [B] ..[E] street.

  [E] [B] [E] [A]  [E] [B] [E] [B]
  [E] [B] [E] [A]  [E] [B] [E] [B]

----------------------------------- END -----------------------------------

For those of you that got all the way through that, here are a couple of
bonus fragments.


  BOYS FROM THE COUNTY HELL

{Here's the chorus.}

And it's [G] ..[D] drink
And [Em] ..[Am] ..[Em] morning


  HELLS DITCH

{There are three main riffs.}

RIFF 1:  [Am7] [Am] [Am] [Am] [Am] [Am] [Am] [Am]

RIFF 2:  [Dm] [Am] [E] [Am]
         [Dm] [Am] [E] [Am]  for a while

{Do the first thing again, speeding up.}

RIFF 3:  [Am] [Am] [Dm] [Dm] [Am] [E] [Am] [Am]  for a while